Interview with Hannah Barnes-Murphy, book editor. Age 24. Comes from Salisbury, Wiltshire.

What does a book editor do?
Is this what you always wanted to do?
So did you study something related to that career choice?
How did you get your present job?
Well obviously I have a degree related to Phaidon's range of titles but, importantly, I did relevant work experience while I was at university. I managed to get two placements, one at Oxford University Press and one at Cambridge University Press, and these were incredibly important when it came to getting a job. But it wasn't easy - you do have to be able to sell yourself and to be prepared to be rejected. There are a lot of people who want to work in publishing and not enough jobs to go round.
What do you like most about it?
It sounds a great job. Is there anything that's not so good about it?
Any advice?
Do you look forward to work every day?

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