FabJob

FabJob is a career-focused publishing brand founded in 1999 by sisters Tag Goulet and Catherine Goulet. The company is associated with Calgary, Canada, and Seattle, United States, and built its business around practical guides for people seeking entry into specialist, creative, entrepreneurial, and lifestyle-oriented occupations. Rather than concentrating on conventional academic or professional reference publishing, FabJob positioned its books as accessible road maps for readers pursuing a particular dream career or starting a small business. The brand’s early publishing model was digital-first. Its guides initially appeared as electronic titles distributed in e-book and CD-ROM formats. The catalogue later expanded into print editions, although PDF e-books remained an important part of the offering. The guides generally run from approximately 240 to 360 pages and are organized around practical steps rather than purely descriptive career information. Typical subjects include understanding the work, obtaining relevant experience, finding employment, establishing a freelance or entrepreneurial practice, setting fees or prices, and attracting clients or customers. FabJob’s catalogue covers a broad range of occupations. Published subjects have included accessories-store ownership, acting, advertising copywriting, antiques retail, archaeology, and art curation, among many other career paths. The breadth of the catalogue reflects the brand’s central proposition: readers should be able to investigate and prepare for a specific occupation through a single, structured guide. Individual titles also draw on advice from people working in the relevant field, including athletes, actors, authors, and business professionals. The company gained visibility through recognition in electronic publishing and through media coverage. Writer’s Digest identified FabJob as a leading online publishing resource, and the company received an EPPIE Award for electronic-publishing excellence. Its work was also covered by publications and outlets including Woman’s Day, Entrepreneur.com, and CityTV in Toronto. The founders contributed career-related writing to Metro News and The Calgary Sun, extending the brand beyond its own catalogue. One of FabJob’s best-known titles is Dream Careers, written by Tag and Catherine Goulet. The book reached the top position in Amazon’s career and business book category at the time of its release, according to the brand’s reference material. FabJob also received an unusual form of exposure when it was featured in the 2005 film Bewitched. The production used FabJob print books and display materials as bookstore props, including a fictional title about becoming a witch or warlock created for the film. FabJob’s documented identity is therefore that of a niche, practical publishing brand specializing in career-transition and self-employment guidance. Available reference material establishes its founders, locations, digital-to-print publishing development, catalogue scope, awards, media presence, and film appearance, but does not provide reliable information about current ownership, corporate structure, present operating status, revenue, or a complete publication list.

FabJob was established in 1999 by sisters Tag Goulet and Catherine Goulet. The company developed as a specialized publisher of practical career guides, with operations associated with Calgary, Canada, and Seattle, United States. Its initial publishing approach emphasized electronic distribution. FabJob’s early guides were issued as e-books and on CD-ROM, allowing the company to provide substantial instructional material without relying exclusively on conventional bookstore distribution. The guides were designed for readers considering a particular occupation or business venture. Their format generally combined an explanation of the work with actionable advice on entering the field. Topics addressed across the catalogue included how to understand the day-to-day role, gain experience, find employment, establish a business or freelance practice, set prices or fees, and secure clients or customers. The guides also incorporated material from people with experience in the relevant occupations, such as actors, athletes, authors, and business operators. Over time, FabJob expanded some of its electronic titles into print. The company nevertheless continued to make many of its books available as searchable PDF e-books. Reference material describes the guides as typically ranging from 240 to 360 pages. This combination of substantial content and digital availability became a defining feature of the brand’s publishing model. FabJob published more than 100 career-related books, covering both familiar and highly specialized paths. Examples include guides for becoming an accessories-store owner, actor, advertising copywriter, antiques-shop owner, archaeologist, and art curator. The breadth of the catalogue allowed the company to serve readers interested in creative work, retail, cultural occupations, independent business, and other nontraditional career routes. The company and its founders subsequently received attention from publishing and general-interest media. Writer’s Digest identified FabJob as a leading place to get published online, and the company received an EPPIE Award for electronic-publishing excellence. FabJob was also covered by Woman’s Day, Entrepreneur.com, and CityTV in Toronto. Tag Goulet and Catherine Goulet wrote about career topics for Metro News and The Calgary Sun on behalf of the company, helping extend its public profile. The founders’ book Dream Careers became one of FabJob’s most visible titles. It reportedly reached number one in Amazon’s career and business books category when released. FabJob also appeared in popular culture through the 2005 film Bewitched. The film’s set-decoration team contacted the company for printed books and large cardboard displays. Among the materials was a fictional title, The FabJob Guide to Becoming a Witch or Warlock, which appeared in a bookstore sequence involving the character Samantha Stephens. The available record documents FabJob’s founding, publishing format, catalogue, recognition, media coverage, and film appearance. It does not establish the company’s current ownership, corporate parent, leadership structure, financial performance, or whether all of its historical publishing operations remain active.

• 2005

  FabJob appears in Bewitched

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  FabJob books and display props are used in a bookstore scene in the film Bewitched, including a fictional witchcraft-career guide.

• 1999

  FabJob is founded

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  Sisters Tag Goulet and Catherine Goulet establish FabJob as a career-guide publishing company.

• The catalogue expands beyond electronic formats

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  FabJob begins publishing some of its career guides in print while continuing to offer many titles as PDF e-books.

• FabJob receives electronic-publishing recognition

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  The company receives an EPPIE Award for excellence in electronic publishing and is recognized by Writer’s Digest as a leading online publishing resource.

Practical, accessible career and small-business guidance for people pursuing specialized, creative, entrepreneurial, or unconventional occupations.

• Career and business books

  FabJob career guides

  FabJob’s core product line consists of practical guides focused on entering a particular occupation or launching a related business. The books commonly explain the work itself, ways to gain experience, routes to employment, business-startup considerations, pricing or fee-setting, and methods for finding customers or clients. Subjects span creative, retail, cultural, entrepreneurial, and other specialized careers. Guides are generally substantial works of roughly 240 to 360 pages and have been distributed in both electronic and print formats.

• Career book

  Dream Careers

  Dream Careers is a book written by FabJob co-founders Tag Goulet and Catherine Goulet. The title presents career possibilities and guidance for readers considering alternative or aspirational work. It became one of the brand’s most prominent books and reportedly reached number one in Amazon’s career and business book category at release.

• Performing-arts career guide

  FabJob Guide to Becoming an Actor

  This guide addresses the career path of acting within FabJob’s practical handbook format. It is intended to help aspiring actors understand the occupation, develop experience, pursue opportunities, and navigate the business and employment aspects of the field.

• Writing and advertising career guide

  FabJob Guide to Become an Advertising Copywriter

  This title focuses on advertising copywriting as a professional path. Consistent with FabJob’s broader format, it provides career-oriented information for readers evaluating the work and seeking practical steps toward employment or independent client work.

• Retail-business guide

  FabJob Guide to Become an Accessories Store Owner

  This guide addresses the process of establishing and operating an accessories retail business. It represents FabJob’s emphasis on books that combine occupational information with entrepreneurial advice for prospective owners.

• 2005Bewitched prop-book placement

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  FabJob provided printed books, cardboard displays, and a fictional witchcraft-career title for use in a bookstore scene in the film Bewitched.

  Outcome. The brand received visibility through its appearance as a recognizable bookstore prop in a major film release.

  Source

1. 1FabJoben.wikipedia.org
2. 2FabJob official websitefabjob.com