Having served on search committees I know one of the key things looked at on resumes is whether or not a candidate has experience (with the ILS, in libraries, etc). I know this can be a big challenge these days as many MLIS/MLS students work full time and take night classes or online classes. Also…
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Karly Szczepkowski …In Six
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions My interview with the author of INALJ’s Top 10 Job Sites for Librarians & Info Pro’s, Karly Naomi: What is your dream job and why? And if you could take any of your hobbies and…
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Let it Snow, Let it Snow
Two days ago I was in Washington, DC and it was 97 degrees. Today I am in Montreal, Quebec and the weather outside is quite different, still lovely, though, and snowing 🙂 I am speaking at McGill this afternoon and the show must go on. So today I will be très très busy and I…
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Pick Two
Pick Two by Naomi House Just a quick thought on getting involved and networking. There are tons of library and other related organizations you can join and volunteer with. Sometimes the number can be overwhelming so I recommend the strategy of Pick Two. By this I mean picking one national organization and getting involved with…
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New look at the list of references
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Meet Rachel Chenault: INALJ Alabama Assistant Editor
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions by Rachael Altman, Head Editor, INALJ Alabama Meet Rachel Chenault: INALJ Alabama Assistant Editor and Reference & Instruction Librarian at South University Rachael A: Favorite Library you have been to? Rachel C: The Erie County…
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e-Portfolio Primer
by Veda Darby Soberman, Head Editor, INALJ Hawaii e-Portfolio Primer So, you’ve entered the job hunt armed with a basic arsenal of a well-crafted cover letter, polished resume and stellar references. Don’t think you are fully prepared yet. One more weapon which is making its way from auxiliary to essential is the e-Portfolio. An e-Portfolio…
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Sharon Miller…Mechanic’s Institute Library Director
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions by Kiersten Bryant, Head Editor, INALJ California Sharon Miller…Mechanic’s Institute Library Director Sharon Miller is the Director of the Mechanic’s Institute Library, a historic membership-based library in the heart of San Francisco, founded in 1854…
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Support Staff Silos
by Courtney Butler, Head Editor, INALJ Idaho Support Staff Silos There’s a lot of talk in job searching about cross-industry skills. Employees and job seekers with skills that can be used in a number of different ways are more marketable and ultimately more useful to employers. Sometimes, however, I think this idea gets a bit…
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Naomi House at McGill in Montreal April 12th!
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Downton Abbey and Dream Questions on the Ref Desk
by Renee Holden, Head Editor, INALJ Nebraska Downton Abbey and Dream Questions on the Ref Desk I kid you not…I was sitting at the reference the desk the other day and a patron came up to me and said with a copy of Downton Abbey in her hands “I love, love, love this show. I…
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Top 5 LinkedIn Groups for Library Job Seekers
There are many places you can interact online with other library job seekers. What I love about LinkedIn is that overall the discussions tend to lean towards being more professional than they do on Facebook, Twitter and other sites. In no particular order: INALJ- The I need a Library job Group : I founded this…
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Emily Ellis …Mover & Shaker & Teen Librarian
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions My interview with 2012 Library Journal Mover & Shaker, Emily Ellis Naomi: How did you come to work for your current position? Emily: I’m only 30, but I’ve been working in libraries for 15 years…
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The Art of Down Time
by Diana La Femina, Head Editor, INALJ South Carolina The Art of Down Time Oofah, it’s been a busy month! My first INALJ blog post, Learn From My Mistakes, came out this morning. (Stay with me now, this is the segue.) I reread it to see how it came out and to get some inspiration…
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Skype Your Way to Success
by Christina Wilson, Head Editor, INALJ Alberta Skype Your Way to Success As a hiring manager, working in a public library I found Skype to be an effective tool when faced with the prospect of interviewing candidates from across this vast land. Although our city had an airport, service was “regional” and the next largest…
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Camille Salas… MLS Student and Intern with Viewshare.org
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions by Sandra Hoyer, Head Editor, INALJ Washington Camille Salas… MLS Student and Intern with Viewshare.org Sandra: Hi, Camille, tell us about yourself. Where are you from and how did you come to be a part…
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Feed your RSS Reader – Blogs to follow for career advice
by Mary-Michelle Moore, Head Editor, INALJ Vermont Feed your RSS Reader – Blogs to follow for career advice Just because Google Reader is shutting down is no reason not to keep cultivating new RSS feeds for resume, cover letter and general interview advice. When I graduated from high school, I was told to always tell…
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Work You Can’t Not Do?
by Ryan Nitz, Head Editor, INALJ Alaska Work You Can’t Not Do? Since most people reading this are in the LIS field, I feel like it’s pretty safe to assume that we share a fascination with information and learning. TED talks are one of my favorite ways to come across new information, ideas, and perspectives.…
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A Case for Learning HTML
by Rebekah Kati, Head Editor, INALJ North Carolina A Case for Learning HTML I remember sitting in a required technology class during my first semester of library school and wondering if I was ever going to use any of the information presented. I was so sure that I was going to be a reference librarian,…
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March 2013 Roundup (INALJ Stats )
What a great month it has been! INALJ reached 1,000,000 page views on March 17, 2013!!! Fifty-three fans reported that they found jobs! In March the daily site visits jumped up 50%!!! Some fast stats for March 2013: 1,120,534 total INALJ.com page views (all time) and 239,353 in March alone over 12,830 Tweets milestone reached…
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Taking a look at Ireland’s Trinity College Library
by Matthew Tansek, Head Editor, INALJ Rhode Island Taking a look at Ireland’s Trinity College Library As library and information science professionals it can be easy for us to get caught up in new trends, learning the hottest technology, or even researching a new avenue for research. So I thought I would take this opportunity…
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6 Things You Should Do After Your Library Job Interview
by Kristen Jaques, Head Editor, INALJ Maine 6 Things You Should Do After Your Library Job Interview The Scenario: Today you just had an interview with a terrific library where your skills and passion will truly be an asset. Good job, you! However, there is much more work to be done if you want to…
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With Eyes Wide Open: seeing your learning and experience in a new light
by Amanda Viana, Head Editor, INALJ Massachusetts With Eyes Wide Open: seeing your learning and experience in a new light As an undergraduate English major I had a professor who was memorable mainly for her absurdly specific essay guidelines: ‘five sentences per paragraph, three paragraphs per page, go over and I won’t read it’. But…
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Jobs In Your Basket: Happy Easter
For all those who celebrate Easter today is a day for either hunting for Easter eggs and or going to church. But after brunch is done, and visiting is over, as you wind up your day- take a moment to look through all the jobs we have at INALJ. Cherry pick some and even if…
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Qraig’s Quest (IWALJ) – Sizing Up the Job Search: Go Big or Stay Small?
by Qraig De Groot Since graduating from Rutgers in May 2012, many have asked me, “What do you want to do with your degree?” It’s a very valid question, but I’ve found it so difficult to answer. The reasons are because there are just so many things a person can do with a Masters of…