by Ruth Harries, Content Editor, INALJ Alaska How Not to Impress a Hiring Manager: Lessons I’ve Learned from Hiring Student Assistants I’ve been supervising student employees in academic libraries for around five years, during which time I’ve had to hire one or more employees almost every semester. Going through this process on a regular basis…
14.5 million page views! What a great month! On a personal note I celebrated my 10th wedding anniversary to my husband, Sana, and we decided to relocate, temporarily back to Washington, DC. Our busiest day in November had 21,081 views on 11/3, and our busiest week had 105,070 views, and our month had 415,565 views! We reached…
by Naomi House, MLIS previously published 9/30/14 Sometimes You Can’t Stay Positive on the Job Hunt, and That is OK too! This is all I have to say on this: don’t be mean to people who share their struggles so listen to them, don’t judge don’t be an ableist don’t listen to a story and…
by Yandee Vazquez, former Head Editor, INALJ Texas previously published 10/28/13 & 10/2/2014 Applying for Jobs Outside of the US: A Few Places to Start and Some things to Consider I love living in Texas, but sometimes the itch to move starts setting in. It’s a need for new adventures, new experiences, a new place.…
by Stephanie Noell previously published 11/3/2014 Essential Research Mobile Apps for Librarians With so many people using their phones and tablets for everything, it is important for all of us to be aware of the mobile applications for research resources. Many of the research databases that libraries subscribes to have free mobile applications for their…
by R.C. Miessler, former Head Editor, INALJ Indiana previously published 8/16/13 & 9/25/14 Highly Desired: Straightforward Library Job Ads When searching for jobs, sometimes the requirements seem ridiculous. Some job listings appear to be a list of all the library buzzwords and trends over the past 10 years, which can be a bit discouraging when trying…
by Kristin Charles-Scaringi previously published 11/12/2014 5 Creative writing tips to enhance your communication skills Before I took my seat at the reference desk of a public library I could be found at a computer writing. I found that my professional background as a journalist and public relations writer, as well as my experience as a creative…
by Daniel Geary, Graduate Assistant at Princeton Theological Seminary, Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies, and Rutgers Alexander Library previously published 11/19/2014 Get Practice Doing the Other Type of Interviewing Practicing interviewing is a no-brainer. You spent so much effort crafting a stand-out resume and cover letter being ready for an interview is important. Rehearsing answers and ironing…
by R.C. Miessler, former Head Editor, INALJ Indiana republished from 12/4/13 & 11/24/14 A Thank You Post to the Rejection Phone Call It might be that my favorite season is upon us, that I’m just feeling the spirit of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, or maybe the cynic in me is getting soft, but I feel…
by Naomi House, MLIS Last day to sign up for @BlogHer’s #NaBloPoMo (blog more!) Are You Posting Every Day in November for NaBloPoMo? Add Your Blog to the BlogHer Blogroll (Nov 5th deadline) I will be doing a bunch of posts this weekend and hope you can join me!