This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions by Jessica N. Hernandez, Program Analyst, Office of the Director, Office of Science & Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food & Drug Administration Nichole Rosamilia …Librarian: Pushing Boundaries and Blending Disciplines…
by Rebekah Kati, Head Editor, INALJ North Carolina Don’t stress about professional emails: 3 tips for success My first librarian job was also my first full time job. I was excited to start – but also terrified that I would do something wrong! One of the things that I was most anxious about was sending…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions by Leigh Milligan, Head Editor, INALJ Wisconsin Jennifer Snoek-Brown…Reel Librarians Blog Jennifer was previously interviewed as a success story on INALJ. Film and librarians, my two loves! So glad I had the opportunity to interview…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions My interview with success story Erin Naomi: How did you find your current job? Erin: The job posting for my new position was on Dice.com. Naomi: Favorite library you have been to? Erin: My favorite…
by Yandee Vazquez, Head Editor, INALJ Texas Disaster Preparedness! Job Search Edition Alright, this may seem a little silly, but it is a topic that has been on my mind with the coming of the 2013 hurricane season (June 1st). Many people stock up on a few essentials food, water, and flashlights but few think…
by Nicole Usiondek, Head Editor, INALJ Michigan Broadening Your Job Search Horizons As many in the library field are aware, you have to be flexible in terms of job location if you would like to increase your chances for finding employment. I was recently in this situation. I was looking for a full time librarian…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions A self-directed interview 😉 Reposted from 12/29/2011 and 1/27/12 A snapshot of my vision for INALJ from 2011 What is your dream job and why? Naomi: This! I love being able to do reference by…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions This interview was from 2012 and the interviewee has since found another position as well! Congrats, Kasia! Naomi: How did you find your current job? Kasia: The state of Rhode Island’s Office of Library &…
by Sarah Parramore, Head Editor, INALJ Middle East/Arabian Gulf Going International: Is It Right For You? Been on the hunt long? Perhaps you’re fresh out of grad school and eager to share your knowledge with the world, or maybe you’ve been on the search for well over a year. It could be, you’ve been…
by Sean O’Brien, Head Editor, INALJ Colorado Comfort is Your Nemesis I was watching a Star Trek movie the other day. Not the new one, with Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto, but an older one, with Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes, and even Tom Hardy back when he weighed less than I do. Captain Picard…
Last night when I insisted my chances of winning the lottery, Powerball to be specific, were pretty good (I had a feeling), my husband reminded me it isn’t safe to build castles in the clouds. I didn’t win but I still disagree 🙂 Even without the massive influx of cash (donations can be made anytime,…
Ask Naomi: expecting different results I really do believe that you cannot keep doing what you have always done and expect different results- this applies to the job hunting world as well. If you only apply to one type of job (librarian) or at one type of place (public library, university, etc) and you aren’t…
Simply ask them what their favorite book is. It is like asking their favorite child. Or, as Neil Gaiman put it, “picking five favorite books is like picking the five body parts you’d most like not to lose.” But I keep it as one of my In Six questions in no small part due to…
by Duda Trickovic, Head Editor, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick How to organize your job search using Google drive and CutePDF There are two things I use for organizing my job search. One is Google drive and the other is Cute PDF. I am already using gmail for my mail. With your g-mail account…
by Genise Gorman, Head Editor, INALJ Arkansas Free Webinars: Another Useful Tool To Enhance Job Searching Skills Many job seekers are familiar with social networking sites, job sites, and simply searching Google to find information on the tools they may need to secure a job in today’s economy. These are all great resources, and offer…
by Mary-Michelle Moore, Head Editor, INALJ Vermont 3 Great Podcasts for Library News As much as we love our blogs and social media, sometimes it’s better to have something to listen to on the commute or at the gym to help meet our “I learned something today” requirement. Here’s a list of three great podcasts…
by Matthew Tansek, Head Editor, INALJ Rhode Island What to do while you’re looking for a library job… As many of you browsing this blog are aware, finding a good LIS job can be quite difficult and time consuming. Recent grads struggle to find low level positions, and those that are employed often are on…
by Sarah Deringer, Head Editor, INALJ Mississippi The 4 Ps to Pleasing Your Potential Employer For the past three months, I served on a search committee for a children’s minister at my church. Through this experience, I have learned many new insights into what it takes to get the job. The top four areas I…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions by Dawn Thompson, Head Editor, INALJ Ohio Andy Leach …Director of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Library and Archive Dawn: How did you find your job as the Director of Library…
by Renee Holden, Head Editor, INALJ Nebraska See You Next Year, Tax Day April 15…Tax Day. As a public librarian, there is very little that strikes fear into the hearts of public librarians everywhere like Tax Day. On April 15 every year public libraries are filled with those last minute tax procrastinators and those filers…
by Caitlin Moen, Head Editor, INALJ Louisiana ALA Conference Tips Some websites to check out with tips for all you out there planning on attending the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago (or any other large professional conference!): http://ala13.ala.org/resources-for-first-timers http://libraryadventures.com/2011/10/31/10tips/ http://freerangelibrarian.com/2010/06/19/ala-conference-survival-tips-35-conferences-later/ http://pcsweeney.com/2012/06/05/how-to-be-awesome-at-going-to-library-conferences/ http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2013/01/ala-conferences-some-tips-for-newbies/ I am a total introvert and I find I have a better time…
by Shelley Macon, Head Editor, INALJ Florida Tips For a Library Conference Newbie Raise your hand if you have never been to a library conference…… Me either. To tell you the truth, the idea of going to a conference is a little scary and intimidating. So, I did what any good librarian would do. I…
by Stephanie Leigh Taylor, Head Editor, INALJ British Columbia Why We Do What We Do the Way We Do It What draws a person towards a career as an information professional? Is it an obsessive need to have things in their right place, the satisfaction of everything formatted correctly, the thrill of a perfectly set-up…
by Lisa Huntsha, Head Editor, INALJ Sweden Finding your Niche in 3 For my first blog post, I thought I’d write to you about something that greatly affected my job hunt: finding my niche within the library/archives/museum field. First, I have a confession. I don’t have an MLS and I do have a full-time position…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions My interview with success story Nick from 6/19/12 Naomi: How did you find your current job? Nick: INALJ! It was funny, actually, since the job was in the same LIS department where I was a…