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 Nico Naomi: How did you find your current job? Nico: I first saw the job listed on the inalj daily digest (now all online)! I immediately knew I wanted to…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions By Jahala Simuel, Former Head Editor of INALJ Montana Terrence Martin … Information Literacy Coordinator/Social Science Liaison 1) What is your current position, and what are your duties? I am currently the Information Literacy Coordinator/Social…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions Savannah Gignac …Success Story Naomi: How did you find your current job? Savannah: I saw the job listed on Archives Gig. During the job search I also checked INALJ, ALA and SAA job listings. Naomi: Favorite…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions by Scottie Kapel, Head Editor, INALJ Oregon Interview with Lauren Swain Mosley, archivist at Jacksonville Historical Society Lauren Swain Mosley is the archivist for the Jacksonville Historical Society. She began working at the institution as…
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, Mike Naomi: How did you find your current job? Mike: I responded to a job listing on http://www.metrolibraries.net/res/jobline.html. I had a good interview, and one of my former supervisors gave…
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 Meet Sylvia Bly: INALJ California Assistant Editor Kiersten: How did you find your current job? Sylvia: Through Indeed.com, as well as subscribing to job postings from Wayne State…
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 Lessa Naomi: How did you find your current job? Lessa: I originally saw the job posted on the CALIX listserv and then saw it posted again on the INALJ Daily…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions by Melanie Masserant, Head Editor, INALJ NYC Poppy Louthan … Youth Services Librarian 1. Please tell INALJ readers about your position and responsibilities at Sacramento Public Library. I’m a Youth Services Librarian and Volunteer Coordinator…
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, Alexis, success story and Head Editor, INALJ Minnesota Naomi: How did you find your current job? Alexis: I found my current job through LISjobs.com. I read about 40+ assorted RSS…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions My interview with INALJ success story, Julia Naomi: How did you find your current job? Julia: It came through on the UMD listserv and then popped up on the INALJ Daily Digest (now called INALJ…
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…
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…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions by Todd Simpson, Head Editor, INALJ New York City Cristela Garcia-Spitz …Digital Library Program Project Manager, UCSD Todd: Hi Cristela, it’s great to talk with you, thanks for taking some time out for INALJ. Can…
by Holly Lipschultz, Head Editor, INALJ Illinois So….what is an adjunct faculty job fair? (updated 5/2/13) While searching for jobs, I ran across an intriguing posting for the City Colleges of Chicago. They were holding something called an adjunct career fair at one of the City Colleges, and the word “librarian” was nestled among the…
by Tiffany Newton, Head Editor, INALJ Missouri I Can Start Working on That Day But, I’ll Need a Week Off for my Wedding (what to do when you know you’ll need time off before you ever start the job) You know you’re going to have to take off work for several days, or several weeks,…
by R.C. Miessler, Head Editor, INALJ Indiana My On-campus Interview Various things running through my head on the week of an all-day, on-campus librarian interview: Is this real? While I have experience being interviewed (as well as interviewing), this will be my first full-blown on-campus interview for a job. It’s kind of nerve-wracking. I kind…
by Ashley Crace, Head Editor, INALJ West Virginia The “Do You Have Any Questions?” Question A common piece of interview advice is to prepare questions for the inevitable moment when the interviewer asks, “Do you have any questions for us?”. Asking questions sounds good in theory, yet it becomes more difficult in practice. As an…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions by Joy Rodriguez, Head Editor, INALJ Delaware Changing Library Career Tracks After Graduation, Britt Foster . . . Solo Librarian When she graduated from library school in 2011, Britt Foster planned on working as a…
by Sean O’Brien, Head Editor, INALJ Colorado 5 Basic Tips for Doing Well in the Interview So you got the interview! Congratulations! But now, you realize, you still have to get through the scariest part; the interview. But hey, don’t worry, we’re here this month to give you a few basic tips that will help…
by Stephanie Altbier, MSLS, ERMp I recently had a job interview where the interview panel asked several personality questions. Here are my suggestions for how to answer the questions. “What is your hobby?” Give a professional response by talking about your volunteering activities and how you grow your professional skills. “What would your supervisor say…
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 Matt (from 2012) Naomi: How did you find your current job? Matt: I found my current job via the job board of the iSchool at Drexel University. Note that I…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions My interview with Susanne of LISJobs Career Q&A Naomi: What made you interested in starting your online Career Q&A? Susanne: Career Q&A with the Library Career People began as a column in the online newsletter…
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…
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…
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…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions by Todd Simpson, Head Editor, INALJ New York City Rosa Longacre …Registrar/Archivist Todd: In the interest of full disclosure, we met when we were both Library Assistants, you were working in ILL and I was…
by Jennifer Crutchfield, Head Editor, INALJ Connecticut Preparing for a job interview Hi everyone! I am currently getting ready for the rare occurrence of a job interview, which is coming up in a few days. I am really excited about the interview because it is with a great company, but I’m also really nervous because…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions by Melanie Masserant, Head Editor, INALJ NYC Jen Cwiok …AMNH Digital Projects Manager Melanie: Can you tell us about your current job and how you found it? Jen: I am currently the Digital Projects Manager…
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 Peter Szabo …Music Librarian Dawn: How did you find your job at the Music Librarian at Ohio Wesleyan University? Peter: The Music Library Association’s web site (http://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/). They have…
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 Tiwanna Nevels: INALJ Alabama Assistant Editor and Acquisitions, Collections & Assessment Manager at the Levi Watkins Learning Center at Alabama State University Searching for jobs is an…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions An interview with Stephanie Rivera, Children’s Librarian at Naperville Public Library, Naperville, IL by Chris Hogsett, former Head Editor, INALJ Illinois Stephanie Rivera …Children’s Librarian Christopher: What is your dream job and why? Stephanie: My…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions Reposted from 4/6/12 & 8/30/12 My interview with success story Ryan Naomi: How did you find your current job? Ryan: I found my current position at the Maine State Library Job List. I really wanted…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions Reposted from 11/27/12 Naomi House’s interview with success story, Annie Naomi: How did you find your current job? Annie: I saw the job listed in various places but the first place was in the ALA…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions Reposted from 3/1/12 My interview with the multi-talented Ellen, of L.I.U.’s Palmer School of Library and Information Science and METRO Naomi: If you could take any of your hobbies and create a job out of…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions Originally published 8/21/12 My interview with Chris Bradshaw, Founder/President of the African Library Project. The African Library Project changes lives book by book by starting libraries in rural Africa. Their grassroots approach mobilizes U.S. volunteers,…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions My interview with Kim Dority reposted from 12/12/11 and 3/14/12 Naomi: What is your dream job and why? Kim: Doing exactly what I’m doing now! I’m self-employed, so I have the freedom to work on…
All Jobs for INALJ can be found here: http://inalj.com/?p=1441 Updated daily Naomi House’s interview with success story Nicole. Naomi: How did you find your current job? Nicole: I found my job with FIT through the college’s website. I started library school with the hope that I would one day become a fashion librarian and working…
All Jobs for INALJ can be found here: http://inalj.com/?p=1441 Updated daily 🙂 Naomi House’s interview with success story Barbara. Naomi: How did you find your current job? Barbara: My former lead librarian let me know about an email she had received stating Dallas ISD had several openings for librarians. Since school had already begun, it…
Naomi House’s interview with success story Dina. Naomi: How did you find your current job? Dina: I worked at the Mineola Memorial Library as an Adult Page for two years until I received my degree, my NYS Public Library Certification, and received a position on the Nassau County Civil Service Librarian I list by taking…
Naomi House’s interview with success story, Kristin. Naomi: How did you find your current job? Kristin: I met a CPL branch manager while working on a class project. As I interviewed him for my assignment, we talked a bit about my career goals and experience. He ended up recommending me to the coordinator of the…