by Naomi House, MLIS It is Never too Early to Job Hunt: Some Resources for New & Returning LIS students One frequently asked question that I get from new MLS/MLIS/LIS and soon to graduate students is how early should they begin to apply for jobs? I say start looking (even just to get familiar with…
by Rebekah Kati, Head Editor, INALJ North Carolina Tips for Writing Amazing Cover Letters Cover letters are an essential part of the job application. In the cover letter, you have the opportunity to explain your interest in the position and how your qualifications relate to the job. Do you have non-library experience that could be…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions My interview with Stephen X. Flynn, founder of OpenCoverLetters.com. I was fortunate to be able to meet and chat with him at ALA 2013 Naomi: What made you start your blog? Stephen: While applying for…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions All Jobs for INALJ can be found here: https://inalj.com/?p=1441 Updated daily Naomi House’s interview with success story Alexandra (also known as Allie), INALJ Head Editor for Iowa. Naomi: How did you find your current job?…
by Mary-Michelle Moore, Head Editor, INALJ Vermont Cover Letters – Best Practices Your cover letter may be as important, if not more important, than your resume in a hiring packet. It is an initial writing sample as well as your introduction to the search committee. Many people create a boilerplate cover letter to send out…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions Naomi House’s interview with success story Karen. Naomi: How did you find your current job? Karen: A classmate from GSLIS e-mailed me. She wasn’t sure if I was still looking for work or not, but…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions This was the very first Success Story interview at INALJ.com published on 12/9/11. I updated the title from Mallorie Colvin…In Six. Enjoy! And find all jobs at https://inalj.com/?p=1441 Naomi: How did you find your current…
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, Jennifer who also founded the blog, Reel Librarians “a website and blog exploring hundreds of portrayals of librarians in film and what these reel librarians represent.” Naomi: How did…
by Lauren Arnsman, Head Editor, INALJ Puerto Rico So you need to write a cover letter… One of the most frustrating aspects of job hunting, for me, is writing the cover letter. When I first started job hunting about six months before my graduation date, cover letters were no big thang. Cut to over 100…
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions All Jobs for INALJ can be found here: https://inalj.com/?p=1441 Updated daily Naomi House’s interview with success story Allison. Naomi: How did you find your current job? Allison: I saw the listing for my position on…
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…
My interview with success story and INALJ volunteer, Yandee! Naomi: How did you find your current job? Yandee: I found my current position through a hodgepodge of library listservs, job finding websites, and any random page of information-related jobs that I put together over the course of 2 years. Pouring over the list of jobs…
My interview with success story and INALJ volunteer, Robin! Naomi: How did you find your current job? Robin: BCCLS, which is a large consortium in New Jersey of mostly northern NJ libraries has a great and very active Jobs board. I would say 90% of the jobs I applied to and interviewed with were through…
My interview with success story, Ashley Naomi: How did you find your current job? Ashley: I found my position through Archives Gig which then redirected me to USAjobs.gov. Naomi: Favorite library you have been to? Ashley: The Seattle Public Library. I love the architectural design of the building, their use of library-related objects as art,…
Often I have served on more than one search committee at a particular job and we see the same candidate apply for every job we post whether it is a staff position, librarian, etc. What this tells us is that the person is desperate for any job but not necessarily focused on our specific job…