{"id":21813,"date":"2013-05-09T10:30:35","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T14:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=21813"},"modified":"2013-05-27T13:06:33","modified_gmt":"2013-05-27T17:06:33","slug":"the-3-ps-of-federal-job-hunting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=21813","title":{"rendered":"The 3 Ps of Federal Job Hunting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>by Ryan Nitz, Head Editor, <a title=\"INALJ Alaska\" href=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?page_id=5658\" target=\"_blank\">INALJ Alaska<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The 3 Ps of Federal Job Hunting<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/ren.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6932 alignleft\" alt=\"ren\" src=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/ren-300x300.jpg\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" \/><\/a>Are you considering federal librarianship in your job search?<\/p>\n<p>Working for a federal agency is challenging in many ways, but correspondingly rewarding. Whether you\u2019re primarily interested in the public service aspect, the opportunities to transfer and relocate, or the wide range of types of federal libraries and information centers, I\u2019d say looking into becoming a fed is a worthy addition to the scope of your job search.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re into the idea, I\u2019d like to offer you <strong>3 Ps<\/strong> that helped me in my job search:<\/p>\n<p><strong>be Prepared, be Patient, and be Pliable<\/strong> (because flexible doesn\u2019t start with a P&#8230;).<\/p>\n<p>Patience and flexibility being fairly self-explanitory, I&#8217;d like to highlight some things that can help in terms of being prepared. Do everything you can think of. If your LIS program has courses focused on federal librarianship, take them. If you can get on as a volunteer at a public information center for a federal agency, do that. Be creative and open to any idea that might get your foot in the proverbial door and land you some experience. Here are a few nice resources that can help you get a feel for issues in federal librarianship, and some steps you might consider taking to help you out:<\/p>\n<p>A really great, informative Slideshare presentation by Helen Sherman:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/faflrt\/careers-in-federal-libraries-the-road-to-federal-librarianship-presentation\">http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/faflrt\/careers-in-federal-libraries-the-road-to-federal-librarianship-presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some info on scholarship money available for LIS students interested in federal librarianship: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/educationcareers\/scholarships\/specialty\/fedlibrarian\">http:\/\/www.ala.org\/educationcareers\/scholarships\/specialty\/fedlibrarian<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Federal Librarian, the newsletter: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/faflrt\/newsletters\">http:\/\/www.ala.org\/faflrt\/newsletters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And, of course, the USA Jobs website:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usajobs.gov\/\">https:\/\/www.usajobs.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>(additions from NH:)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Careers in Federal Libraries <a href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?fromgroups#!forum\/careers-in-federal-libraries\" target=\"_blank\">GoogleGroup<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/Careers-in-Federal-Libraries-4163470\/about\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn <\/a>page and Naomi House&#8217;s <a title=\"Lessons Learned: DC\/SLA &amp; Careers in Federal Libraries event 9\/27\/12\" href=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=4465\" target=\"_blank\">article on the group<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Happy hunting!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Ryan Nitz, Head Editor, INALJ Alaska The 3 Ps of Federal Job Hunting Are you considering federal librarianship in your job search? Working for a federal agency is challenging in many ways, but correspondingly rewarding. 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