{"id":2790,"date":"2012-05-04T08:29:21","date_gmt":"2012-05-04T12:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=2790"},"modified":"2012-10-22T18:26:01","modified_gmt":"2012-10-22T22:26:01","slug":"tammy-ivins-in-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=2790","title":{"rendered":"Tammy Ivins …In Six"},"content":{"rendered":"

My interview with success story Tammy<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nNaomi: <\/strong>How did you find your current job?
\nTammy: <\/strong>I believe that I found the job posting on libgig.com<\/a>, pulled from ALA<\/a>. I did not know anyone affiliated with or anything about Francis Marion, but (after researching it) the university sounded like a great fit. The head of reference gave me an unscheduled informational phone interview a few weeks later, and so I was very glad that I had my application materials & notes readily accessible on my computer! Some time passed before I was invited for a Skype interview and then shortly thereafter an onsite interview. For the onsite interview, I had less than 24 hours notice to prepare and plan a demo instruction session, but I took the opportunity to show my willingness to jump right into something quickly. The day after my onsite interview, I was offered the job (yay!).<\/p>\n

Naomi: <\/strong>Favorite library you have been to?
\nTammy: <\/strong>The library for the School of Information and Library Science at UNC-Chapel Hill. It is a great library space because it balances being many different things in a small space. It has great collaborative work areas, cozy reading spaces, technically advanced computer lab, and an instruction space. At the same time, just through a doorway is a large “warehouse”-like storage area for books, ensuring that students still have easy access to everything that they need.<\/p>\n

Naomi: <\/strong>Favorite book?
\nTammy: <\/strong>What a hard question. I’m going to answer with the book that I most commonly grab off the shelf to read just for fun: Searching For Dragons <\/a><\/em>by Patricia Wrede. This YA fantasy novel is one of the greatest humorous adventure stories ever written. Besides making me laugh out loud on almost every page, Searching<\/em> always interests me because the characters end their journey end in almost the exact same spot that they started. It seems like a good research metaphor to me: sometimes you have range far and change your path multiple times only to discover something right under your own nose.<\/p>\n

Naomi: <\/strong>Favorite thing about libraries\/ library technology?
\nTammy: <\/strong>Being able to help people as they acquire knowledge. It sounds cheesy, but it makes me so very thrilled to just be able to help people learn. I mean, every time some learns something, that new knowledge irreversibly changes their perception of the world. Every day I get to watch people building a new world as they learn and discover. Not only do I get to watch, but I get to help them. How cool is that?<\/p>\n

Naomi: <\/strong>Any websites or feeds or blogs we should be following?
\nTammy: <\/strong>Everyone should be reading askamanager.org <\/a>by Alison Green. Ms. Green has some amazing advice no matter where you are in your career. I also encourage anyone working in public services to read the blog consumerist.com<\/a>. Full of consumer horror and success stories, it is an amazing way to keep yourself grounded and remember to always look at services from the patron’s perspective.<\/p>\n

Naomi: <\/strong>Best piece of job hunting advice?
\nTammy: <\/strong>Two pieces actually. The first is to never stop refining or improving your application package. I applied for jobs over a period of about nine months, and by the end my resume and cover letter looked completely different. They changed partially because I customized them for every job, but also because I improving them overall. Nothing is ever perfect just the way it is, always keep improving. Secondly, I would recommend that when you get that interview, relax! I know that you will be up against a lot of competition, but just remember that they want you to be a perfect fit. They want to end the search and hire you! So just be the amazing applicant that they hope you are.<\/p>\n

I graduated from Davidson College, NC in 2007 with a dual degree in Theatre & Classical Studies and absolutely no idea what to do with my life. I had a two year fellowship working at the Davidson College Archives, and then I was off to UNC-Chapel Hill to get my MSLS. While at UNC, I worked in three different libraries on campus to get more work experience. I started applying for jobs about six months before graduation. Three months after graduation (after approximately nine months of job hunting) I accepted a job offer, and I am now happily on the faculty at Francis Marion University where I work as a reference librarian. My professional research interests include partnership building, outreach, collection development, reference, chat reference, copyright, and instruction. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My interview with success story Tammy Naomi: How did you find your current job? Tammy: I believe that I found the job posting on libgig.com, pulled from ALA. I did not know anyone affiliated with or anything about Francis Marion, but (after researching it) the university sounded like a great fit. The head of reference…<\/p>\n

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