{"id":37217,"date":"2013-08-30T12:15:04","date_gmt":"2013-08-30T16:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=37217"},"modified":"2013-08-30T09:54:40","modified_gmt":"2013-08-30T13:54:40","slug":"bring-your-hobbies-to-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=37217","title":{"rendered":"Bring Your Hobbies to Work!"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Elinor Crosby, Head Editor, INALJ Nova Scotia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Bring Your Hobbies to Work!<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"elinorcrosby01\"<\/a>As a recent graduate and a recent hire at a local public library, I am still learning the ropes at my job. In order to learn as much as possible during my part-time hours every week, I have been taking as much training as possible, and taking on responsibilities and tasks that give me an opportunity to grow in my role.<\/p>\n

During my explorations, one of the things I noticed was that my branch didn\u2019t have any library programs for knitting, crocheting or other needlework.<\/strong> As an avid knitter, I attend knit nights at a caf\u00e9 weekly with friends, and I saw that some other libraries in our system also had knit nights. So, I suggested a program for my library, and over the summer I have helped develop by writing our ad copy for our library guide, collecting volunteers to show up every week and help us facilitate it, and I will also be volunteering for it myself when it starts happening this fall.<\/p>\n

By showing initiative I have also been given some other responsibilities that leverage my other skills as well. I have since gotten tapped to lead a belly dance program for the teen summer program because my coworkers know that that is another of my professions. I have also leveraged my bilingualism to get asked to help put on a French puppet show sometime this fall and also to weed our French fiction and non-fiction collections.<\/p>\n

What makes you unique from your colleagues, or even other job applicants?<\/strong> How do you get noticed? What special talents and skills can you use to put on a program? These are great things to think about when going into a job interview!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Elinor Crosby, Head Editor, INALJ Nova Scotia Bring Your Hobbies to Work! As a recent graduate and a recent hire at a local public library, I am still learning the ropes at my job. In order to learn as much as possible during my part-time hours every week, I have been taking as much…<\/p>\n

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