{"id":41253,"date":"2013-10-01T12:15:37","date_gmt":"2013-10-01T16:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=41253"},"modified":"2013-09-23T11:22:43","modified_gmt":"2013-09-23T15:22:43","slug":"resume-building-while-searching-for-a-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=41253","title":{"rendered":"Resume Building While Searching for a Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>by Jennifer Crutchfield, Head Editor, <a href=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?page_id=5677\" target=\"_blank\">INALJ Connecticut<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Resume Building While Searching for a Job<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/JenniferCrutchfield.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-38125\" alt=\"JenniferCrutchfield\" src=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/JenniferCrutchfield-300x201.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/JenniferCrutchfield-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/JenniferCrutchfield.jpg 482w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a>Building your resume doesn\u2019t have to be put aside because you can\u2019t find a job at the moment. Use your free time wisely and refine your skills as an information professional. Here are a few tips that I have found helpful in my resume building:<\/p>\n<p><b>Volunteer.<\/b>\u00a0You can\u2019t go wrong with volunteering. You gain experience and your institution gets assistance. A great aspect about volunteering is that you can pretty much pick your dream place to work and most likely they will be looking for volunteers.<\/p>\n<p><b>Join a professional association.<\/b>\u00a0Some associations can be expensive. If you\u2019re on a budget, try one professional organization that you are really interested in. You can always switch organizations after a year if you would like to try others. The meetings these associations have are great for networking and the get a feel for the profession.<\/p>\n<p><b>Get creative and develop your own projects!<\/b> For example, if you\u2019re interested in being an Archivist, get your old family photos or videos together and create a collection. I did this with my family videos by digitizing and editing old VHS tapes. If you\u2019re interested in the technology side of librarianship try creating your own website for whatever interests you. Whatever you\u2019re passionate about, you can always think of a project that will impress potential employers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Jennifer Crutchfield, Head Editor, INALJ Connecticut Resume Building While Searching for a Job Building your resume doesn\u2019t have to be put aside because you can\u2019t find a job at the moment. Use your free time wisely and refine your skills as an information professional. 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