{"id":43420,"date":"2013-10-15T14:30:20","date_gmt":"2013-10-15T18:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=43420"},"modified":"2013-10-15T20:14:09","modified_gmt":"2013-10-16T00:14:09","slug":"why-i-volunteer-and-why-you-should-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=43420","title":{"rendered":"Why I Volunteer (And Why You Should Too)"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Aimee Graham, Head Editor,<\/em>\u00a0<\/i>INALJ New York State<\/i><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Why I Volunteer (And Why You Should Too)<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"aimeeg2\"<\/a>My first encounter with INALJ came during a summer session in graduate school; I was going to be completing my MSIS at the end of the upcoming fall semester and needed to find a professional position before they handed me that diploma. I classmate knew my unusual situation and recommended this site to me. I emailed Naomi about subscribing to the mailing list, and before I knew it I was dissecting a monstrous PDF (editor’s note: lol, it really was a beast).<\/em><\/p>\n

Shortly thereafter, Naomi House was changing the format of INALJ and was looking for Head Editor and Assistant volunteers; since I spent a great portion of my day using those resources I figured it was only appropriate to sign up. As time went on I felt invested in this opportunity; not only did I find both of my current positions through INALJ, but I thought of all the other recent grads and unemployed information specialists and how this little thing I was doing may positively impact their lives.<\/p>\n

I never expected to have such a fantastic experience by searching for employment opportunities as the Assistant Editor of INALJ Florida; I figured it would be a twice weekly gig to fill space on a resume but in reality it has strengthened skills I previously had in addition to learning new ones. With INALJ, as both the Assistant Editor of Florida and the Head Editor for NYS, I have:<\/p>\n