{"id":48380,"date":"2013-11-16T14:08:33","date_gmt":"2013-11-16T19:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=48380"},"modified":"2014-04-29T14:38:37","modified_gmt":"2014-04-29T19:38:37","slug":"services-arent-servants-on-personal-responsibility-in-the-job-hunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=48380","title":{"rendered":"Services aren’t Servants: on personal responsibility in the job hunt"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Naomi House, MLIS<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Services aren’t Servants: on personal responsibility in the job hunt<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"INALJlogo\"<\/a> INALJ aims to be one of the best jobs resources out there for information professionals of all stripes.\u00a0 When I came up with the name (I need a Library job<\/em>) on October 16th, 2010 I wanted something my fellow classmates at Rutgers MLIS<\/a> program would instantly understand and identify with.\u00a0 Rutgers faculty emphasized non-library as well as library jobs for graduates, but the truth is the “L” in MLS\/MSLS\/MLIS still stands for “library” so I chose to include it purposefully but not restrictively as part of my branding.\u00a0 I also assumed it would never be seen by more than a few dozen classmates.\u00a0 I was wrong.\u00a0 Job hunters in all 50 states, every province in Canada and even in 50+ other countries access INALJ.com on a weekly basis.\u00a0 They come for the jobs, advice and community that my volunteers and I have built.<\/p>\n

We provide a service- one that is free to everyone.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Our mission is to provide jobs that librarians and information professionals can do including ones that push the boundaries into software and database development, social media management, prospect research and development and so much more.\u00a0 Why should any individual job hunter be a fan or a fit for every single job INALJ posts?\u00a0 Why should we rebrand and change our name just because a few librarians cannot see the term “library” as more?\u00a0 I am thinking about the larger “We” not the million “I”s when I post and share jobs.<\/strong>\u00a0 I believe strongly that job hunters must be their own best advocates.\u00a0 That means signing up for multiple listservs, networking and doing informational interviews and checking a variety of sites.\u00a0 It does not imply that these services that provide these jobs to you at no or low costs should change or limit what they offer because “you” do not have an interest in outside the box jobs.\u00a0 Advocating means taking personal responsibility but not changing or limiting what others have access to.\u00a0 Use the tools but don’t try to change them or even better, create something new to help job hunters. Someone once asked me why I don’t make changes or have a suggestion box- and the answer is simple.\u00a0 INALJ is what I want it to be, well sourced quantity for those who “Need” a job.<\/p>\n

I can say with absolute certainty that I am so happy each and every time a librarian or info pro finds a job.\u00a0 I have been doing this for over 3 years now and those emails always give me great joy.<\/p>\n

So a special shout-out and thanks to all the INALJ Volunteers, to ALA JobList<\/a>, to Nancy Faget at Careers in Federal Libraries<\/a>, to Rachel Singer Gordon of LISJobs<\/a>, to SLA’s Career Center<\/a> and to all the listservs and job scrapers and to every person giving of their time and efforts to make this whole difficult process easier for job hunters.\u00a0 Merci and many, many thanks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Naomi House, MLIS Services aren’t Servants: on personal responsibility in the job hunt INALJ aims to be one of the best jobs resources out there for information professionals of all stripes.\u00a0 When I came up with the name (I need a Library job) on October 16th, 2010 I wanted something my fellow classmates at…<\/p>\n

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