{"id":4975,"date":"2012-11-07T09:50:29","date_gmt":"2012-11-07T14:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=4975"},"modified":"2012-11-20T17:04:32","modified_gmt":"2012-11-20T22:04:32","slug":"zoe-fisher-success-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=4975","title":{"rendered":"Zoe Fisher …Success Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\"\"<\/a>Naomi:<\/strong>\u00a0 How did you find your current job?
\nZoe:<\/strong>\u00a0 I saw the job posting on the ACRL-NW<\/a> (Association of College & Research Libraries \u2013 Northwest) listserv. I wasn\u2019t sure whether or not to apply at first because I knew I\u2019d have to relocate, but I decided to give it a shot. I had been rejected for so many things that it seemed like I didn\u2019t have anything to lose by trying.<\/p>\n

Naomi:<\/strong>\u00a0 Favorite library you have been to?
\nZoe:<\/strong>\u00a0 In the fall of 2007, I was studying abroad in Copenhagen while my roommate from the previous year was studying abroad in Stockholm. I loved all the libraries I visited in Copenhagen, but when I visited my roommate, when we to the Stockholm Public Library & it really took my breath away. The interior is just so beautiful and classic. http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pinkcaryatid\/2047360999\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Naomi:<\/strong>\u00a0 Favorite book?
\nZoe:<\/strong>\u00a0 Matilda<\/em> by Roald Dahl or The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankwiler<\/em> by E.L. Konigsburg.<\/p>\n

Naomi:<\/strong>\u00a0 Favorite thing about libraries\/ library technology?
\nZoe:<\/strong>\u00a0 I love how many libraries and archives have been posting valuable content to Flickr\u2014things that otherwise wouldn\u2019t be available, except to a small group of folks, are now easily accessed and searched. As a result, folks are adding information about the photos that the library may not have otherwise known. It\u2019s libraries at their best. If you haven\u2019t explored this part of Flickr yet, start with the Library of Congress<\/a> and then look at their contacts<\/a>\u2014lots of other libraries and archives around the globe to explore.<\/p>\n

Naomi:<\/strong>\u00a0 Any websites or feeds or blogs we should be following?
\nZoe:<\/strong>\u00a0 When I was at the height of my job-searching, I followed every regional and national library job website and listserv, including INALJ<\/a>, and it really helped me see the trends in library hiring, as well as the average salaries for certain types of jobs in certain areas. ALAJoblist<\/a> is indispensable, as is the Mountain Plains Library Association<\/a> (MPLA) job site.<\/p>\n

Turner Masland is one of my favorite people and he keeps a library blog at http:\/\/deweysnotdead.blogspot.com\/<\/a>; it was also his interview advice that helped me land the job at Pierce: \u201cA major pitfall for teachers is trying to pack way too much in. I also try and take the Coco Chanel approach to teaching. Coco Chanel once said about accessorizing \u2018before you leave, look in the mirror, and take one thing off.\u2019 When I design instruction\u2026I try and remove one thing. I think this is particularly important when you only have 15 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Naomi:<\/strong>\u00a0 Best piece of job hunting advice?
\nZoe:<\/strong>\u00a0 When I look at r\u00e9sum\u00e9s, I often remind folks to get creative in how they organize and present their experience. For example, if your current job is something non-library-related but you\u2019ve been volunteering or interning in a library, then the first section should be education (so the employer can see you have an MLS or are working toward one), followed by \u201cRelevant Experience\u201d, then you can bury your current work stuff down toward the bottom.<\/p>\n

Also, include anything<\/em> you\u2019ve done that might be relevant\u2014paid or unpaid, amateur or professional. I have a section on my resume called \u201cTeaching Experience\u201d where I listed the one-on-one ESL tutoring I\u2019ve done, the volunteer writing workshops I facilitated, and the class I taught to my peers as an undergrad. Everything counts on a r\u00e9sum\u00e9. Also, proofread, proofread, proofread. I am still hideously embarrassed by the dozens of r\u00e9sum\u00e9s I sent out that said I was an \u201cAdjunt\u201d Faculty Librarian. Ack!<\/p>\n

Zoe Fisher is a Reference & Instruction Librarian at Pierce College in Lakewood, Washington. She completed her MLS from Emporia State University<\/a> in 2010 and her BA in Art History from Oberlin College in 2008. Prior to working for Pierce, she was a part-time Reference Librarian at Lower Columbia College in Longview, Washington. She relocated from Portland, Oregon to take the position at Pierce, leaving behind her husband and three cats\u2014but she visits them frequently. When she\u2019s not being a librarian, Zoe enjoys bathing with quality soaps, drinking Jamba Juice smoothies, playing Skeeball, and writing short stories. Find her at www.zoe-trope.com<\/a> or @zoh_zoh<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Photo courtesy of Kate Blackmore<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My interview with success story, Zoe Naomi:\u00a0 How did you find your current job? Zoe:\u00a0 I saw the job posting on the ACRL-NW (Association of College & Research Libraries \u2013 Northwest) listserv. I wasn\u2019t sure whether or not to apply at first because I knew I\u2019d have to relocate, but I decided to give it…<\/p>\n

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