Librarians In The Job Market

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Jason M.

Jason

Is anyone at the point they are giving up looking for work?

posted 4 days ago

Barbara E. 12 minutes ago • Edit • I agree with you all. I have the education, experience and expertise but I'm finding that even with applying for full-time and part-time ... »
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Karen G. Wendy W. Barbara E.
Kelli B.

Kelli

Since I'm in the job hunt, I've been curious about something: why would someone offer an applicant an interview when they have no...

I was thinking about this when I was talking with a manager, who mentioned that she once encouraged an employee she liked to earn her ...

posted 5 days ago

Wendy W. 15 minutes ago • Edit • I'm the eternal optimist. I always hope that "this" interview will be the one so I always get wound up. Perhaps I should take Daniel's advice ... »
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Kelli B. Daniel S. Wendy W.
Linda G.

Linda

College grads across America are gearing up to enter the job market, and the competition is fierce. We came across these excellent charts by Liz Fosslien, an associate analyst with Leo Burnett, which offer some honest (and...

posted 1 day ago

Wendy W. 3 minutes ago • Edit • Very clear and to the point. Not a bad site for people fresh out of college with no interviewing skills. »
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Tracy G. Wendy W.
Andrew Z.

Andrew

Rethinking Information Work by Kim Dority

Anyone in this group that hasn't read this book should definitely check it out. I'm only halfway through it and have already gotten a ...

posted 2 days ago

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Gretchen F.

Gretchen

Although these skills are very common, if they are listed in the job ad, I think you should include them. The more keywords, the ...

Remember school days, when you were assigned a 10-page paper but you only had eight pages of relevant content? Or that speech class where you were supposed to speak for five minutes but only prepared for four-and-a-half? What...

posted 3 days ago

John T. 1 day ago • Edit • Customize your resume for every application. MS Office is ubiquitous that I think it looks bad to include it and it distracts from other ... »
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Karly S. Sharon M. F. John T.
Audra L.

Audra

I was denied a job interview because I asked what the salary was... it wasn't listed. I would have had to drive 6 hours to get there but...

posted 8 days ago

Audra L. 2 days ago • Edit • I agree, I'm only applying for jobs that list a salary that I'm happy with from here on out. »
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Elina S. Leticia G. Audra L.
Laura F.

Laura

Library Journal Webcasts have always been helpful to me in keeping abreast of what is going on in the industry. There are several...

For those of us currently between jobs, this is a good way to keep up with many different trends. LJ also has a number of newsletters ...

Webcasts lj.libraryjournal.com

Library Journal‘s dynamic and informative webcasts span a wide spectrum of topics and audiences to help viewers improve their libraries, build collections and better service patrons. We cover a wide range of topics including...

posted 2 days ago

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