Landing A Library Job

Author : Deloris Jackson Foxworth
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538117002
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Landing a Library Job written by Deloris Jackson Foxworth and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you a librarian looking to change jobs or a recent or soon-to-be library and information studies graduate breaking into the field? If so, let this book be your guide through the career development process. Landing a Library Job covers the different types of library and non-library jobs available to you and points you towards the resources you need to land those jobs. The book’s focus on the resources to secure jobs is what makes it unique. You’ll learn where to find library and library-related jobs, how to successfully apply and interview, how to follow up, and how to cultivate your career. This book contains helpful information you can use to: Decide if and where you fit into the significant and growing field of library and information science Find and apply for library and information science positions Prepare for the employment interview Accept or negotiate job offers Further develop your skills and knowledge in the library and information science field

Author : Robin O'Hanlon
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1440839573
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ace the Interview, Land a Librarian Job written by Robin O'Hanlon and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-01-11 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most critical elements of achieving a successful career, interviewing with poise and tenacity, is a skill to be learned—and this practical guide leads readers through that process, step by step. In a competitive job market, all candidates need to prepare to succeed. This certainly applies to job seekers looking for professional librarian positions in public, academic, and/or special libraries—especially recent MLIS graduates and mid-career job-changers. Designed for today's competitive job market, this practical guidebook provides job applicants with practical tips and effective strategies for successful interview preparation and execution specific to seeking librarian positions. Unlike generic "how to interview" guides, this book recognizes that there is no "one-size-fits-all" interviewing method and teaches the techniques for excelling at the unique aspects of interviews for specific librarian positions such as reference librarian, electronic resources librarian, outreach librarian, youth services librarian, and adult programming librarian. The book opens with an overview of what is expected during today's librarian interview followed by descriptions by four experienced library directors of what makes an interview truly great. This guidebook includes 100 actual library interview questions to help readers best prepare for the specific position they seek and also contains a chapter that identifies mistakes all rookie librarians should avoid making.

Author : Robin Ryan
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143128507
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 60 Seconds and You're Hired!: Revised Edition written by Robin Ryan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully revised and updated—the must-have guide to acing the interview and landing the dream job, from “America’s top career expert” (The Los Angeles Times) 60 Seconds & You're Hired! has already helped thousands of job seekers get their dream jobs by excelling in crucial interviews. America's top job search expert Robin Ryan draws on her 20 years as a career counselor, 30 years of direct hiring, and extensive contact with hundreds of recruiters, decisions makers, and HR professionals to teach you proven strategies to help you take charge of the interview process and get the job you want. Brief, compact, and packed with insightful direction to give you the cutting edge to slip past the competition, 60 Seconds & You're Hired! is here to help you succeed! This newly revised edition features: • Unique techniques like "The 60 Second Sell" and "The 5-Point Agenda" • Over 125 answers to tough, tricky interview questions employers often ask • How to handle structured or behavioral interview questions • Questions you should always ask, and questions you should never ask • How to deal effectively with any salary questions to preserve your negotiating power • 20 interview pitfalls to avoid • Proven negotiation techniques that secure higher salaries - and much more! “Robin Ryan has the inside track on how to get hired.” —ABC News

Author : C. Ray Chandler
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226101312
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Chicago Guide to Landing a Job in Academic Biology written by C. Ray Chandler and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chicago Guide to Landing a Job in Academic Biology is an indispensable guide for graduate students and post-docs as they enter that domain red in tooth and claw: the job market. An academic career in the biological sciences typically demands well over a decade of technical training. So it’s ironic that when a scholar reaches the most critical stage in that career—the search for a job following graduate work—he or she receives little or no formal preparation. Instead, students are thrown into the job market with only cursory guidance on how to search for and land a position. Now there’s help. Carefully, clearly, and with a welcome sense of humor, The Chicago Guide to Landing a Job in Academic Biology leads graduate students and postdoctoral fellows through the perils and rewards of their first job search. The authors—who collectively have for decades mentored students and served on hiring committees—have honed their advice in workshops at biology meetings across the country. The resulting guide covers everything from how to pack an overnight bag without wrinkling a suit to selecting the right job to apply for in the first place. The authors have taken care to make their advice useful to all areas of academic biology—from cell biology and molecular genetics to evolution and ecology—and they give tips on how applicants can tailor their approaches to different institutions from major research universities to small private colleges. With jobs in the sciences ever more difficult to come by, The Chicago Guide to Landing a Job in Academic Biology is designed to help students and post-docs navigate the tricky terrain of an academic job search—from the first year of a graduate program to the final negotiations of a job offer.

Author : Megan Hodge
Publisher : Assoc of College & Research Libraries
ISBN 13 : 9780838989579
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Future Academic Librarian's Toolkit written by Megan Hodge and published by Assoc of College & Research Libraries. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Students are emerging scholars whose work should be recognized and shared in conversation with work done by established scholars. Broken into four sections--Library as Laboratory, Library as Forum, Library as Archive, and Articulating the Value of Student Work-Scholarship in the Sandbox contains case studies and discussions from diverse perspectives including students, classroom professors, academic staff, and librarians from across North America--back cover.

Author : Scot Herrick
Publisher : Happy About
ISBN 13 : 1600051693
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I've Landed My Dream Job-- Now What??? written by Scot Herrick and published by Happy About. This book was released on 2010 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In our shifting economy, landing a job?- any job?- is a big deal. So if you land your dream job, you may find yourself so pleased and satisfied with your achievement that you think you're done. But, as Scot Herrick points out in 'I've Landed a Dream Job?-Now What???' today?- more than ever before?- you need to hit the ground running on day one of your new job. Given current economics, having a new employee get productive super fast is a huge advantage not only for the employee's manager but for the employee too. This can make the first 30 days at a new job intense and filled with anxiety because virtually everything is new?- corporate culture, team dynamics, management styles, and more. It is difficult for you, as a new hire, to nail down what you know, who to ask, and which of your skills are most valued by your new organization. Scot Herrick's purpose in writing this book is to help people like you, who have just landed a job at a large or small corporation, to get started on the right foot. Beginning with the often-overlooked basics, Scot shows you how to manage the transition from your old job, to evaluate the fit between your new workplace and yourself, to identify the real decision makers, to integrate into your new team's culture and, most important, to determine which aspects of your new role are most meaningful to your manager, and therefore most closely linked to your job security and paycheck. 'I've Landed a Dream Job?-Now What???' is designed to be your constant companion during the first thirty days at your new job. It will help you think through what you're going to accomplish and how to measure your accomplishments, right from day 1 all the way to day 30. Weekly tasks and action items make sure you are on track and end-of-week reviews help you assess how closely you are meeting your goals. With Scot Herrick's book at your side, you can be sure to survive and thrive in your new cubicle.

Author : Lily Whiteman
Publisher : Amacom Books
ISBN 13 : 9780814401729
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Land a Top-paying Federal Job written by Lily Whiteman and published by Amacom Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 40% of the federal government’s 1.6 million employees retiring over the next 10 years, now is the time for anyone seeking a government job to take advantage of the massive retirement wave that has already begun. Yet until now, no truly up-to-date or comprehensive book has existed to give readers the tools and guidance they need to get hired for a government job, internship, or fellowship. Entertainingly written by a successful career coach who has climbed the federal career ladder herself as a hiring manager, this reader-friendly book steers prospective applicants through every stage of their job search. Drawing on interviews with more than 100 other hiring managers. Including a companion CD filled with sample resumes and worksheets, this is the book to have when seeking out employment with the federal government.

Author : Deborah Hunt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780989513319
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Librarian's Skillbook written by Deborah Hunt and published by . This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having the right skillset is essential for successful growth and advancement at every stage in your career. Regardless of your current level of experience and expertise, The Librarian's Skillbook, which reveals the 51 hottest, most sought after library/information skills in today's workplace, is your personal ticket to a new or enhanced career. Once you have selected the most important skills you need to advance your career, The Librarian's Skillbook unveils six surefire strategies for acquiring new skills or leveraging your existing skillset to obtain a promotion, find and procure your dream job or embark upon a whole new career. The Librarian's Skillbook also helps librarians, information professionals and other knowledge workers devise a customized plan to acquire the skills they need to move their careers to the next level and beyond. The skills presented in The Librarian's Skillbook are divided into six broad categories: Computer/Technical Skills Beyond Reference Skills Business and Management Skills Interpersonal Skills Attitude Skills Intangible Skills To help the reader follow through the process of developing new skills, The Librarian's Skillbook also includes a "Further Reading" section and a "Bibliography" which list additional resources where readers can learn more about each skill. The text also includes "This Skill in Action," presenting readers with a mini case study for most skills to help them visualize how that skill may be typically applied in the workplace. The Librarian's Skillbook is a road map for acquiring skills that make librarians and information professionals essential to their organizations. Readers may elect to pick and choose among the list of 51 skills to pursue those skills they deem most useful to advance their own careers. The Librarian's Skillbook is a must read for those students, librarians and information professionals who want to become more employable or improve their prospects for advancement.

Author : Susanne Markgren
Publisher : Information Today
ISBN 13 : 9781573874793
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Career Q&A written by Susanne Markgren and published by Information Today. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robin Ryan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781410425546
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Over 40 & You're Hired! written by Robin Ryan and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's top career counselor offers her market-tested program that shows readers how to effectively stand out and appeal to employers amid age discrimination and floods of competition.