Ace the Interview, Land a Librarian Job
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Ace the Interview, Land a Librarian Job

  1. 168 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Ace the Interview, Land a Librarian Job

About this book

One of the most critical elements of achieving a successful career, interviewing with poise and tenacity, is a skill to be learnedā€”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 librariesā€”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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. Chapter 1 The New Reality of Interviewing for 21st-century Librarians
  9. Chapter 2 Advice from the Sages: Four Library Directors on What Makes a Librarian Interview Great
  10. Chapter 3 "Because I Love Reading!" and Other Bad Answers: How to Avoid Rookie Interview Mistakes as a Recent MLIS Graduate
  11. Chapter 4 Mastering Pre-Interview Preparation
  12. Chapter 5 Know Your Gig
  13. Chapter 6 The Big Moment
  14. Chapter 7 After the Interview
  15. Appendix A Application Tracking Spreadsheet Notes
  16. Appendix B Application Tracking Spreadsheet
  17. Appendix C Librarian Gigs in Depth
  18. Appendix D Interview Preparation Checklist
  19. Appendix E Interview Day Checklist
  20. Appendix F Sample Librarian Interview Questions
  21. Appendix G Sample Interview Day Agenda (Academic Library)
  22. Appendix H Sample Interview Day Agenda (Public Library)
  23. Index