LinkedIn.com, the world’s most popular professional networking site, is an excellent resource to expand your contacts and to refine your brand. Yet a poorly-designed or unprofessional LinkedIn profile can do far more harm than good. On his blog Dream Job Academy, Pete Leibman discusses nine ways your LinkedIn profile can kill your career.… Read the rest
Category Archives: Career Advancement
Using Social Media for the Most Effective Job Search
This article is from the March 2012 issue.
How many “channels” are you using to get that next job? If your only course of action is responding to job ads and then waiting for a call, you can do a lot more to control and optimize your job search.
Join us on Thursday, March 22, from noon to 1 p.m. CST, for the next in the ALA JobLIST Placement Center’s popular Online Career Chat series. We’ll focus on social media tools and other strategies that every savvy job … Read the rest
ALA Midwinter 2012 Offers Wealth of Career Development Resources
This article is from the January 2012 issue.
Employers Interviewing for Open Positions
A number of employers will conduct interviews in the ALA JobLIST Placement Center during the upcoming ALA Midwinter Meeting in Dallas. See full list at http://www.joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/Recruiters.cfm.
Need Help Polishing Your Resume?
If you are attending the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Dallas, stop by the Placement Center in Hall C, Level 2 of the Dallas Convention Center for help with your resume. Librarians from all types of libraries and with various specializations have volunteered to help … Read the rest
Stuck in Your Job Search?
This article is from the January 2012 issue.
Join the Free Pre-Midwinter Webinar
Do you feel mired down in your job search? Are your professional development strategies in a rut? The new year is an excellent time to refocus your career goals. A January 11 webinar hosted by the ALA JobLIST Placement Center will explore ways professionals can shake up their routine and write that resume, land that interview or make that important contact.
Come ready to find out what gets you stuck and what you can do … Read the rest
The Invisible Job Ladder
This article is from the December 2011 issue.
Editor’s Note: The following article is an excerpt of Jeanette Woodard’s A Librarian’s Guide to an Uncertain Job Market, published by ALA Editions. Woodard’s book advises librarians on what to include and what to leave out of your resume, as well as how to navigate the current job market.
Years ago, a friend who held the title of director decided she needed a change. When a new and more interesting position was created within her own library system, one … Read the rest
Still Waiting
This article is from the November 2011 issue.
You battled a tough MLIS program: you brushed off notebooks, suffered through hours of classroom instruction and finally walked across the stage to proudly shake the hand of your library program’s dean. “Here comes the easy part,” you thought to yourself: landing your dream library job. Then as the pages of your calendar peeled away without as much as a return phone call, you began to question the whole thing. What happened to those hoards of jobs left open by … Read the rest
Ask, Ask, Ask: A Summary of ALA-APA’s Annual Program “MBA for Librarians: Budget and Finance”
This article is from the October 2011 issue.
Editor’s Note: This article is the third of Howerton’s summaries of ALA-APA Programs for the People offered to conference attendees at the ALA Annual Conference 2011 held in New Orleans.
On Sunday, June 26, John Sandstrom drew on his 25 years experience as a budget officer to offer advice to those attempting to organize a working budget:
- Tip #1: Don’t be afraid to ask questions! Most budget managers are glad to explain how things work in your organization.
In Good Hands: A Summary of ALA-APA’s Annual Conference Program “Making a Positive Lasting Impression”
This article is from the September 2011 issue.
Editor’s Note: This article is the third of Howerton’s summaries of ALA-APA Programs for the People offered to conference attendees at the ALA Annual Conference 2011 held in New Orleans.
Want to polish your professional image? On Sunday, June 26, Amy Arnold, Julius Jefferson and Kris Johnson advised attendees on how to portray oneself in a professional, capable manner. Julius Jefferson opened the conversation by discussing the growing need to demonstrate our value to those we serve; … Read the rest
LLAMA announces new webinars for middle managers
This article is from the August 2011 issue.
CHICAGO - The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) announced a line-up of interactive webinars designed to meet the needs of middle managers. The 60-90 minute programs feature library consultant Dr. Julie Todaro. The next webinar is August 17.
“In response to huge changes in today’s workplaces, managers are identifying practices and processes that can help design and redesign workplaces to better meet tomorrow’s needs,” said Dr. Todaro. These short webinars explore: how individuals and groups are led within organizations; how individuals … Read the rest
Begin With The Customer: A Summary of ALA-APA’s Annual Conference Program “MBA for Librarians: Marketing”
This article is from the August 2011 issue.
Editor’s Note: This article is the first of a series in which Howerton summarizes one of the ALA-APA Programs for the People offered to conference attendees at the ALA Annual Conference 2011 held in New Orleans.
Looking to better publicize your library’s facility and services? From 8-10AM on Saturday, June 25, Ernest and Susan DiMattia presented basic definitions for those new to marketing, as well as excellent advice on the “art and science” of selecting and implementing … Read the rest
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