1. the Long Wait
Ending
Taking an active, thoughtful role in
your library job search
#endthewait
Abraham Korah
Lone Star College CyFair Branch
Veronica Arellano Douglas
St. Mary’s College of Maryland

2. Goals

3. Goals

4. Goals

5. Goals

6. Mock Interview

7. Be Positive &
Constructive

8. "
"
Tell me about "
yourself.

9. 1
Education &
Experience
2 3

10. 1
Accomplishments
2 3

11. 1
Skills &
Strengths
2 3

13. What are your interests
within librarianship?
What issues do you
believe will impact the
future of librarianship?

14. Learn about the
profession

15. Informational
Interviews

16. Read "
(really)

17. Get Involved

18. Reading Between
the Lines

19. How do you see
yourself
contributing "
to this library?

20. "
Librarian "
Denver Public Library"

21. Job Ad Breakdown

22. Job Ad Breakdown
users

23. Job Ad Breakdown
users
institution

24. Job Ad Breakdown
users
institution
knowledge or skill set

25. Job Ad Breakdown
users
Institution
knowledge or skill set
what’s important

26. Job Ad Breakdown
users
Institution
knowledge or skill set
what’s important
are you a match
?

27. Putting it Together

28. More Info
Veronica Arellano Douglas
viarellano@smcm.edu
@arellanover
Abraham Korah
Abraham.Korah@lonestar.edu
@AbeKorah
http://endthewait.wordpress.com

29. Questions
?

30. Photo Credits
One
moment
at
a
)me
by
Xavier
Verges
on
Flickr:
h9p://www.flickr.com/photos/xverges/5409761237
Not
quite
clear
on
the
concept
by
woodleywonderworks
on
Flickr:
h9p://www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/1431384410
Lightbulb
idea
by
zlady
on
Flickr:
h9p://www.flickr.com/photos/ozlady/4699708516
Rubber
stamp
ques)on
mark
by
Leo
Reynolds
on
Flickr:
h9p://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/6267526525
ALA
Midwinter
Mee)ng
and
Exhibits
on
Flickr:
h9p://www.flickr.com/photos/ala_members/8423738133
Denver
Public
Library
on
Wikimedia
Commons:
h9p://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Denver_Public_Library_1.jpg
Sca9ered
puzzle
pieces
next
to
solved
fragment
by
Horia
Varlan
on
Flickr:
h9p://www.flickr.com/photos/horiavarlan/4273913228