Balkan stage II

1. Αναζήτηση Εργασίας με Αρωγό τη Βιβλιοθήκη
JOB SEARCH ON LIBRARIES
from frustration to hope
and from hope to the obvious
by Katerina Kerasta
2nd Future Library Unconference, 2013
Benaki Museum

4.  Greece: Country with the highest
unemployement rate: 27,6% ( 1.403.698
unemployed)
 24,6% men
 31,6% women
 62,9 % % young people under 25 years
 Sterea Ellada (Central Greece) is a region of
Greece with the highest rate of unemployment!

5. Job Search Library
 A Project of the Future Library Leaders Network
 Participant Libraries: Livadia, Chalkida, Atalanti
and Itea
 Running since 9 April 2013

6. Job Search Library
 Υπάλληλοι των Βιβλιοθηκών
 Εθελοντές

7. Job Search Library
 Unemployed
 People in insecure jobs
 People at the stage of entering the employment
market (Lyceums, Second Chance Schools,
Vocational Training Institutes, prisons etc.)
 All individuals interested in the employment
market
>460
attendees

8. Job Search Library
 3 hour seminars
 Job search strategy
 Job search tools
 Practices & tips for giving effective
interviews
 Online CV: LinkedIn

9. Job Search Library
Books
Website

10. Job Search Library
Facebook Page
Content curation platform Scoop.it

11. Library closures???
HANDS OFF OUR LIBRARIES!
Public awareness campaign

13. Job Search Library
23% of participants found a Job!
They told us…

14. Job Search Library
76% of participants said
the Project helped them a lot
They told us…

15. Job Search Library
96% said the knowledge gained
from the project was valuable
They told us…

16. Job Search Library
96% said that the Library should establish
the Program a permanent service
They told us…

17. Job Search Library
99% said the Project should be adopted
by other Greek Libraries
They told us…

18. Job Search Library

19. Job Search Library
 Change in the Libraries’ mentality
 Desire by other libraries to adopt the service
 Constant need to update and enrich the content of the
service
 Constant need to readjust the time schedule of the
service implementation
 Expansion of the project’s target group
 Expansion of the project’s partners’ network
(Democritus University of Thrace Employment &
Career Service, Viotia Chamber of Commerce,
employment agencies and companies)

24. Thank you
Katerina Kerasta