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- 1. Librarians in the 21st Century: Designing a Career Strategy for Evolving Roles and Opportunities Lisa Chow | Sandra Sajonas People Interact Consultancy March 29, 2017 Library 2.017 Worldwide Virtual Conference - Expertise, Competencies and Careers
- 3. TRENDS ● Think micro-careers. The modern information career will be made up of micro-careers. ● There is no box. Information professionals are doing work outside of traditional spaces, titles, roles, and responsibilities. ● Think tech. The profession and information is going online/digital/electronic. ● Be a part of the team. The information professional works collaboratively.
- 4. Designing A Career Strategy
- 5. DO SELF ASSESSMENT SWOT Goals - 1, 2, 5 year goals
- 6. Professional Brand and Online Presence Continuous learning HAVE A CAREER STRATEGY People
- 7. Find colleagues to share and bounce off ideas. Stay open to meeting new people. Find a mentor or two. Be a mentor. Get to know your fellow librarians/students. Have a partner-in-crime. CONNECT WITH PEOPLE
- 8. Find opportunities to publish and present GET YOUR NAME OUT THERE
- 9. HAVE AN ONLINE PRESENCE Lisa’s e-portfolio: http://bit.ly/lisachow Sandra’s e-portfolio: http://sites.google.com/site/sandrasajonas
- 10. Attend cheap/free events, unconferences, trainings and meetups. Attend national and local conferences. Organize your own event. GET OUT THERE
- 11. Apply to various library programs and initiatives. Get involved with local and national associations and groups. GET INVOLVED http://www.ala.org/offices/iro/intlassocorgconf/libraryassociations
- 12. Keep up with library land (and the world). Influencers, listservs, blogs, LinkedIn, Google Alerts, Library Trends KEEP UPDATED
- 13. KEEP LEARNING ● MOOCs (Massive open online courses) ● Continuing education ● Volunteer/internships ● Informational interviews ● Ask colleagues to show you what they know about a topic or software/tool of interest ● Download free software trials ● Books, videos, webinars, workshops, podcasts, the usual...
- 14. JOB BROWSE & JOB SEARCH
- 15. Be creative with your name tag GO BEYOND YOUR JOB TITLE
- 16. CREATE BUSINESS CARDS ● Vistaprint ● Moo cards ● Local print shop ● Print your own on-demand Don’t forget to carry your business cards.
- 17. Update your resume/CV regularly. Have your business card handy. BE PREPARED BE OPEN
- 18. Propose ideas, start projects, see what happens. TAKE THE INITIATIVE
- 19. Write down 1 goal for each career strategy area that you are going to work on. People: Continuous learning: Professional brand and online presence: MAKE IT A SMART GOAL
- 20. STEP OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE Take 1 step towards 1 SMART goal
- 21. Resources
- 24. People Interact Consultancy ~It’s about people. We work with libraries and nonprofits to implement creative solutions to effectively improve individual and organizational performance. Our objective is to enhance organizational effectiveness by focusing on the human element. Our services include impact-based evaluation, unconferences for organizational development, and leadership and career development. http://bit.ly/peopleinteract Resources and presentation slides: http://peopleinteract.wordpress.com/blog Email us: peopleinteractconsulting@gmail.com