24 Oct Successful salary negotiation
Successful salary negotiation is all about being prepared—prepared to ask for what you’re worth, and to back it up with knowledge.
20 Sep 7 networking tips for the reluctant librarian
Building an extensive network of professional LIS connections is one of the most powerful actions you can take to create a resilient information career. This can, however, present a bit of a challenge:
10 Jul Questions to ask at the end of an interview
Everyone knows that part of preparing for a job interview includes coming up with a list of intelligent questions to ask your interviewer. In fact, a recent internet search on “questions to ask in an interview” returned about 140,000,000 results – so clearly, there’s no…
10 Jul Translating LIS skills for potential hiring managers
Non-library jobs for information professionals continue to expand, but in order to take advantage of these opportunities, it’s usually necessary to “translate” your LIS skills into language that makes sense to potential hiring managers. Assume the average non-librarian, for example, might be stumped by such…
10 Jul New LIS jobs
Maybe you’ve heard about jobs that need LIS skills and training that people always seem to refer to, but you’re not sure just what those jobs might be or how to find them. The good news is that there are actually some practical ways to…
07 Jun Why your business needs a librarian
When did it occur to you that your business needs a librarian? It may have been when you realized that you’re not managing all those digital assets your company has been creating, and losing track of. Or perhaps the legal department has been increasingly concerned…
06 Jun How much do librarians make?
Whether you’re a recent MLIS graduate or an experienced practitioner, librarian salaries can play a major role in what jobs you take and how appreciated you feel – not to mention the whole paying-your-rent/mortgage issue.
06 Jun Technologies librarians need to know
Image Source: Career Employer Trying to get a handle on what library technologies LIS professionals need to know can be a challenge, as both the tasks that librarians are taking on – and the tools they’re using to do them – seem to be changing…
09 May Crossing (out) the LIS generation divide
Roughly two decades ago, demographic trends indicated that ours was a profession substantially older than others, and that as all of those graying practitioners retired, we would face a daunting lack of library managers, leaders and staff. That was then. Now we know that many…