Kathleen Schmidt, Recruiter, LAC: There are many exciting career opportunities on the vendor side. Sales positions are generally both lucrative and provide a way of using your library skills in a non-traditional way. Content licensing is a very marketable skill set and in high demand.…
Meredith Lavine, Artfulresumes.com: There are a number of excellent library and information science organizations with student chapters as well under the “Schools” top navigation bar on libgig.com.
Meredith Lavine, Artfulresumes.com: An informational interview is an information gathering meeting to make a new contact and gain valuable information about an organization and their operations. Conducting an informational interview solidifies that industry contact and builds a rapport. There is no job opening, so the…
Meredith Lavine, Artfulresumes.com: Networking is an acquired skill, which is best improved by practice. Some options to consider are to join professional associations and organizations designed to strengthen soft skills. Consider joining Toastmasters to develop presentation skills. Some organizations, such as The Center for Women…
Kathleen Schmidt, Recruiter, LAC: There are incredible opportunities in special libraries. Many find work conducting business or legal research, working as a research analyst. There are books available through ALA, SLA about the subject.
Meredith Lavine, Artfulresumes.com: The market is competitive however, we are fortunate to be in an industry that is driven by the exchange and dissemination of information and general intellectual curiosity. Such favorable conditions are ripe for a subject matter expert to share their knowledge and…
First and foremost, trust your instincts. Every interaction with your potential future employer from point of contact will provide a fairly clear indication of whether or not the work environment in question is going to be a healthy one for you. Organizational dysfunction is generally…
"The K&W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities." This book categorizes each of 356 schools according to the level of disabilities services provided, making it possible to assemble such a list. Another helpful guidebook is Peterson's "Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities or…
Make time to be an intern or volunteer. Some public libraries hire directly from library school but in general, libraries prefer people with experience. Networking in critical in the library world, so avail yourself of opportunities to join professional associations at a reduced student rate…
Use the career center at your school. Speak to your professors, volunteer for events offered by professional associations. Take a look at the websites of companies for which you'd like to work and determine what key competencies they are looking for and make sure you…