It’s Not Easy Being Green:

building strategies for job hunting success for beginners in the library field

Naomi House, MLIS

INALJ Publisher/FounderReference and Acquisitions Librarian at

a Federal Library

Naomi House, MLIS

-Graduated from Rutgers in 2011

-100% online program

-Non-traditional student

-Worked as staff for 6 years before finding my librarian position

Kismet?

I found my job on the DC/SLA listserv

It was only advertised there & on the Catholic University listserv

Why did finding job postings have to be so hard?

I Need a Library Job!!!

What did I want? How could I help my classmates?

listservs + websites+ job scrapers = a Master List

Along with Elizabeth Leonard we began

I Need a Library Job!!!

INALJI = Personalized

Need = We all need to work to live

Library = Still the unifying term (MLS)

Job = Work – the whole point!

INALJ on the Web

INALJ.com

INALJ Facebook

INALJ Twitter

INALJ LinkedIn

INALJ listserv

Experience?

• Volunteer• Pick Two – don’t spread yourself too thin• Look to the Listservs- Ask!• Internships- INALJ lists these too!• Temp agencies• Informational Interviews• Computer skills training• Certification –SLA ClickU

Strategy

• What are your limits? Location? • What won’t you compromise on?• Do you want a job or a library job?• Join listservs!!! • Blogs! Twitter! FB!• Non-library jobs!

• Never rely on only one source.

Resources (INALJ)

• Jobs Websites Alabama-Hawaii• Jobs Websites Idaho-Montana• Jobs Websites Nebraska- Wyoming• Jobs Websites International• All INALJ jobs daily digest• Who we follow (in part)

• h/t to Rachel Singer Gordon at LISjobs.com

Q & A

Now what about you?

Questions?