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I have an interview with ASRC in Washington DC on Monday. Has anyone ever worked there before? My bigest concerns are the work environment, the benefits (I have a family) and the fact that my employment is based on this company keeping its federal contract, which they assure me is very secure.
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Pete - I haven't worked for ASRC, but they've been posting federal jobs on LISjobs.com steadily for years, so I'm assuming they have a fairly steady contract. Good luck with the interview!
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Yes, they are a contractor, so you are working for them in name but your actual place of employment and work environment will likely not be with them, but at a library they are hiring for. For example, if they contract with EPA libraries, you'd be working at an EPA library, not at their offices. They have a solid reputation as far as I've heard. Yes, they do occasionally get in bidding wars for contracts, so that could happen while you work for them. Ask them when their contract is up for renewal. Usually the benefits are OK for contractors. Not as good as for federal employees, but not bad either. Norm is 10 days vacation, decent health and 5 days sick in the beginning, per year. 401K as well. Ask them about this in the interview.
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I'm also thinking about applying for an ARSC position. I consider two weeks vacation to be the absolute minimum. How do the salaries at ARSC compare with other libraries?
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ASRC would not be actually setting the salary. It would be the contracting library. But anytime you get a 3rd party involved, they have to get paid some how. Either the hired person works for slightly less or the contracting library pays higher service fees. Many organizations do not even offer two weeks vacation and some make you work their for a year first. So, make sure you ask up front if that is make or break for you.
Brian C. Gray Head of Reference & Engineering Librarian Kelvin Smith Library Case Western Reserve University http://blog.case.edu/bcg8bcg8@case.edu
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