Career Q&A From the Library Career People

Career Q&A From the Library Career People, a regular feature in LISjobs.com's Info Career Trends newsletter since 2003, morphed into a blog in November 2007. Please see newer Q&A at their blog, or browse older columns below.

2007 Columns

• September 2007 (Consulting work with a school, overcoming seeming to be overqualified for entry-level library work)
• July 2007 (Moving from part-time to full-time, public to corporate, getting a job before going to library school)
• May 2007 (Burned out and looking for other ways to use an MLS, web design)
• March 2007 (Online resources to help you keep up)
• January 2007 (Mentoring)

2006 Columns

• November 2006 (Making follow-up calls, moving from a community college to a university library)
• September 2006 (Not getting interviews, finding salary information)
• July 2006 (Taking a non-library job)
• May 2006 (Indexing and abstracting from home, dealing with unemployment and mental health issues, using a foreign MLS in the U.S.)
• March 2006 (Dealing with hiring discrimination)
• January 2006 (Choosing a second master's, finding a job in a desired geographical area)

2005 Columns

• November 2005 (K-12 certification, informational interviews)
• September 2005 (Returning to the workforce, becoming an IIP)
• July 2005 (Health sciences librarianship, highlighting transferable skills)
• May 2005 (Job hopping, whether to accept a job offer while waiting for another "better" offer)
• March 2005 (Choosing a school, interviewing well without previous experience)
• January 2005 (Finding a specialty that's both enjoyable and pays off student loans, basics about librarianship and the demand for librarians)

2004 Columns

• November 2004 (Landing a full-time position as an archivist)
• September 2004 (Getting a second master's, breaking into cataloging work)
• July 2004 (Finding part-time work, finding work with a disability, dealing with a trainee program that turns out not to work as advertised)
• May 2004 (Finding library work without experience, how long to stay in a position before moving on)
• March 2004 (Moving from special to academic libraries)
• January 2004 (Getting a promotion, explaining why you left a given position)

2003 Columns

• November 2003 (Staying active while employed outside the field, working in Canada with a U.S. degree)
• September 2003 (Working virtually)
• July 2003 (CVs, looking for part-time research work)
• May 2003 (Finding job opportunities in a given state)
• March 2003 (Column introduction)