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Margaret Howard SLA Virginia Chapter Career Day Friday May 1, 2015

Entry Level Librarian Job VA SLA 2015

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Page 1: Entry Level Librarian Job VA SLA 2015

Margaret Howard

SLA Virginia Chapter Career Day

Friday May 1 2015

Margaret Howard

Soon-to-be Branch Manager at

Chesterfield County Public Library

Miss_Librarian

Fancylibrariantumblrcom

Margarethoward01gmailcom

Getting Experience

Applying

Interviewing

Mindset

Librarian ne ldquoentry level positionrdquo

Being professionally involved and

networking is incredibly helpful but you

make the experience

Network with people at conferences

Find a mentor

ldquoItrsquos not what you know but who you

knowhelliprdquo

Networking for Introverts ndash Megan Hodgebull ldquoBe scared everyday and have a drink in your

handrdquo ndash Peter Bromberg

Mentoring programs ndash VLA NMRT and ALA

NMRT

INALJbull LinkedIn group

bull regular published articles specific to the librarian

job hunt

bull Opportunities for experience

wwwvlaorgvla-jobline

Joblistalaorg

wwwIndeedcom

Govrsquot wwwusajobsgov

Special httpcareercenterslaorgjobs

Academic higheredjobscom

K-12 httpwwwschoolspringcom

Community Communitycollegejobscom

wwwaskamanagerorg

httphiringlibrarianscom

Situational questions ndash harder than they

sound

Entry-level interviews are the most difficult

ndash Practice

Remember You are your worst critic

Mind amp Body

Breathing

Jamming

Posing ndash Ann Cuddy TEDtalk

The 1 question from job seekers

ldquoIrsquove been looking for a job applying and

interviewing for X amount of time Irsquove been doing

ABC amp D why have I not gotten a jobrdquo

ldquoOnly 25 of job success is predicted by IQ

75 of job successes are predicted by your

optimism levels you social support and your

ability to see stress as a challenge instead of as

a threatrdquo ndash Shawn Achor

Be Open

Be Positive

Never Give Up

bull ldquoDaring Greatlyrdquo ndash Brene Brown

Challenges are opportunities

ldquoThat which we manifest is before us

we are the creators of our own destiny Be it

through intention or ignorance our successes

and our failures have been brought on by

none other than ourselvesrdquo

- Garth Stein The Art of Racing in the Rain

Margaret Howard

Chesterfield County Public Library

Miss_Librarian

Fancylibrariantumblrcom

Margarethoward01gmailcom

Page 2: Entry Level Librarian Job VA SLA 2015

Margaret Howard

Soon-to-be Branch Manager at

Chesterfield County Public Library

Miss_Librarian

Fancylibrariantumblrcom

Margarethoward01gmailcom

Getting Experience

Applying

Interviewing

Mindset

Librarian ne ldquoentry level positionrdquo

Being professionally involved and

networking is incredibly helpful but you

make the experience

Network with people at conferences

Find a mentor

ldquoItrsquos not what you know but who you

knowhelliprdquo

Networking for Introverts ndash Megan Hodgebull ldquoBe scared everyday and have a drink in your

handrdquo ndash Peter Bromberg

Mentoring programs ndash VLA NMRT and ALA

NMRT

INALJbull LinkedIn group

bull regular published articles specific to the librarian

job hunt

bull Opportunities for experience

wwwvlaorgvla-jobline

Joblistalaorg

wwwIndeedcom

Govrsquot wwwusajobsgov

Special httpcareercenterslaorgjobs

Academic higheredjobscom

K-12 httpwwwschoolspringcom

Community Communitycollegejobscom

wwwaskamanagerorg

httphiringlibrarianscom

Situational questions ndash harder than they

sound

Entry-level interviews are the most difficult

ndash Practice

Remember You are your worst critic

Mind amp Body

Breathing

Jamming

Posing ndash Ann Cuddy TEDtalk

The 1 question from job seekers

ldquoIrsquove been looking for a job applying and

interviewing for X amount of time Irsquove been doing

ABC amp D why have I not gotten a jobrdquo

ldquoOnly 25 of job success is predicted by IQ

75 of job successes are predicted by your

optimism levels you social support and your

ability to see stress as a challenge instead of as

a threatrdquo ndash Shawn Achor

Be Open

Be Positive

Never Give Up

bull ldquoDaring Greatlyrdquo ndash Brene Brown

Challenges are opportunities

ldquoThat which we manifest is before us

we are the creators of our own destiny Be it

through intention or ignorance our successes

and our failures have been brought on by

none other than ourselvesrdquo

- Garth Stein The Art of Racing in the Rain

Margaret Howard

Chesterfield County Public Library

Miss_Librarian

Fancylibrariantumblrcom

Margarethoward01gmailcom

Page 3: Entry Level Librarian Job VA SLA 2015

Getting Experience

Applying

Interviewing

Mindset

Librarian ne ldquoentry level positionrdquo

Being professionally involved and

networking is incredibly helpful but you

make the experience

Network with people at conferences

Find a mentor

ldquoItrsquos not what you know but who you

knowhelliprdquo

Networking for Introverts ndash Megan Hodgebull ldquoBe scared everyday and have a drink in your

handrdquo ndash Peter Bromberg

Mentoring programs ndash VLA NMRT and ALA

NMRT

INALJbull LinkedIn group

bull regular published articles specific to the librarian

job hunt

bull Opportunities for experience

wwwvlaorgvla-jobline

Joblistalaorg

wwwIndeedcom

Govrsquot wwwusajobsgov

Special httpcareercenterslaorgjobs

Academic higheredjobscom

K-12 httpwwwschoolspringcom

Community Communitycollegejobscom

wwwaskamanagerorg

httphiringlibrarianscom

Situational questions ndash harder than they

sound

Entry-level interviews are the most difficult

ndash Practice

Remember You are your worst critic

Mind amp Body

Breathing

Jamming

Posing ndash Ann Cuddy TEDtalk

The 1 question from job seekers

ldquoIrsquove been looking for a job applying and

interviewing for X amount of time Irsquove been doing

ABC amp D why have I not gotten a jobrdquo

ldquoOnly 25 of job success is predicted by IQ

75 of job successes are predicted by your

optimism levels you social support and your

ability to see stress as a challenge instead of as

a threatrdquo ndash Shawn Achor

Be Open

Be Positive

Never Give Up

bull ldquoDaring Greatlyrdquo ndash Brene Brown

Challenges are opportunities

ldquoThat which we manifest is before us

we are the creators of our own destiny Be it

through intention or ignorance our successes

and our failures have been brought on by

none other than ourselvesrdquo

- Garth Stein The Art of Racing in the Rain

Margaret Howard

Chesterfield County Public Library

Miss_Librarian

Fancylibrariantumblrcom

Margarethoward01gmailcom

Page 4: Entry Level Librarian Job VA SLA 2015

Librarian ne ldquoentry level positionrdquo

Being professionally involved and

networking is incredibly helpful but you

make the experience

Network with people at conferences

Find a mentor

ldquoItrsquos not what you know but who you

knowhelliprdquo

Networking for Introverts ndash Megan Hodgebull ldquoBe scared everyday and have a drink in your

handrdquo ndash Peter Bromberg

Mentoring programs ndash VLA NMRT and ALA

NMRT

INALJbull LinkedIn group

bull regular published articles specific to the librarian

job hunt

bull Opportunities for experience

wwwvlaorgvla-jobline

Joblistalaorg

wwwIndeedcom

Govrsquot wwwusajobsgov

Special httpcareercenterslaorgjobs

Academic higheredjobscom

K-12 httpwwwschoolspringcom

Community Communitycollegejobscom

wwwaskamanagerorg

httphiringlibrarianscom

Situational questions ndash harder than they

sound

Entry-level interviews are the most difficult

ndash Practice

Remember You are your worst critic

Mind amp Body

Breathing

Jamming

Posing ndash Ann Cuddy TEDtalk

The 1 question from job seekers

ldquoIrsquove been looking for a job applying and

interviewing for X amount of time Irsquove been doing

ABC amp D why have I not gotten a jobrdquo

ldquoOnly 25 of job success is predicted by IQ

75 of job successes are predicted by your

optimism levels you social support and your

ability to see stress as a challenge instead of as

a threatrdquo ndash Shawn Achor

Be Open

Be Positive

Never Give Up

bull ldquoDaring Greatlyrdquo ndash Brene Brown

Challenges are opportunities

ldquoThat which we manifest is before us

we are the creators of our own destiny Be it

through intention or ignorance our successes

and our failures have been brought on by

none other than ourselvesrdquo

- Garth Stein The Art of Racing in the Rain

Margaret Howard

Chesterfield County Public Library

Miss_Librarian

Fancylibrariantumblrcom

Margarethoward01gmailcom

Page 5: Entry Level Librarian Job VA SLA 2015

Being professionally involved and

networking is incredibly helpful but you

make the experience

Network with people at conferences

Find a mentor

ldquoItrsquos not what you know but who you

knowhelliprdquo

Networking for Introverts ndash Megan Hodgebull ldquoBe scared everyday and have a drink in your

handrdquo ndash Peter Bromberg

Mentoring programs ndash VLA NMRT and ALA

NMRT

INALJbull LinkedIn group

bull regular published articles specific to the librarian

job hunt

bull Opportunities for experience

wwwvlaorgvla-jobline

Joblistalaorg

wwwIndeedcom

Govrsquot wwwusajobsgov

Special httpcareercenterslaorgjobs

Academic higheredjobscom

K-12 httpwwwschoolspringcom

Community Communitycollegejobscom

wwwaskamanagerorg

httphiringlibrarianscom

Situational questions ndash harder than they

sound

Entry-level interviews are the most difficult

ndash Practice

Remember You are your worst critic

Mind amp Body

Breathing

Jamming

Posing ndash Ann Cuddy TEDtalk

The 1 question from job seekers

ldquoIrsquove been looking for a job applying and

interviewing for X amount of time Irsquove been doing

ABC amp D why have I not gotten a jobrdquo

ldquoOnly 25 of job success is predicted by IQ

75 of job successes are predicted by your

optimism levels you social support and your

ability to see stress as a challenge instead of as

a threatrdquo ndash Shawn Achor

Be Open

Be Positive

Never Give Up

bull ldquoDaring Greatlyrdquo ndash Brene Brown

Challenges are opportunities

ldquoThat which we manifest is before us

we are the creators of our own destiny Be it

through intention or ignorance our successes

and our failures have been brought on by

none other than ourselvesrdquo

- Garth Stein The Art of Racing in the Rain

Margaret Howard

Chesterfield County Public Library

Miss_Librarian

Fancylibrariantumblrcom

Margarethoward01gmailcom

Page 6: Entry Level Librarian Job VA SLA 2015

Networking for Introverts ndash Megan Hodgebull ldquoBe scared everyday and have a drink in your

handrdquo ndash Peter Bromberg

Mentoring programs ndash VLA NMRT and ALA

NMRT

INALJbull LinkedIn group

bull regular published articles specific to the librarian

job hunt

bull Opportunities for experience

wwwvlaorgvla-jobline

Joblistalaorg

wwwIndeedcom

Govrsquot wwwusajobsgov

Special httpcareercenterslaorgjobs

Academic higheredjobscom

K-12 httpwwwschoolspringcom

Community Communitycollegejobscom

wwwaskamanagerorg

httphiringlibrarianscom

Situational questions ndash harder than they

sound

Entry-level interviews are the most difficult

ndash Practice

Remember You are your worst critic

Mind amp Body

Breathing

Jamming

Posing ndash Ann Cuddy TEDtalk

The 1 question from job seekers

ldquoIrsquove been looking for a job applying and

interviewing for X amount of time Irsquove been doing

ABC amp D why have I not gotten a jobrdquo

ldquoOnly 25 of job success is predicted by IQ

75 of job successes are predicted by your

optimism levels you social support and your

ability to see stress as a challenge instead of as

a threatrdquo ndash Shawn Achor

Be Open

Be Positive

Never Give Up

bull ldquoDaring Greatlyrdquo ndash Brene Brown

Challenges are opportunities

ldquoThat which we manifest is before us

we are the creators of our own destiny Be it

through intention or ignorance our successes

and our failures have been brought on by

none other than ourselvesrdquo

- Garth Stein The Art of Racing in the Rain

Margaret Howard

Chesterfield County Public Library

Miss_Librarian

Fancylibrariantumblrcom

Margarethoward01gmailcom

Page 7: Entry Level Librarian Job VA SLA 2015

INALJbull LinkedIn group

bull regular published articles specific to the librarian

job hunt

bull Opportunities for experience

wwwvlaorgvla-jobline

Joblistalaorg

wwwIndeedcom

Govrsquot wwwusajobsgov

Special httpcareercenterslaorgjobs

Academic higheredjobscom

K-12 httpwwwschoolspringcom

Community Communitycollegejobscom

wwwaskamanagerorg

httphiringlibrarianscom

Situational questions ndash harder than they

sound

Entry-level interviews are the most difficult

ndash Practice

Remember You are your worst critic

Mind amp Body

Breathing

Jamming

Posing ndash Ann Cuddy TEDtalk

The 1 question from job seekers

ldquoIrsquove been looking for a job applying and

interviewing for X amount of time Irsquove been doing

ABC amp D why have I not gotten a jobrdquo

ldquoOnly 25 of job success is predicted by IQ

75 of job successes are predicted by your

optimism levels you social support and your

ability to see stress as a challenge instead of as

a threatrdquo ndash Shawn Achor

Be Open

Be Positive

Never Give Up

bull ldquoDaring Greatlyrdquo ndash Brene Brown

Challenges are opportunities

ldquoThat which we manifest is before us

we are the creators of our own destiny Be it

through intention or ignorance our successes

and our failures have been brought on by

none other than ourselvesrdquo

- Garth Stein The Art of Racing in the Rain

Margaret Howard

Chesterfield County Public Library

Miss_Librarian

Fancylibrariantumblrcom

Margarethoward01gmailcom

Page 8: Entry Level Librarian Job VA SLA 2015

wwwvlaorgvla-jobline

Joblistalaorg

wwwIndeedcom

Govrsquot wwwusajobsgov

Special httpcareercenterslaorgjobs

Academic higheredjobscom

K-12 httpwwwschoolspringcom

Community Communitycollegejobscom

wwwaskamanagerorg

httphiringlibrarianscom

Situational questions ndash harder than they

sound

Entry-level interviews are the most difficult

ndash Practice

Remember You are your worst critic

Mind amp Body

Breathing

Jamming

Posing ndash Ann Cuddy TEDtalk

The 1 question from job seekers

ldquoIrsquove been looking for a job applying and

interviewing for X amount of time Irsquove been doing

ABC amp D why have I not gotten a jobrdquo

ldquoOnly 25 of job success is predicted by IQ

75 of job successes are predicted by your

optimism levels you social support and your

ability to see stress as a challenge instead of as

a threatrdquo ndash Shawn Achor

Be Open

Be Positive

Never Give Up

bull ldquoDaring Greatlyrdquo ndash Brene Brown

Challenges are opportunities

ldquoThat which we manifest is before us

we are the creators of our own destiny Be it

through intention or ignorance our successes

and our failures have been brought on by

none other than ourselvesrdquo

- Garth Stein The Art of Racing in the Rain

Margaret Howard

Chesterfield County Public Library

Miss_Librarian

Fancylibrariantumblrcom

Margarethoward01gmailcom

Page 9: Entry Level Librarian Job VA SLA 2015

wwwaskamanagerorg

httphiringlibrarianscom

Situational questions ndash harder than they

sound

Entry-level interviews are the most difficult

ndash Practice

Remember You are your worst critic

Mind amp Body

Breathing

Jamming

Posing ndash Ann Cuddy TEDtalk

The 1 question from job seekers

ldquoIrsquove been looking for a job applying and

interviewing for X amount of time Irsquove been doing

ABC amp D why have I not gotten a jobrdquo

ldquoOnly 25 of job success is predicted by IQ

75 of job successes are predicted by your

optimism levels you social support and your

ability to see stress as a challenge instead of as

a threatrdquo ndash Shawn Achor

Be Open

Be Positive

Never Give Up

bull ldquoDaring Greatlyrdquo ndash Brene Brown

Challenges are opportunities

ldquoThat which we manifest is before us

we are the creators of our own destiny Be it

through intention or ignorance our successes

and our failures have been brought on by

none other than ourselvesrdquo

- Garth Stein The Art of Racing in the Rain

Margaret Howard

Chesterfield County Public Library

Miss_Librarian

Fancylibrariantumblrcom

Margarethoward01gmailcom

Page 10: Entry Level Librarian Job VA SLA 2015

Situational questions ndash harder than they

sound

Entry-level interviews are the most difficult

ndash Practice

Remember You are your worst critic

Mind amp Body

Breathing

Jamming

Posing ndash Ann Cuddy TEDtalk

The 1 question from job seekers

ldquoIrsquove been looking for a job applying and

interviewing for X amount of time Irsquove been doing

ABC amp D why have I not gotten a jobrdquo

ldquoOnly 25 of job success is predicted by IQ

75 of job successes are predicted by your

optimism levels you social support and your

ability to see stress as a challenge instead of as

a threatrdquo ndash Shawn Achor

Be Open

Be Positive

Never Give Up

bull ldquoDaring Greatlyrdquo ndash Brene Brown

Challenges are opportunities

ldquoThat which we manifest is before us

we are the creators of our own destiny Be it

through intention or ignorance our successes

and our failures have been brought on by

none other than ourselvesrdquo

- Garth Stein The Art of Racing in the Rain

Margaret Howard

Chesterfield County Public Library

Miss_Librarian

Fancylibrariantumblrcom

Margarethoward01gmailcom

Page 11: Entry Level Librarian Job VA SLA 2015

Mind amp Body

Breathing

Jamming

Posing ndash Ann Cuddy TEDtalk

The 1 question from job seekers

ldquoIrsquove been looking for a job applying and

interviewing for X amount of time Irsquove been doing

ABC amp D why have I not gotten a jobrdquo

ldquoOnly 25 of job success is predicted by IQ

75 of job successes are predicted by your

optimism levels you social support and your

ability to see stress as a challenge instead of as

a threatrdquo ndash Shawn Achor

Be Open

Be Positive

Never Give Up

bull ldquoDaring Greatlyrdquo ndash Brene Brown

Challenges are opportunities

ldquoThat which we manifest is before us

we are the creators of our own destiny Be it

through intention or ignorance our successes

and our failures have been brought on by

none other than ourselvesrdquo

- Garth Stein The Art of Racing in the Rain

Margaret Howard

Chesterfield County Public Library

Miss_Librarian

Fancylibrariantumblrcom

Margarethoward01gmailcom

Page 12: Entry Level Librarian Job VA SLA 2015

The 1 question from job seekers

ldquoIrsquove been looking for a job applying and

interviewing for X amount of time Irsquove been doing

ABC amp D why have I not gotten a jobrdquo

ldquoOnly 25 of job success is predicted by IQ

75 of job successes are predicted by your

optimism levels you social support and your

ability to see stress as a challenge instead of as

a threatrdquo ndash Shawn Achor

Be Open

Be Positive

Never Give Up

bull ldquoDaring Greatlyrdquo ndash Brene Brown

Challenges are opportunities

ldquoThat which we manifest is before us

we are the creators of our own destiny Be it

through intention or ignorance our successes

and our failures have been brought on by

none other than ourselvesrdquo

- Garth Stein The Art of Racing in the Rain

Margaret Howard

Chesterfield County Public Library

Miss_Librarian

Fancylibrariantumblrcom

Margarethoward01gmailcom

Page 13: Entry Level Librarian Job VA SLA 2015

ldquoOnly 25 of job success is predicted by IQ

75 of job successes are predicted by your

optimism levels you social support and your

ability to see stress as a challenge instead of as

a threatrdquo ndash Shawn Achor

Be Open

Be Positive

Never Give Up

bull ldquoDaring Greatlyrdquo ndash Brene Brown

Challenges are opportunities

ldquoThat which we manifest is before us

we are the creators of our own destiny Be it

through intention or ignorance our successes

and our failures have been brought on by

none other than ourselvesrdquo

- Garth Stein The Art of Racing in the Rain

Margaret Howard

Chesterfield County Public Library

Miss_Librarian

Fancylibrariantumblrcom

Margarethoward01gmailcom

Page 14: Entry Level Librarian Job VA SLA 2015

Be Open

Be Positive

Never Give Up

bull ldquoDaring Greatlyrdquo ndash Brene Brown

Challenges are opportunities

ldquoThat which we manifest is before us

we are the creators of our own destiny Be it

through intention or ignorance our successes

and our failures have been brought on by

none other than ourselvesrdquo

- Garth Stein The Art of Racing in the Rain

Margaret Howard

Chesterfield County Public Library

Miss_Librarian

Fancylibrariantumblrcom

Margarethoward01gmailcom

Page 15: Entry Level Librarian Job VA SLA 2015

Challenges are opportunities

ldquoThat which we manifest is before us

we are the creators of our own destiny Be it

through intention or ignorance our successes

and our failures have been brought on by

none other than ourselvesrdquo

- Garth Stein The Art of Racing in the Rain

Margaret Howard

Chesterfield County Public Library

Miss_Librarian

Fancylibrariantumblrcom

Margarethoward01gmailcom

Page 16: Entry Level Librarian Job VA SLA 2015

ldquoThat which we manifest is before us

we are the creators of our own destiny Be it

through intention or ignorance our successes

and our failures have been brought on by

none other than ourselvesrdquo

- Garth Stein The Art of Racing in the Rain

Margaret Howard

Chesterfield County Public Library

Miss_Librarian

Fancylibrariantumblrcom

Margarethoward01gmailcom

Page 17: Entry Level Librarian Job VA SLA 2015

Margaret Howard

Chesterfield County Public Library

Miss_Librarian

Fancylibrariantumblrcom

Margarethoward01gmailcom