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Be You.(Just the
best possible version of you.)
Agenda•About me•About Hiring Librarians•Key Findings•About you•Getting Hired is Your Choice•Except When It Isn’t•Fuck Professionalism•Finding Your Fit•Who is the Best You?•Questions and Discussion
My Story
Original Survey
What Should Candidates Learn in Library School?
What Should Candidates Learn in Library School?
Theory v. Practice (5 is practice, 1 is theory and 3 means “both equally”)
What Should Candidates Wear?
Job Hunter’s Survey
State of the LIS Job Market
Your Story
Your Choic
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“Not dissimilar from the library profession overall, ALA members are: Predominantly white (87.1%).” “The membership is predominantly female (81.0% female to 19.0% male).”
From ALA Demographic Studies, 2014. http://www.ala.org/research/sites/ala.org.research/files/content/initiatives/membershipsurveys/September2014ALADemographics.pdf
Finding Your
Fit
The
Best
You
