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Bridging the gap: From Employability ... To Employmen t Eleni Zazani New Professionals Conference, Sheffield, 2010

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Bridging the gap: From Employability

... To Employme

ntEleni Zazani

New Professionals Conference, Sheffield, 2010

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Today ...

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Our major Challenges

What employers are looking for

How a positive mind-set can make a difference while in job hunting

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My career curve

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11 years

Summer 2008

Summer

1994

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Make Sense

Be visible

Maintain enthusia

sm

ProvideEvidenc

e

Our Challenges

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The Changing nature of our worldFinancial downturn | Technological advances | New roles

Seek new cost-effective ways of operating

Sustainable services are those with the greatest impact.

Rethink their levels of staffing and provision of services.

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The Changing nature of our worldFinancial downturn | Technological advances | New roles Shape the digital

future of our society

Transform the businesses’ models, our behaviours, and expectations.

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The Changing nature of our worldFinancial downturn | Technological advances | New roles

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The brainstorming ...

Examine the current climate

Envision the future

Define new employability skill-sets

Numerous reportsEndless discussionsEver-growing

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Making senseNew working culture and LIS domain:

New working patterns, such as:

Fixed Short-term and Part-time contractsFlexible working practicesTraining is among the high priorities of Organisations

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Terms DefinedEmployability | Skills | Competencies |

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Core Competencies

•Self-management•Teamworking•Problem solving•Communication and literacy, etc.

Core Librarianship skills

•Cataloguing •Information management•Training Users•Evaluating , etc.

Specific Skills/sector

•Subject knowledge•Business related skills, etc.

Our Skills

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Key attitudes across all competencies

Flexibility

Networking

PassionEvidence

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Passionate and Enthusiastic Professionals

Employers want

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Academic Liaison Librarian

“You will be an enthusiastic ... graduate”

Library Assistant (Collection Development Services)

•We are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive individual

Part Time Library Assistant (Information

Services)“An enthusiastic and dedicated

person is required to work in the Library”

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Why passion is important to the employers

Creates energyBuilds loyaltyEnhances focus Motivates into actionCreates a positive mindsetGenerates innovative solutions Increases performance

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The more you feed it the brighter it is!

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Proving our enthusiasm and passion

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Fuelling our Passion

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Fuelling our Passion (cont.)

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Networkers and liaising professionals

Employers also want

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Learning Support Adviser

“The postholder will network with the wider Library and professional

community

Senior Librarian: Adult Services

“.... liaising with other staff to ensure customer

needs are met.... Recognise the

importance to the Council of active

partnership working.”

Senior Librarian: Adult Services

“.... liaising with other staff to ensure customer

needs are met.... Recognise the

importance to the Council of active

partnership working.”

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Professional networking is important for employers

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Complexity | Sharing | Confidence |Decision Making | Visibility

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Our Challenge is to...

Identify like-minded peopleBe visibleHave a sense of belongingStand out of the crowd

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Building effective networksAsk for help or advice |

“asking for help is a behaviour tied to job success”. (Byham, 2010)

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Building effective networksGet involved |

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Building effective networksIntroduce yourself |

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Building effective networksEngage with social media |

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Flexible & adaptable professionals

Employers want

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“... those skilled individuals who are prepared to work flexibly will get higher

rewards”. (CBI, 2009, p. 22)

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The plethora of job titles and job descriptions actually expands and redefines our careers; it increases our employment-seeking spectrum.

See job-seeking as a full-time occupation.

It is essential to balance our abilities

with our expectations.

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Filling in job applications is a skill

The more we fill in and send the more excellence we acquire

More applications increase the likelihood of finding a job (probability theory)

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Proving our worth means ...giving evidence of our skills

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During Interviews ...

Preparation starts from

making sense of every single organisation and its environmentpaying attention to the big picturepaying attention to the details

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Conclusions ...

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Conclusions ...

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1 “Figures putting together puzzle” available from Microsoft at http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/images/results.aspx?qu=puzzle&origin=FX010132103#ai:MP900442177|

4 “Stick figures fitting arrows” available from Microsoft athttp://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/images/results.aspx?qu=arrows#ai:MC900439356|is:0|

5 “3d puppet, holding big magnifier” used under the Creative Commons Licence http://www.flickr.com/photos/crystaljingsr/3915512820/

6 “Stick figures with laptops” available from Microsoft at http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/images/results.aspx?qu=networks#ai:MC900439359|mt:0|is:0|si:1

7 “MP900422954” available from Microsoft at http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/images/results.aspx?qu=index+cards#ai:MP900422954

8 “3D Bar Graph Meeting”, used under the Creative Commons Licence http://www.flickr.com/photos/lumaxart/2136954043/in/photostream/

9 “Jobs Gear Runner Concept”, used under the Creative Commons Licence http://www.flickr.com/photos/lumaxart/2281131302/in/set-72157603545131468/

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14 “Enthusiasm” used under the Creative Commons Licence http://www.flickr.com/photos/h-k-d/3027627141/

15 “Agni's Dance or Drawing with Fire” used under the Creative Commons Licence http://www.flickr.com/photos/hb2/110666865/

19 “Social Media Landscape” available from http://elisabethsterling.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/social-media-landscape.png?w=305&h=432

20 “团队排列 3D小人高清图片 _zcool.com.cn” used under the Creative Commons Licence http://www.flickr.com/photos/crystaljingsr/3915516172/in/photostream/

21 “communicate 3” available at http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1139527

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22 “3D Full Spectrum Unity Holding Hands Concept” used under the Creative Commons Licence http://www.flickr.com/photos/lumaxart/2137735924/in/set-72157603545124242/

23 “customer-loyalty_retention.jpg” used under the Creative Commons Licence http://www.flickr.com/photos/enriqueburgosgarcia/3364250371/

24 “Anti-Social Media?” used under the Creative Commons Licence http://www.flickr.com/photos/intersectionconsulting/3469011188/

25 “Bending Building” Ginza, Tokyo, Japan 2008/04/29, used under the Creative Commons Licence http://www.flickr.com/photos/guwashi999/2451050777/

26 LuMaxArt Golden Guy Trophy Winner, used under the Creative Commons Licence http://www.flickr.com/photos/lumaxart/2293239853/

27 & 28 “Keys 1”http://www.flickr.com/photos/brenda-starr/3466560105/in/set-72157617806022838/

29 “August 25th "The Big Picture We've Done It I'm a World Record Holder!”, used under the Creative Commons Licence http://www.flickr.com/photos/pikerslanefarm/2796568625/

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30 1. “Vertical process of STAR model”, © Eleni Zazani 20102. “Light bulb word cloud” made from the text of the full

paper of this presentation, © Eleni Zazani, 2010

31 “Film Clapper 4”, available at http://www.sxc.hu/photo/975857

32 “learn 2”, available at http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1013123

33 “Career gear”, © Eleni Zazani, 2010

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