Effective Telephone Interviews for LIS Job-Seekers

Telephone interviews are an increasingly common avenue for LIS employers to conduct a "get-to-know-you" session before inviting applicants to in-person or video interviews. ALA's Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA), in conjunction with the New Professionals LIS Outreach Team, will be hosting a free webinar on effective telephone interviewing on Friday, June 5, 10-11 a.m. Register for the webinar here…

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Career Planning and iSchool Resources

Now that classes are rolling, you might not have much time to think about your next career move. Whether you are just starting your iSchool journey or preparing for graduation, it's important to plan ahead and consider your long-term goals. Fortunately, the iSchool has lots of resources available to support you. Did you know there are regular online career workshops?…

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Free Virtual Speaker Event Series Hosted by Kent State

The ALA Student Chapter at Kent State wants you to join us for the last three events of our FREE, virtual, speaker event series. All are welcome! We've been so pleased to have many students from other schools join us! RSVP by emailing jkociubu@kent.edu.  Thursday Feb. 28th at 7pm EST: The Interview Process, Diversity, and Beyond for Future Academic Librarians Wednesday March 6th at 8pm EST:…

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ACRL e-Learning webcast: So You Want to be an Academic Librarian: Academic Librarianship and the Hiring Process

Are you interested in academic librarianship? Want to learn more about what working in an academic library entails or what the hiring process is like? Please see this message from ACRL Associate Director, Mary Jane Petrowski. Join ACRL on Thursday, February 21 for the e-Learning webcast So You Want to be an Academic Librarian: Academic Librarianship and the Hiring Process. The webcast will be held…

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Employers Connections for Student Organizations – event recap

Written by: Stephanie Murakami, ALASC Treasurer Last month, San Jose State University’s Career Center hosted an information session titled “Employers Connections for Student Organizations.” Roughly 30 student organization leaders and I gathered in a conference room on the second floor of the stylish and modern Student Union in the the middle of the SJSU campus to learn how we could…

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