Librarian shortage in New Jerseyjob search

by Meredith Farkas on 1/3/2005 with Comments Off on Librarian shortage in New Jersey

I lived in New Jersey (near Princeton) until I was 12. I have very fond memories of the area, so I’ve been looking for jobs in public and academic libraries there. While I’ve applied for several, I really haven’t found that New Jersey has a glut of open librarian jobs. Apparently, I must be blind, …

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MLS: Buyer beware?job search

by Meredith Farkas on 1/1/2005 with 9 comments

Last night, when I got home from my New Year’s Eve revelry (which consisted of baking cookies with a five-year-old, playing Chutes and Ladders, and drinking sparkling cider), I found a comment on my blog from someone considering entering a library science program: Hello, I do not know if Iam grateful or scared to have …

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Dispaches from the job huntjob search

by Meredith Farkas on 12/30/2004 with 3 comments

Today, Dorothea at Caveat Lector wrote about Them jobhuntin’ blues. Oh yes, I do feel your pain. After applying for jobs since late September, I really think I could get hired as a usability expert for human resource departments and universities. If it takes me more then three minutes on a university or library’s website …

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Graduating today, but still have a lot to learnjob search, libraries, library school, our digital future

by Meredith Farkas on 12/11/2004 with Comments Off on Graduating today, but still have a lot to learn

Wow, so today is the day I graduate. Being that my whole library educational experience was virtual (except for my internship and a trip to the ALA conference in June) it all feels somewhat unreal or surreal. Since I’m not driving up to Tallahassee for graduation, there really isn’t going to be any fanfare. Maybe …

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Reflections from the job huntjob search

by Meredith Farkas on 12/9/2004 with 1 comment

I’ve been applying for jobs now, primarily in academic and public libraries, since late September. I had professors and students alike tell me that if I’m geographically flexible and have a second masters degree I should have no problem getting a job. So why is it that the only institutions that have been interested in …

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What are libraries looking for?job search, library school

by Meredith Farkas on 12/2/2004 with Comments Off on What are libraries looking for?

I’m back from my wacky wild trip into our legal system. I’ll just say that I hope I’m never on the other side of the law, because it was nerve-wracking enough just being in the jury pool! And I don’t know if this is typical, but the courtroom was the coldest room I’ve been in. …

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Paraprofessional jobs?job search, libraries

by Meredith Farkas on 11/27/2004 with Comments Off on Paraprofessional jobs?

This month’s LIScareer.com has an article about taking a paraprofessional job once you have your MLS. This is something I’ve certainly been thinking about now that I’m 2 weeks away from graduation and have seen what the job market looks like for an entry-level professional librarian. While Robert Newlen and Teri Switzer make good points …

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Visionary librariesjob search, libraries

by Meredith Farkas on 11/21/2004 with Comments Off on Visionary libraries

I’ve been applying for jobs since late September as I’ll be graduating in just a couple of weeks with my MLS (or whatever my school calls it). I’m not the sort of person who is dead-set on working in a specific type of library. If anything, the type of library I want to work in …

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