Bruce A. Wilson, M.Ed., M.S.L.S., C.A.S. Reference Librarian, W.Va. State Law Library 304-558-2607 (direct dial: 304-340-3980) FAX: 304-558-3673 The bicycle is...
1508
Wilson, Bruce
larryu81
Jun 3, 2008 4:16 pm
Bruce A. Wilson, M.Ed., M.S.L.S., C.A.S. Reference Librarian, W.Va. State Law Library 304-558-2607 (direct dial: 304-340-3980) FAX: 304-558-3673 The bicycle is...
1509
Wilson, Bruce
larryu81
Jun 11, 2008 1:33 pm
Bruce A. Wilson, M.Ed., M.S.L.S., C.A.S. Reference Librarian, W.Va. State Law Library 304-558-2607 (direct dial: 304-340-3980) FAX: 304-558-3673 The bicycle is...
1510
Wilson, Bruce
larryu81
Jun 13, 2008 3:07 pm
Bruce A. Wilson, M.Ed., M.S.L.S., C.A.S. Reference Librarian, W.Va. State Law Library 304-558-2607 (direct dial: 304-340-3980) FAX: 304-558-3673 The bicycle is...
1511
Wilson, Bruce
larryu81
Jun 13, 2008 3:07 pm
Bruce A. Wilson, M.Ed., M.S.L.S., C.A.S. Reference Librarian, W.Va. State Law Library 304-558-2607 (direct dial: 304-340-3980) FAX: 304-558-3673 The bicycle is...
1512
Wilson, Bruce
larryu81
Jun 16, 2008 6:38 pm
Bruce A. Wilson, M.Ed., M.S.L.S., C.A.S. Reference Librarian, W.Va. State Law Library 304-558-2607 (direct dial: 304-340-3980) FAX: 304-558-3673 The bicycle is...
1513
Wilson, Bruce
larryu81
Jun 16, 2008 6:38 pm
Bruce A. Wilson, M.Ed., M.S.L.S., C.A.S. Reference Librarian, W.Va. State Law Library 304-558-2607 (direct dial: 304-340-3980) FAX: 304-558-3673 The bicycle is...
1514
Wilson, Bruce
larryu81
Jun 23, 2008 4:17 pm
Bruce A. Wilson, M.Ed., M.S.L.S., C.A.S. Reference Librarian, W.Va. State Law Library 304-558-2607 (direct dial: 304-340-3980) FAX: 304-558-3673 The bicycle is...
1515
janedoelibrarian
janedoelibra...
Jun 23, 2008 4:39 pm
Hi everyone! I've been a public librarian for almost three years, and currently work for QBPL. Making it in NYC on $43k per year is just too darn hard, and I...
1516
smersh43
Jun 23, 2008 6:29 pm
... I hope someone here can give you some advice! I have sort of the same sitation. As salaries are frozen, benefits are pruned, and the cost of living herre...
1517
Thomas Roche
tertullianus_2000@...
Jun 23, 2008 6:42 pm
Sadly, there does seem to be a snobbish attitude on the part of academic librarians, seeing themselves as on the top of the heap in libraryland, with public,...
1518
Brian Gray
mindspiral
Jun 23, 2008 7:09 pm
Selling yourself is important in ALL libraries and positions. But in the corporate library, you have the added everyday necessity of justifying your importance...
1519
Brian Gray
mindspiral
Jun 23, 2008 7:14 pm
Have you already been looking at jobs ads? The skills, expertise, and needs listed in the job ads should direct your decisions to gain further education or...
1520
Thomas Roche
tertullianus_2000@...
Jun 23, 2008 7:19 pm
Excellent notion-- so how does he translate this corporate experience and skill into language that still gets some academic libraries to actually offer him an...
1521
Thomas Roche
tertullianus_2000@...
Jun 23, 2008 7:21 pm
Sadly, there is a point to this sort of thing. Most resumes today are vetted through automatic HR programs which key onto words from the job ad. Thus,...
1522
Brian Gray
mindspiral
Jun 23, 2008 7:29 pm
The goal of your resume and cover letter is to demonstrate that you are the best candidate for the position advertised. If you feel that directly answering a...
1523
Brian Gray
mindspiral
Jun 23, 2008 7:31 pm
You would lists your skills and experiences and match them to the needs of the job ad. Using the example vocabulary in the job ad re-write your resume and...
1524
Thomas Roche
tertullianus_2000@...
Jun 23, 2008 7:44 pm
No, the HR flunkies and/or their computer expect this, since they do not know what the words mean, so they cannot read carefully a well-written letter that...
1525
Brian Gray
mindspiral
Jun 23, 2008 7:50 pm
I am not going to argue on a public list. But if you are not writing your resumes and cover letters as expected by the hiring organization, you have no chance...
1526
Thomas Roche
tertullianus_2000@...
Jun 23, 2008 8:04 pm
I did not say you weren't right about this, though the bias is real (and one characteristic of biased individuals is that they tend not to recognize their...
1527
Thomas Roche
tertullianus_2000@...
Jun 23, 2008 8:06 pm
This is not how people were taught to write then, my boy. Except perhaps for some engineers, who aren't really known for writing skills. I suppose I gotta ask...
1528
Brian Gray
mindspiral
Jun 23, 2008 10:21 pm
In my library and the last couple organizations I belonged, we do not use HR to screen nor computers. If you did not address the needs of the job ad, your...
1529
Brian Gray
mindspiral
Jun 23, 2008 10:28 pm
Maybe you learned resuming writing from the wrong person, because your experience is not typical. If you do not address the needs of an organization, you have...
1530
Bruce Wilson
larryu81
Jun 24, 2008 1:08 pm
... From: Bruce Alan Wilson [mailto:bawilson@...] Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 9:05 AM To: brucewilson@... Subject: FW: Chronicle search agent:...
1531
Bruce Wilson
larryu81
Jun 24, 2008 1:08 pm
... From: Bruce Alan Wilson [mailto:bawilson@...] Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 9:05 AM To: brucewilson@... Subject: FW: Chronicle search agent:...
1532
Wilson, Bruce
larryu81
Jun 24, 2008 5:44 pm
The question is-do you want the job or not? If you are not willing to tailor your resume/application letter to the language of the hiring organization, it...
1533
Strelnikov
smersh43
Jun 25, 2008 3:31 pm
Years ago, as a paraprofessional, many of my co-workers and I were virtually browbeaten into getting an MLS. Without it, we would "go nowhere" we were told. I...
1534
Wilson, Bruce
larryu81
Jul 1, 2008 3:53 pm
Bruce A. Wilson, M.Ed., M.S.L.S., C.A.S. Reference Librarian, W.Va. State Law Library 304-558-2607 (direct dial: 304-340-3980) FAX: 304-558-3673 The bicycle is...
1535
Wilson, Bruce
larryu81
Jul 1, 2008 3:53 pm
Bruce A. Wilson, M.Ed., M.S.L.S., C.A.S. Reference Librarian, W.Va. State Law Library 304-558-2607 (direct dial: 304-340-3980) FAX: 304-558-3673 The bicycle is...
1536
laurieshaina@...
laurieshaina
Jul 2, 2008 6:37 pm
At last some signs of life in this listserv......you go Brian! As for Thomas,you sound rather ancient and out of touch with reality, with all due respect. As...
