Share The closer my friend Jessica got to graduation from our alma mater, the more worried she got about not finding a job. Understandably, Jessica had been pimping herself out for six moths prior to graduation and had not so much as a phone interview yet. Jessica was my litmus stick in the world of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘MLIS’
So, You Want To Be A Librarian/Archivist: Job Hunt Part II: Do’s
Share In my last post, I ranted about the process – which is all fine and dandy because I’m sure that more that type of thing will pour forth from me as I continue on this job hunt. [Repeat after me: Student Loans Will Not Pay For Themselves.] But what I thought about on my [...]
So, You Want To Be A Librarian/Archivist: The Job Hunt (Possibly Part I)
Share In the list of ridiculous things that I consider to be dehumanizing, job hunting is one of them. And by ridiculous I mean that I, myself, find this process ridiculous because the level of bullshit and hoop jumping and dehumanizing because I’m beyond irritated that we, the applicants, get judged by missed punctuation and [...]
What the eff can you do with a MLIS/Archives/Library Science degree?
Share Earlier tonight a friend passed a question on to me from Aardvark in which the person asks, “What can you do with an MLIS other than become a traditional librarian or archivist?” I think this is a very valid question so after I answered, I went to ye old Google1 to see what other [...]
Booksellers v. Librarians: GO!
Share [Ed. note: I started writing this at the end of January of 2009 but never published it for whatever mystery reason I may have had at the time. Nearly 11 months later (eep!), a lot of what is written here is still highly relevant, so I'm cleaning it up and pubbing it.] I wish [...]
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