[Publib] re: lament

[Karen Schneider]

First, thanks to Ann for this offer--that's extremely generous. Second, I
fully agree. I blogged about this recently:

http://freerangelibrarian.com/2008/05/29/upselling-yourself/

Maybe it's no accident that Ann and I both have military experience (that
is, we have worked in a predominantly male industry).

Karen G. Schneider


On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 11:12 AM, Ann M. Reeves <areeves at mcl-lib.org> wrote:

> Just so happens I own a resume writing business (I'm not promoting it
> here.) and I'll be happy to review Terri's free-of-charge.  Terri can
> contact me and I will give her my business phone where she can call me
> and when I'm not on library time.
>
> However, the #1 sin people commit when they write their own resumes is
> they grossly undersell themselves.  This is especially true with women.
> It's even more so in an industry that's predomionanatley female.
> Assertiveness is not always perceived as a good trait to have as a woman
> and, having served active duty for 7 years in the Navy then having a 13
> year career in the petroleum industry (overwhelmingly male), I can tell
> you assertiveness, maybe even pushiness, is not cultured AT ALL in the
> library business whereas in male-dominated industries it's expected.
>
> Men see a problem, create a plan and attack it.  Women tend to sit on
> their hands, whine about it, and expect somebod else to take care of it
> for them.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org
> [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Sara Weissman
> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 7:49 AM
> To: publib at webjunction.org
> Subject: [Publib] re: lament
>
> 1) Would any of the directors, regular reviewers of resumes, hirers? on
> the list like to review Terri's resume and offer any suggestions for
> perhaps tuning it up? Off- list, if you can/will.  (Mutual assistance
> ..what we excel at here!)
> 2) Terri .. it is always harder finding work in the immediate environs
> of a LIS program sending out new grads every year. Is true here in NJ
> (Rutgers) and I imagine it is likewise in MI, IL, MA, etc. etc.  Also
> not easy when public funding is declining (loss of logging money in the
> northwest, for example).  We took a 5% budget cut last year and they
> want more this year. Our reference staff has dropped from 11 to 8 in the
> past three years.
>
> As a 60-yr old of whom a 40-yr old colleague lately remarked "She's old!
> she'll retire soon." (Not!) ..forget the ageism thing.  It is as hard
> and frustrating for younger librarians to find work as for older. Our
> latest hire was for only 15-hrs/wk ..a young, energetic, bright fellow
> who reminds us all of the joy of discovery at the beginning of a career.
> It is his attitude, not any "techyness", that is a great addition to our
> collective effort and identity.
>     I would certainly hope the face(s) of librarianship were as varied
> as the face(s) of the public who walk through our doors. It is the
> essential credo of public libraries:
> open to enhance and advance the lives of all who seek us out.  So too it
> should be for the profession: open to all who are committing themselves
> to serving their fellow human beings. Anything less is not what this
> profession--or this list--is about.
>
>
> Sara Weissman, co-moderator
> PubLib-L
>
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