Library summer work
May 10, 2009 1:53 PM Subscribe
Is it too late to find summer work in a library that will provide good experience?
I had a very likely summer job lined up, but it has fallen through due to changes in the organization. I am between my first and second year of a library master's program in Canada and would like to find a position that will offer valuable experience, ideally in an academic setting. I'm not sure that universities are able to skirt the formal HR process, so I would also be open to any sort of information setting, such as one in health care. Money is not an issue at the moment. How should I go about contacting potential employers? Will making phone calls/direct queries be welcome, beyond asking for informational interviews? How should I address my limited experience in my attempts to build upon my experience? I'd love to be able to do something systems related, but beyond the ability to design simple databases, my systems skills are meager. Failing the ability to find a summer position, what else can I do to make the most of the next three and a half months? I at least have had, and will have, part-time library work during the year, so I have some library experience, but the work I've been doing doesn't hit too many of the bullet points found in the descriptions for jobs I'd like to have in the future. I plan on taking a practicum next year to help with this.
I had a very likely summer job lined up, but it has fallen through due to changes in the organization. I am between my first and second year of a library master's program in Canada and would like to find a position that will offer valuable experience, ideally in an academic setting. I'm not sure that universities are able to skirt the formal HR process, so I would also be open to any sort of information setting, such as one in health care. Money is not an issue at the moment. How should I go about contacting potential employers? Will making phone calls/direct queries be welcome, beyond asking for informational interviews? How should I address my limited experience in my attempts to build upon my experience? I'd love to be able to do something systems related, but beyond the ability to design simple databases, my systems skills are meager. Failing the ability to find a summer position, what else can I do to make the most of the next three and a half months? I at least have had, and will have, part-time library work during the year, so I have some library experience, but the work I've been doing doesn't hit too many of the bullet points found in the descriptions for jobs I'd like to have in the future. I plan on taking a practicum next year to help with this.
Response by poster: Cool! Thanks the dief. Could I MeFi mail you?
I've contacted my program's office and am waiting to set up a meeting with someone there.
posted by waterandrock at 2:47 PM on May 10, 2009
I've contacted my program's office and am waiting to set up a meeting with someone there.
posted by waterandrock at 2:47 PM on May 10, 2009
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Have you tried contacting your program's office? Maybe they know something?
posted by the dief at 2:34 PM on May 10, 2009