Applying for a Library Job - Don't Do This!
Channel: SJSU School of Information
Date: 2013-09-10

Podcast Links:
http://amazon.sjsu.edu/slisPod/colloquia/fa13/careerSJPLFA13.mp3
http://amazon.sjsu.edu/slisPod/colloquia/fa13/careerSJPLFA13.mp4

Abstract:
Hiring managers from the San José Public Library will talk about their most recent recruitment for a Librarian 1. Of the more than 200 applications submitted, 50% didn't meet the minimum qualifications, and 75% didn't answer the supplemental questions appropriately. Don't let this be you. Come to this session and find out what you should do when applying for jobs. Our guest speakers will tell you what they are looking for in applicants and provide guidance on how to answer supplemental questions. Be one of the successful candidates - make it to the interview stage!

Biography: Angie Miraflor
Angie Miraflor has been a librarian at the San José Public Library since 2006, and she is currently the initiatives manager where she supervises the Children's Room, the California Room, and staff development and training, among other things. She is a 2005 graduate of the San José State University School of Library and Information Science, and she is an advocate for teen services.

Biography: Katie DuPraw
Katie Dupraw is the access services manager at the San José Public Library.
After 17 years in the field, she completed the Executive Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program at the San José State University School of Library and Information Science in 2009. DuPraw calls herself "an accidental librarian" who intended on pursuing a career as a technical writer or software trainer.

Biography: Sandra Stewart
Sandra Stewart is the acting division manager at the San José Public Library. She received her master's degree in library and information science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has worked in public libraries for more than 20 years. Her library passions include children's literature and introducing technology to reluctant and new users.