Relevant referees reports or those who could respond to your potential workplace practices Evidence of those who self-initiate when acquiring or enhancing workplace skills Those who demonstrate the balance between theory and practice The theoretical component is what is termed underpinning knowledge, the practical component demonstrates your ability to apply it to a workplace situation Academic qualifications are both critical and admirable in our present society. There is a fine line between confidence and arrogance. The traditional Technical Services and Reader Services skills are no longer as segregated as they have been in the past. As stated earlier, the information industry is a very practical profession.
Communication is a critical workplace skill.
I try to let the managers manage, though this is not often easy to do, depending on the situation Experience I have been asked to use my own experiences as an example of success, but I will leave that part of it to your judgement. Contract continued in this position for 30 hours per week whilst I completed the Graduate Diploma. I took every opportunity to work with school libraries to develop information literacy skills of young adults. When I realised that the long-term support for such a position was under threat in the Public libraries, I looked for positions that needed the skills I had and where I could develop skills I didn't have. During my time at the NLA I acted as the Senior Oral History Officer, I worked in the Australian Reference section briefly and the Map Section on a regular basis undertaking both reference and cataloguing duties.