Career Planning Articles and Resources
A collection of resources students can utilize as they develop their LIS careers and begin job hunting. Articles are selected by Kim Schroeder, LIS Career Advisor. If you would like to suggest an article for the spotlight feature, please contact Kim at ag1797@wayne.edu.
- Web Resources
- Resume Tips
- Cover Letter Hints
- Interview Hints
- Preparing for Interviews
- Phone Interview Tips
- Articles
- Professional Articles
- Archives
Ten Tips for Refining Your Cover Letter
Making Your Cover Letter Work for You
Get Noticed! Powerful Accomplishment Statements Make an Impact
Making Your Cover Letter Work for You
Get Noticed! Powerful Accomplishment Statements Make an Impact
USC SLIS: Frequently Asked Interview Questions
Librarian Job Interview Questions
Children's Librarian Job Interview
Librarian Job Interview Questions
Children's Librarian Job Interview
Mr. Library Dude: Interview Pitfalls
Job Seekers: How to Prepare for an Interview
Moving from Public Services to Systems: Interview Strategies
Job Seekers: How to Prepare for an Interview
Moving from Public Services to Systems: Interview Strategies
It's Your Call: Telephone Interview Strategies
Breaking into Academia: The Dread Phone Interview
5 Phone Interview Tips
Breaking into Academia: The Dread Phone Interview
5 Phone Interview Tips
Additional job resources are available at our Job Resources page.
Nailing the Library Interview
Joe Hardenbrook presents a wealth of library career resources.
Academic Interview Process
Nanako Kodaira offers advice for getting into the academic library field.
Building Your Virtual Brand
Meredith Farkas summarizes how your ePortfolios can work to your advantage. Also, check out her wiki.
Finding a Library Job—Updated
Rachel Singer Gordon lays out the steps to successfully breaking into a tough but exciting job market.
LJ Placement and Salary Survey for 2010
The latest and the greatest from Library Journal on who is getting hired and how much they are getting.
Tactics for Job Hunting in Hard Times
A panel from the recent Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference highlighted the best ways to approach job searching, resume and cover letter–writing, the interview process, and more.
The Info Pro's Survival Guide to Job Hunting
The article covers the worst way to find a job, the easiest way to find a job, and then maps out "The Invisible Job Market for Information Professionals."
The article covers the worst way to find a job, the easiest way to find a job, and then maps out "The Invisible Job Market for Information Professionals."
Cannady, Rachel and Daniel Newton. Making the Best of the Worst of Times: Global Turmoil and Landing Your First Library Job College & Research Libraries News, vol. 71, no. 4, pp. 205-207, Apr 2010
Farkas, Meredith. Your Virtual Brand: Online Presence for Professional Success American Libraries, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 28, Mar 2010
Dewan, Pauline. Looking for a Library Job? Create an E-Portfolio Feliciter, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 169-171, 2010
Wolf, R. (2010). Simple guidelines for job seekers. North Carolina Libraries, 68(1), 31-32.
Strock, A. (2010). Job Searching Tips from a Circumstantial Job Hopper. The Unabashed Librarian, 156, 17-19.
How to Apply for a Library Job
Sample Librarian Resumes
Sample Resume
Sample Cover Letter
Coverletter.com
Sample Librarian Curriculum Vitae
How To Apply For A Job
Phone Interviews
Handling Phone Interviews Professionally
Phone Interviewing Do’s and Don’ts
Early Career Survival
Career Planning
Librarians in the Information Age: Alternative Uses of MLS Degrees
Ongoing Job Development