Maritime librarian. @UUPInfo rank and file. New Yorker. She/hers. Absolutely no chill. Quick and unnerving.
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At a former position I got recruited to participate in a corporate thought exercise about building a library on Mars (don't ask). Building a library collection and services for a space you cannot see feels very similar but it's real.
Going to realize a 13 year dream of being a Ship's Librarian this summer on the brand new Empire State VII, the first ever NVSM. Beyond thrilled. youtu.be/C0TIWW_df-E
Me telling a young whippersnapper in my Labor Studies program that I've been doing community organizing for 20 years
Wait. The man holding the most well-known mayoral office in the WORLD needs $75 million to talk directly to people? Is this why he is cutting $36.2 million from libraries?
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Lauren Bradley retweeted
.@NYCSpeakerAdams calls @NYCMayor’s preliminary budget “unacceptable and not in the best interest of New York City.”
“This Council cannot and will not support this counterproductive approach,” she says, citing cuts to CUNY, libraries, childhood education and social services.
One last thought...if you are a LIS student or recent grad and you are applying for jobs you don't quite qualify for...that's okay! You probably won't get many interviews. But you never know who is willing to hire you on a probationary basis or work with a new career professional
More on this. It is 100% okay to address a required or preferred skill you lack and say "something I find exciting about this opportunity is gaining more experience in X". Would rather have an honest but enthusiastic candidate than someone who lies or downplays a missing skill
I'm now on my 4th search committee this semester (😭). If you are job seeking right now, a tip: we are still very much in laborer's market. If you get a job offer now is the time to ask for what you want. You will probably never have as much leverage as right now.
Because here's the thing....if you don't meet the minimum requirements in your resume, why would I bother wasting my time reading a cover letter for an ineligible candidate? 🙃 Also, you may be failing to pass screening software or HR