SLA@Pratt Skill Share: Leadership and Career Development for the New Information Professional
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SLA@Pratt Skill Share: Leadership and Career Development for the New Information Professional
- 1. Leadership and Career Development for the New Information Professional Lisa Chow | Sandra Sajonas March 22, 2013 SLA@Pratt Skill Share http://bit.ly/peopleinteract
- 2. Self Assessment Activity SWOT Goals - 1, 2, 5 year goals
- 3. Career Strategy People Professional Brand Online Presence
- 4. CONNECT WITH PEOPLE Get to know your fellow librarians/students. Find colleagues to share & bounce off ideas. Find a mentor or two.
- 5. GET YOUR NAME OUT THERE Find opportunities to publish and present
- 6. HAVE AN ONLINE PRESENCE
- 7. Portfolio on Google Sites
- 8. Portfolio on Google Sites
- 9. USE (FREE) TOOLS AVAILABLE Google Tools ● Google Docs ● Google Calendar ● Picasa (photo editing and sharing) ● Google Analytics ● Google Alerts Other Tools ● Wordpress.com ● PBworks (wiki) ● bit.ly (URL shortener) ● goo.gl (URL shortener) ● social media & networking
- 10. GET OUT THERE Attend cheap/free local librarian events & meetups. Attend national & local conferences.
- 11. GET INVOLVED Apply to various library programs & initiatives. Get involved with local and national associations & groups.
- 12. KEEP UPDATED Keep up with library land (and the world). listservs, blogs, RSS, Google Alerts check library association sites regularly
- 13. BE PREPARED Update your resume/CV regularly.
- 14. JOB BROWSE & JOB SEARCH
- 15. GO BEYOND YOUR JOB TITLE Be creative with your name tag
- 16. CREATE BUSINESS CARDS ● Vistaprint ● Moo cards ● Local print shop ● Print your own on-demand
- 17. TAKE THE INITIATIVE Propose ideas, start projects, see what happens.
- 18. Revisit Goals Make it a SMART Goal Write down 1 goal for each career strategy area that you are going to work on. People: Professional Brand: Online Presence:
- 19. STEP OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE Take 1 step towards 1 SMART goal
- 20. Resources Publish & Present: http://www.lulu.com/ http://www.woodheadpublishing.com/en/ChandosHome.aspx Get Out There: http://www.meetup.com/ https://www.grubwithus.com/ http://www.librarianlibations.com/ Keep Updated: http://lists.ala.org/sympa http://www.tk421.net/librarylink/ http://salempress.com/Store/blogs/2012_blogs.htm - 2012 library blog award winners Job Search: http://www.flexjobs.com/ http://www.libraryjobpostings.org/ http://lisjobs.com/ http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/29245941 - LinkedIn's Job Seeker's webinar recording
- 22. Questions? Presentation slides and resources: http://peopleinteract.wordpress.com/blog Email: peopleinteractconsulting@gmail.com People Interact ~ It's about people. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Our Services: Outcome-Based Evaluation | Unconferences | Leadership & Career Development