Job Hunting Tips

Neither you nor I are 100% sure that you should be taking job hunting tips from someone who hasn't even landed a job yet, but, I figured, why not?  If nothing more, maybe I'll mention something that you haven't tried yet or hadn't heard of, and it'll help.  Or you'll just shake your head sadly at my blunders and maybe I'll learn something new.  A win-win scenario if you ask me.


So, I'm just going to stream of consciousness rant here on everything that I've done or am doing to make myself awesome.  Be warned, that my personal job hunt revolves around New Jersey and public or school librarianship, so some of these may be too specific for you.

TECHNO BABBLE

• Online portfolio at www.librariancarina.com 
• Online resume at www.librariancarina.com/resume 
• Linked-in account at www.linkedin.com/in/carinagonzalez 
• Twitter account at twitter.com/CarinaGonzalez 
• Blog at www.librariancarina.blogspot.com/ 
• YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/user/LibrarianCarina 
• Maintains "Librarian Carina" as a consistent online image
• Avatar Carina Gonzales in Second Life

KEEPING UP

• AASL Blog RSS Feed
• Electronics and Gadgets - Gadgetwise Blog - NY Times RSS Feed
• Lifehacker RSS Feed
• The Unquiet Librarian RSS Feed
• 8bit Library RSS Feed
• Free Technology for Teachers RSS Feed
• Moving at the Speed of Creativity RSS Feed
• Teach 42 RSS Feed
• The Innovative Educator RSS Feed
• EngLib RSS Feed
• Gaming in Libraries RSS Feed
• Teachers Using Games - Board Game Geek RSS Feed
• LM_NET Automatic Digest Email Listserv
• School Library Journal
• ALA Magazine
• NEA Today Magazine

JOB HUNTING

• The Evil HR Lady RSS Feed
• Ask a Manager RSS Feed
• ACRL/NY Events and Jobs RSS Feed
• Alliance Library System Job Listings RSS Feed
• Change Detection Feed
• Library Support Staff Jobs RSS Feed
• LibWorm Jobs RSS Feed
• MERC Recent Job Listings RSS Feed
• NASIG Jobs RSS Feed
• NJSLA Jobs RSS Feed
• Pathfinder Careers Job Search Tips RSS Feed
• Recession Wire RSS Feed
• SLA Career Center Search Results RSS Feed
• Monster.com
• Careers.com
• Pro Libra Library Staffing Services:  www.prolibra.com/ 
• NJSchoolJobs.com 
• NJ.com/jobs
• Oodle.com
• NJASL Job Openings:  www.njasl.org/resources_jobs.shtml 
• NJLA Job Hotline:  www.njla.org/jobs.html 
• LISjobs:  www.lisjobs.com/jobseekers/job-ads.asp 
• CRSTE:  www.crste.org/empoyment.html 
• ALA JobLIST:  joblist.ala.org 
• The ischool at Drexel:  www.ischool.drexel.edu/APF/JobPlacement/Search/JobPostings 
• Academic Careers Online:  www.academiccareers.com 
• The Chronicle of Higher Education:  chronicle.com/section/Jobs/61 
• EDUCAUSE:  www.educause.edu/ 
• NJAIS Career Opportunities:  www.njais.org/career_opps.html 
• Buckles:  http://www.bccls.org/buckles/jobs.shtml
• I Need a Library Job on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/I-need-a-Library-job

This looks like a lot, but it really isn't, and I know that I'm missing some.  Most of these sites I have set to automatically email me if something of interest comes up, or I just check them every few days or so.  For those of you with smartphones, it's great to bookmark the job hunting sites and then check them as part of your normal morning routine right on your phone.  

As for the techno babble side of things, none of that is as hard as it seems.  Ok, granted, I tend to code all of my sites and things by hand, but you don't have to!  There are plenty of places online to make a website fast, easy, and FREE!  

I hope the above list helps someone.  If you need help, or have any questions, let me know!  That's why I want to be a librarian right?  To help people!