tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post3372717334576528138..comments2024-03-27T05:00:00.090-04:00Comments on Letters to a Young Librarian: Welcome to the Library, Now Put Together Your Career, by Amelia RodriguezJessica Olinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00282500023825318766noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-74013995035525714202017-08-31T13:55:47.461-04:002017-08-31T13:55:47.461-04:00I wish I could offer some sage advice about gettin...I wish I could offer some sage advice about getting a hiring director to look past the lack of experience but I got lucky and my resume ended up on the desk of someone who was willing to take a chance on me. I'm very thankful that my first job with the county library system found me, because I was a few months out of school and wasn't getting anywhere in the job search. I was starting to think I'd have to go back to working for the State of NJ. I don't think I would have had it in me to have kept looking for a library job after making that decision. I give you a lot of credit for continuing to job hunt in the library field. Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251183515325373718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-49202627507528162072017-08-31T10:24:47.443-04:002017-08-31T10:24:47.443-04:00I came into the profession in a same manner, I lov...I came into the profession in a same manner, I love books and learning and thought being a librarian would be tons of fun. My original degree is in international security, definitely not something you see in traditional librarians. But sadly I have found the experience to be a lot different than yours. Due to my lack of experience the only library job I could find after graduation was as a for-profit university librarian (though admittedly it probably didn't help that I needed a full-time, decent paying job due to having a family). 6 years later and it's a struggle to get hiring directors to look past that lack.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103043062142959083noreply@blogger.com