Non-Traditional Library Settings & Job Hunting Strategies

Christina Stoll, Programs Specialist

SLA IL Webinar, Jan. 17, 2012

My Career in Non-Traditional Library Positions

Examine Your Skills - What are you good at & what do you want to do?

Indentify the Organizations & Job Sources Library Online Job Boards•ALA local https://www6.ultirecruit.com/AME1043/JobBoard/ListJobs.aspx•ALA Job List http://joblist.ala.org•CARLI (Academic Libraries) http://www.carli.illinois.edu/jobs.html•ILA Jobline http://www.ila.org/jobline/jobline-of-illinois•ISLMA listserv (School Libraries) http://www.islma.org•RAILS (Northern Library Systems) http://www.railslibraries.info/jobs •Heartland (South Library Systems) http://www.illinoisheartland.org/?q=library-jobs•SLA http://careercenter.sla.org/jobs

Library Schools •Dominican https://jobs.dom.edu•UIUC http://www.uihr.uillinois.edu/panda-cf/employment/index.cfm•Chronicle of Higher Education http://chronicle.com/section/Jobs/61/ •IT/Engineering Jobs http://www.sologig.com •Education Management Corporation https://edmc.hua.hrsmart.com/ats/job_search.php?clear=1•Kaplan Higher Education http://www.careersatkhe.com/careersatkheportal

Indentify the Organizations & Job Sources Online schools •http://www.apollogrp.edu/careers •Career Education Corporation http://www.careered.com•Information International Associates (KM jobs) http://www.iiaweb.com/about/overview

Library Vendors•Webjuntion http://www.webjunction.org•OCLC http://www.oclc.org/us/en/global/default.htm Non-Profits •http://foundationcenter.org•http://www.npo.net•http://www.higheredjobs.com•http://www.npo.net•http://www.nonprofitjobseeker.com•http://www.asaecenter.org•http://www.associationforum.org

Library Recruiting Companies•InfoCurrent http://www.corestaff.com/Solutions/Pages/Specialized Services/Infocurrent.aspx•LAC http://careers.lac-group.com•TRAK Records and Library http://www.trakcompanies.com•http://www.superior-sdc.com

Misc. Career Resources•http://www.lisjobs.com•http://www.liscareer.com•http://www.libraryspot.com/libshelf/jobs.htm•http://www.libgig.com•Chicago Career Services http://www.ctcchicago.org/•Mayer Brown Careers - Chicago based http://www.mayerbrown.com/careers/index.asp?nid=11903•Illinois Education Job Bank https://www.illinoiseducationjobbank.org/JobSearch/JobSearch.aspx

Networking - Power of LinkedIn & Your Association Memberships

Work Remotely = Expand Your Search Geographically

Networking Opportunities outside SLA/Traditional Library Settings

Library Vocabulary - Do Your Homework with each Position & Company

Final Advice - Focus on YOU!

Thank You & Questions ???

Christina Stollemail cstoll0307@sbcglobal.net

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