I think these are very good points. The group of students that Janet,
Jessica, Wil and I talked with also got an earful from us about
interviewing and the like.
As an aside, I am on the TLA conference committee and I plan to propose
to that group (hopefully later today) that TLA have a resume review
service or something along that line in place at the TLA conference this
year. Should they go for this, I will definitely promote it to SIS
students. We (TLA) could also do something like this virtually
throughout the year, but one thing at a time...
Thanks,
Kevin
On 9/27/2011 10:15 AM, Julie Loder wrote:
> As I left the building yesterday, a thought occurred to me about how
> to make speaker lectures and presentations relevant to the students.
> I heard our group and others say that they didn't attend if the topic
> didn't seem relevant to them. I also heard that job placement was
> important. Maybe if they were reminded that while a topic might not
> be relevant to them, it might be relevant to that library, business or
> organization where they are applying in the next few months. Being
> able to speak intelligently about a variety of topics, including those
> outside of coursework, may be the slight edge they need over another
> candidate. It also shows the potential employer that the candidate
> attended a school that embraced outside ideas and information
> sharing. Professional development will be expected of the students
> once they are in the work force. Demonstrating during an interview
> that he/she is already engaged on this level would be a positive
> characteristic.
>
> Also, anyone who has ever been through an ARL library interview can
> tell you that they can be all day affairs and involve at least three
> meals. You never know what kinds of questions will come up and having
> interesting small talk about a recent speaker's topic during dinner
> can't hurt either. :)
>
> I know we talked about how we would like them to be intellectually
> curious for the sake of it, but maybe tying it to the job market will
> make attendance seem more attractive.
>
> Have a good week.
>
> Julie
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