Job Hunting Resources

Finding the Job
Applying for the Job
Interviewing & Follow Up

 

Finding the Job

Archives

• Archives Gig (@archivesgig)
• Get Archivist Jobs
• National Archives Jobs, Internships, & Volunteer Opportunities
• Society of American Archivists Online Career Center

General Library & Information Science

• American Library Association *ALA) JobLIST
• Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Jobline
• Association of Research Librarians (ARL) Job/Residency/Internship Listings
• Vitae: The Chronicle of Higher Education
• Drexel University College of Information Science and Technology Job Postings
• Get Library Jobs
• hireCulture
• I Need a Library Job (@needalibraryjob)
• Library Job Postings
• Library Journal Job Zone
• Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) Job Site
• Rutgers School of Communication and Information Job Search
• Special Libraries Association Career Center
• Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences Jobline

New England Library & Information Science

• New England States Library Job Postings
• Special Library Association New England Jobs Index
• Maine Library Jobs
• Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners Library Jobs
• New Hampshire Library Jobline
• Vermont Library Association Jobs

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Applying for the Job

General

• Hiring Librarians
• Special Libraries Association New England Job Seeker’s Toolkit
• Self Care for Job Seekers
• Ask the Manager

Cover Letters

• Open Cover Letters: Anonymous Cover Letters from Hired Librarians & Archivists

Resumes

• The 5 Biggest Resume Mistakes, and 5 Simple Solutions to Fix Them

References

• The Ins and Outs of Providing References
• How to Choose Good Job References

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Interviewing & Follow Up

Archives and Library Interview Resources

• Librarian Interview Questions
• Library Interview Question Database
• Library Interview Questions
• Sample Interview Questions
• Sample Interview Questions for Librarians and Information Professionals
• Census: Archival Census and Education needs Survey in the United States

General Interview Resources

Questions

• Facing 50 Questions for Every Job Interview
• Common Interview Questions

Interview Strategy

• 10 Good Ways to ‘Tell Me about Yourself’
• Acing the Behavioral Interview
• Before the Interview, Do Your Homework!
• How to Answer the “Tell Me about Yourself” Interview Question
• Inside the Recruiter’s Head

Questions about Salary

• How to Answer Questions about Salary Expectations

Privacy and Discrimination Issues

• Don’t Answer that Interview Question
• What to Do if a Company Asks for Your Facebook Password in a Job Interview

 Follow-Up

• How to Draft the Proper Follow Up After an Interview

Salary Information

• Placements & Salaries 2015
• US Bureau of Labor
• The Exact Words to Use When Negotiating Salary
• Glass Door

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