Career Development Sessions at Annual

If you are ready to improve your job and career options, be sure to attend the career guidance workshops in the ALA JobLIST Placement and Career Development Center during the ALA Annual Conference. You’ll discover how to master an interview, learn how to negotiate for a better salary, and determine what you need to do to move up in your career. There is no cost to attend. Registration is not required. The Center will be located in the Marriott Marquis Hotel – Independence Ballroom. Plan to attend the sessions listed below so that you can get your career moving forward.

SATURDAY

3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
AAUW Start Smart Salary Negotiations

This workshop is designed to empower you to successfully and confidently negotiate your salary and benefits and to make sure your compensation is aligned with your worth and market value. Whether you are negotiating for a new job, a promotion, or a raise, we’ll show you how to be a highly objective, persuasive, and strategic negotiator. Don’t leave money on the table! Join us to gain valuable skills and strategies for successfully negotiating your salary throughout your career – not just your next job. There will be opportunities in session to practice what you learn.

You’ll discover how to master an interview, learn how to negotiate for a better salary, and determine what you need to do to move up in your career.

SUNDAY

9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
How to Transition from Peer to Supervisor

Transitioning from peer to supervisor can be very difficult for most newly promoted supervisors. Many are not equipped with the tools to successfully transition. In this session we will discuss what skills and abilities are needed to move into supervisory roles. Discover the tools and techniques needed to communicate more effectively, gain trust, set boundaries, provide constructive feedback and motivate employees for results.

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Mastering the Interview: Visualizing Your Path Forward

Congratulations! You’ve got an interview… now what? During this interactive workshop, we will look at what to expect when interviewing at different types of libraries: academic, special, and public. We’ll discuss both remote and in-person interviews, and talk about the importance of doing your research, preparing questions for your interviewers, and following up after the interview. We will practice introductions, answering questions, and telling others about ourselves. We will discuss the benefits of building self-awareness and visualizing your destination. And finally, we will employ activities and prompts to help you cultivate your own professional practice, at any stage of your career.

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Soft Skills: What Library School Doesn’t Teach You

I learned the basics of cataloging. I took classes on providing information services. I can mine databases for information. All of these things I learned in library school. But what about the soft skills you don’t get from the classroom and can only learn on the job? In this session, you’ll find out about the knowledge, skills and abilities they don’t teach in school that can help prepare you to be an even better librarian.

To see the full list of workshops and activities being held in the ALA JobLIST Placement & Career Development Center, visit the Center’s web site.

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