In this assignment you will examine different job postings, and select one that interests you. You will compare your personal skills and interests alongside the job requirements.
Find a job posting for a library, records, or related industry position that interests you. It should be a Canadian posting, which states that a Library Technician (or closely related) diploma is required.
Each of the categories numbered below are a new paragraph in your paper.
In an introduction, provide a link to, or a clear screen shot of the job posting, and provide brief information about the position (position title, place, and why you selected this particularposting).
Describe what professional skills and competencies are most important for this job (paraphrase or quote all that youfind).
Describe what personal skills and competencies are most important for this job (paraphrase or quote all that youfind).
After examining your skills and strengths alongside the job description, what parts of this position do you feel confident or excited about, if you were to apply upongraduation?
You could be confident about a skill you have yet to learn, but you are excited about it. Confidence and apprehension comments should be more about what excites or interests you, rather than skills you may not yet have.
E.g. you could say, “I have yet to learn about how to design a children’s program in a public library, but I do know that I love working with children so I would look forward to doing this part of the job.”
Based on examining your skills and strengths alongside the job description, what areas do you feel you need to improve or focuson?
E.g. “I would like to become more confident with working in teams. I worked independently in my last two jobs, and have struggled doing group work while in school. I know that I need to become more comfortable in a team environment and also become more productive and participatory as a team member.”
Interview atechnician
Find a library technician who works in a similar library environment and ask them the following questions (you may email these questions but the preference would
be to go see them in person or speak on the phone. Interviews are ALWAYS better if you can have a verbal conversation, not email. Highest marks are assigned if you interviewed in person or on the phone).
How did you decide they wanted to work in that particular library environment? (ie school, public, academic,special)?
How did you get the job? (prompt questions: what was the hiring process like? Was there a lot of competition? What happened at the interview? Why do you think you were the successfulcandidate?)
What do you like most about yourwork?
What do you like the least about yourwork?
What skills are the most important to be successful as a technician in your library?
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