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CLIMBING THE CAREER LADDERNJLA Emerging Leaders | November 10, 2016
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CLIMBING THE CAREER LADDER
➤Career Trajectory ➤Getting to the Next
Step ➤Research ➤Developing the
Skills You Need ➤Positioning Yourself
for Advancement
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Geneva Public Library genevapubliclibrary.net
Countee Cullen Branch of The New York Public Library http://urbanareas.net/info/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/37318_Countee-Cullen-Library2.jpg
Piscataway Public Library, MiY Launch, 2012
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Librarian
Senior Librarian
Supervising Librarian
Assistant Director
DirectorSAMPLE LIBRARY CAREER TRAJECTORY
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Junior Librarian
Senior Librarian
Head of User Services
Branch Manager
Associate Director
MY CAREER TRAJECTORY
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Librarian
ALTERNATIVE CAREER TRAJECTORY
(President, NJLA Children’s Services Section)
(Chair, Youth Services Forum
(Fiction Reviewer, School Library Journal)
(Member-at-large, NJLAExecutive Board)
Planning Committee)
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GETTING TO THE NEXT STEPCC Image courtesy of tormodspictures on Flickr
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RESEARCH
➤ Position announcements
➤ Connect with people in that position
➤ Join conversations on social media
➤ Awards and recognition
➤ Hard skills vs. soft skills
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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS
➤ Make it a habit to read job announcements related to the work you want to do
➤ Join library listservs for the geographic areas where you want to work
➤ Check web sites that post job announcements regularly
➤ Ask people to forward you announcements for specific types of positions
➤ Don’t hesitate to reach out to people you trust who might have more information about a position
➤ Be on the lookout for red flags
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READING JOB ADS
➤ The time to research a position is before you’re ready to make a move
➤ Identify hard skills (degree, certification, language, software, etc)
➤ Identify soft skills (team-building, communication, time management, facilitating change, etc)
➤ Make a list of what skills and experience you’re missing
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CONNECT WITH PEOPLE
➤ Identify the respected people in the position you want
➤ Reach out to them, and ask thoughtful questions
➤ Find opportunities to familiarize them with your work (volunteering, serving on committees, etc)
➤ These people will make excellent references
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NJLA Honors and Awards
Library Journal Movers and Shakers
I Love My Librarian Award
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DEVELOPING SKILLSCC Image courtesy of greasybeans on Flickr
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PEOPLE
➤ Be proactive in developing mentor/mentee relationships
➤ Always be networking
➤ Show up
➤ Smile
➤ Ask questions
➤ Follow-up
➤ Develop a personal learning network
➤ Be strategic
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CAREER-RELATED READING & LISTENING
➤ The First-Time Manager by Loren B. Belker, Jim McCormick and Gary Topchik
➤ Reframing Organizations: Artistry, choice & leadership by Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E. Deal
➤ Rise: How to be really successful at work and like your life by Patty Azzarello
➤ Tribes: We need your to lead us by Seth Godin
➤ Harvard Business Review hbr.org
➤ HBR IdeaCast soundcloud.com/hbrideacast
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TRAININGS
➤ Look for free and low-cost webinars from NJLA, LibraryLinkNJ, etc.
➤ Identify trainings that match your current responsibilities but will help you develop new skills
➤ If possible, attend trainings that fit the job you want
➤ Keep a list of all trainings
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VOLUNTEERING
➤ Libraries
➤ Professional Organizations
➤ Non-Library Leadership Organizations (Rotary, Toastmasters, etc)
➤ Charitable Organizations
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POSITIONING YOURSELF FOR ADVANCEMENT
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BE EXCEPTIONAL
➤ Be really good at what you’re doing right now
➤ Position yourself as an expert
➤ Write about your work
➤ Volunteer to be a book reviewer for review journals
➤ Look for speaking opportunities
➤ (Facebook Group: Library Conference Call for Speakers)
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EVALUATION
➤ Take evaluation seriously
➤ Be candid with your supervisor about career goals
➤ Make self-evaluation a part of your routine
➤ Have a copy of your job description
➤ Be strategical with working outside of your job description
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SUPPORT OTHER PEOPLEpay it forward
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HIGHLIGHT YOUR WORKutilize a portfolio
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WRAPPING THINGS UP
➤ Be thoughtful and candid about what you want from your career
➤ Plan for tomorrow while you’re still happy with today
➤ Build relationships with people you respect
➤ Volunteer to do stuff, and then do it
➤ Be patient, but be decisive
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