Webinar: Leadership and Career Development for the 21st Century Information Professional
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This document provides tips and strategies for career development for information professionals in the 21st century. It recommends connecting with colleagues, finding mentors, getting your name out through publishing and presenting, maintaining an online presence using free tools like Google and WordPress, attending events and conferences, getting involved in professional associations, keeping updated in the field, regularly updating your resume and job searching, being creative, taking initiative on projects, setting goals, and stepping outside your comfort zone. The document includes resources and encourages participants to write down career goals and next steps.
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Webinar: Leadership and Career Development for the 21st Century Information Professional
- 1. Leadership and Career Development for the 21st Century Information Professional Lisa Chow | Sandra Sajonas March 21, 2013 SLA Rocky Mountain Chapter and First Five Years Council http://bit.ly/peopleinteract
- 2. Self Assessment Activity SWOT Goals - 1, 2, 5 year goals
- 3. Career Strategy People Professional Brand Online Presence
- 4. CONNECT WITH PEOPLE Find colleagues to share & bounce off ideas. Get to know your fellow librarians/students. Find a mentor or two.
- 5. Do you have mentors?
- 6. GET YOUR NAME OUT THERE Find opportunities to publish and present
- 7. HAVE AN ONLINE PRESENCE
- 8. Do you have an e-portfolio?
- 9. Portfolio on Google Sites
- 10. Portfolio on Google Sites
- 11. USE (FREE) TOOLS AVAILABLE Google Tools ● Google Docs ● Google Calendar ● Picasa (photo editing and sharing) ● Google Analytics ● Google Alerts Other Tools ● Wordpress.com ● PBworks (wiki) ● bit.ly (URL shortener) ● goo.gl (URL shortener) ● social media & networks
- 12. What tools do you use in your career?
- 13. GET OUT THERE Attend cheap/free events, trainings and meetups. Attend national & local conferences.
- 14. GET INVOLVED Apply to various library programs & initiatives. Get involved with local and national associations & groups.
- 15. KEEP UPDATED Keep up with library land (and the world). listservs, blogs, LinkedIn, RSS, Google Alerts check library association sites regularly
- 16. BE PREPARED Update your resume/CV regularly.
- 17. JOB BROWSE & JOB SEARCH
- 18. GO BEYOND YOUR JOB TITLE Be creative with your name tag
- 19. CREATE BUSINESS CARDS ● Vistaprint ● Moo cards ● Local print shop ● Print your own on-demand
- 20. TAKE THE INITIATIVE Propose ideas, start projects, see what happens.
- 21. Revisit Goals Make it a SMART Goal Write down 1 goal for each career strategy area that you are going to work on. People: Professional Brand: Online Presence:
- 22. STEP OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE Take 1 step towards 1 SMART goal
- 23. Resources Publish & Present: http://www.lulu.com/ http://www.woodheadpublishing.com/en/ChandosHome.aspx Get Out There: http://www.meetup.com/ https://www.grubwithus.com/ Keep Updated: http://lists.ala.org/sympa http://www.tk421.net/librarylink/ Job Search: http://www.flexjobs.com/ http://www.libraryjobpostings.org/ http://lisjobs.com/ http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/29245941 - LinkedIn's Job Seeker's webinar recording
- 25. Questions? Presentation slides and resources: http://peopleinteract.wordpress.com/blog Email: peopleinteractconsulting@gmail.com People Interact ~ It's about people. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Our Services: Outcome-Based Evaluation | Unconferences | Leadership & Career Development