How to Hire a New Library Employee - Part 1 (May 2017)

1. HOW TO HIRE A
NEW LIBRARY
EMPLOYEEP A R T O N E
C AT H E R I N E H A K A L A - A U S P E R K
L I B R A R I E S T H R I V E . C O M

2. CONGRATULATIONS!!

3. THERE’S LOTS TO DO BEFORE YOU
HIRE…

4. H O W TO H I R E A
N E W L I B R A R Y
E M P LOY E E
WHEN
DO YOU
START?

5. H O W TO H I R E A
N E W L I B R A R Y
E M P LOY E E
CONSIDER
CULTURE

6. H O W TO H I R E A
N E W L I B R A R Y
E M P LOY E E
CULTURE
CAN
CHANGE

7. WHAT CULTURAL CHANGES HAVE
TAKEN PLACE AT YOUR LIBRARY?

8. H O W TO H I R E A
N E W L I B R A R Y
E M P LOY E E
BE
PREPARED

9. H O W TO H I R E A
N E W L I B R A R Y
E M P LOY E E
DO YOU
HAVE A
SHARED,
CLEAR
VISION?

10. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS YOUR
LIBRARY’S #1 FOCUS?

11. H O W TO H I R E A
N E W L I B R A R Y
E M P LOY E E
WHAT’S
HEALTHY
GROWTH
LOOK
LIKE?

12. H O W TO H I R E A
N E W L I B R A R Y
E M P LOY E E
RISK &
INNOVATION

13. WHAT RISKS HAVE YOU TAKEN
RECENTLY?

14. H O W TO H I R E A
N E W L I B R A R Y
E M P LOY E E
SEEK INPUT;
VALUE IDEAS!

15. H O W TO H I R E A
N E W L I B R A R Y
E M P LOY E E
KNOW YOUR
TEAM

16. WHAT ARE YOUR TEAM MEMBER’S
PROFESSIONAL GOALS?

17. WHAT ARE YOUR PROFESSIONAL
GOALS?

18. H O W TO H I R E A
N E W L I B R A R Y
E M P LOY E E
WHO IS
THERE
NOW &
WHAT DO
THEY DO?

19. WHAT IS A STRENGTH?

20. H O W TO H I R E A
N E W L I B R A R Y
E M P LOY E E
DO YOU
HAVE A
“NO!” LIST?

21. WHAT DO YOUR PATRONS REALLY
WANT?

22. H O W TO H I R E A
N E W L I B R A R Y
E M P LOY E E
ARE THERE
GAPS?

23. H O W TO H I R E A
N E W L I B R A R Y
E M P LOY E E
HOW CAN YOU
FILL THOSE
GAPS?

24. H O W TO H I R E A
N E W L I B R A R Y
E M P LOY E E
NOW YOU
KNOW
WHOM TO
HIRE

25. WHY DO JOB DESCRIPTIONS
MATTER?

26. H O W TO H I R E A
N E W L I B R A R Y
E M P LOY E E
IT’S TIME TO
BRING IN
YOUR TEAM

27. H O W TO H I R E A
N E W L I B R A R Y
E M P LOY E E
YOU ARE NOT THE
ONLY ONES WHO
WANT THE BEST

28. YOU HAVE HOMEWORK…
• ASK YOUR CO-WORKERS… IF THEY COULD ADD ONE BRAND NEW POSITION TO THE
TEAM, WHAT MIGHT IT BE…AND WHY?
• BE PREPARED TO SHARE ALL THE GREAT IDEAS YOU COLLECT!
Just look what can happen!!

29. THANK YOU!
S E E Y O U N E X T W E E K ,
T H U R S D AY, M AY 1 1 , 2 0 1 7
F O R “ PA R T T W O ”
C H A K A L A A U S P E R K @ G M A I L . C O M