1. Leadership & Career Development for the
New Information Professional:
Tips, Tricks, and Tools
Lisa Chow | Sandra Sajonas
March 23, 2012
SLA@Pratt Skill Share Fair
http://bit.ly/peopleinteract

2. Self Assessment Activity
SWOT Goals - 1, 2, 5 year goals

3. Career Strategy
People
Professional Brand
Online Presence

4. Find a mentor or two
Find colleagues to share &
bounce off ideas
Get to know your fellow
librarians/students

5. Find opportunities to
publish and present

6. SlideShare

7. Update your resume regularly
Have a web presence

9. Google Sites

10. Portfolio on Google Sites

11. Portfolio on Google Sites

12. Google Tools
• Google Docs
• Google Calendar
• Picasa (photo editing and sharing)
• Google Analytics (web analytics)
• Google Alerts

13. Apply to various library programs &
initiatives
Get involved with associations &
groups

14. Attend cheap/free local librarian
events
Attend national & local conferences

15. Keep up with library land
(and the world)
listservs, blogs, RSS, Google Alerts
check library association sites regularly

18. Propose ideas, start projects,
see what happens

19. Going beyond your job title
Being creative with your name tag

20. Business Cards
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATONS
• Successful project manager
• Dynamic speaker and presenter
• Active in emerging library trends

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. Questions?
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