Wayne State University

AIM HIGHER

School of Library and Information Science

Career Advising

Career Advising

The SLIS is pleased to provide a new Career Advising service for its students and alumni.

Career Advising will be available by appointment on Monday evenings and Friday afternoons beginning in Fall 2008 to provide support to LIS students throughout the job search process.
 
The following options are available:

1) Resume Critiquing

2) Job Interviewing Practice

3) Career Guidance Counseling

 
 Please contact Kim Schroeder at 313-963-6355 or ag1797@wayne.edu to make an appointment.
 

Job Resources

Additional job resources are available at http://slis.wayne.edu/current/job-resources.php. 

Spotlight on LIS Careers: Featured Article

 
About the Articles
  
 
Meredith Farkas summarizes how your ePortfolios can work to your advantage.  Also, check out her wiki.
 
 
Rachel Singer Gordon lays out the steps to successfully breaking into a tough but exciting job market.

 
The latest and the greatest from Library Journal on who is getting hired and how much they are getting. 
 
 
A panel from the recent  Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference highlighted the best ways to approach job searching, resume and cover letter–writing, the interview process, and more.

The Info Pro's Survival Guide to Job Hunting

The article covers the worst way to find a job, the easiest way to find a job, and then maps out "The Invisible Job Market for Information Professionals."

The goal of the "Spotlight on LIS Careers: Featured Article" is to promote resources that students can utilize as they develop their LIS careers and begin job hunting. Articles are selected by Kim Schroeder, LIS Career Advisor. If you would like to suggest an article for the spotlight feature, please contact Kim at ag1797@wayne.edu.