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I'm having a anxiety-ridden-financially-deficient-under-employment morning.
It's not that fun. I'm even considering applying for a job at Target...ew.
I had a job interview last Tuesday with my old boss at Webster University's Emerson Library. It went okay, I guess. I'd like to think I have an edge because I worked there for about 18 mos. as a student and they always seemed to like me, and were sorry to see me go after my last student-worker award ran out. But I'm not sure. I'm thinking I'm just really bad at interviewing. Or maybe really bad at talking about myself and my positive attributes.
If I get that job it'll be nice, about 6 more hours a week (from 16-22) and likely a raise of a couple of dollars (as per interviewing etiquette we didn't talk money). The schedule will be difficult. It's mostly late-night circulation desk, and a few nights a week I'd be getting out after midnight. This would mean no more shows for me. But it's more money in a place I know I like and the type of institution I intend to work at in the future after I get my MLS.
In the meantime I'm still trying to move up in the County Library system. I've begun to think that my biggest problem is trying to skip steps on the ladder. I've spent all summer and fall applying for Circulation Assistant (CA) and Library Assistant (LA) positions which are positions that are 2-3 job classifications above where I am now. So, now I've got to lower my standards again and apply for Clerk II jobs (I'm a Clerk I now), although I'll not stop applying for CA jobs, just in case.
It's not that fun. I'm even considering applying for a job at Target...ew.
I had a job interview last Tuesday with my old boss at Webster University's Emerson Library. It went okay, I guess. I'd like to think I have an edge because I worked there for about 18 mos. as a student and they always seemed to like me, and were sorry to see me go after my last student-worker award ran out. But I'm not sure. I'm thinking I'm just really bad at interviewing. Or maybe really bad at talking about myself and my positive attributes.
If I get that job it'll be nice, about 6 more hours a week (from 16-22) and likely a raise of a couple of dollars (as per interviewing etiquette we didn't talk money). The schedule will be difficult. It's mostly late-night circulation desk, and a few nights a week I'd be getting out after midnight. This would mean no more shows for me. But it's more money in a place I know I like and the type of institution I intend to work at in the future after I get my MLS.
In the meantime I'm still trying to move up in the County Library system. I've begun to think that my biggest problem is trying to skip steps on the ladder. I've spent all summer and fall applying for Circulation Assistant (CA) and Library Assistant (LA) positions which are positions that are 2-3 job classifications above where I am now. So, now I've got to lower my standards again and apply for Clerk II jobs (I'm a Clerk I now), although I'll not stop applying for CA jobs, just in case.