Dale: Time for our monthly suggestion of useful career resources, and this time we want to feature those angels of information, librarians.
J.T.: A recent statement from the American Library Association called them the “nation’s new career counselors.” Most people looking for work forget about libraries as a resource … but they’re not just free, they come with computers and actual human beings to answer questions about online job searching, resumes and cover letters, and opening and using e-mail accounts.
Dale: As with anything, some are better than others — I’ve found a wide variation among librarians in knowledge and helpfulness. So shop around. Hey, when you’re out of work you don’t get to do a lot of shopping, so here’s a chance. After all, all those taxes you paid throughout the years helped fund your local libraries, so think of it as prepaid job service.
Jeanine “J.T.” Tanner O’Donnell is a professional development specialist and founder of CAREEREALISM.com. Dale Dauten’s latest book is “(Great) Employees Only: How Gifted Bosses Hire and De-Hire Their Way to Success” (John Wiley & Sons). Please visit them at jtanddale.com, where you can send questions via e-mail, or write to them in care of King Features Syndicate, 300 W. 57th St, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10019.
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