Librarians with Nonprofit Experience?

Dec 09, 2012 12:49

Hi all, I'm currently applying to library school, and I'm hoping you can provide some feedback on what I should include in my personal statement and resume ( Read more... )

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wagrobanite December 9 2012, 18:13:46 UTC
Yes! It will help you.

All those things you said that you did apply in the library world! Some of those things of which you have experience, I wish I did! I've only done volunteer work in non-profit but I know from my classes and watching how my department works (in an archives at a university), we have all those things (well maybe except for web design and curriculum development).

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teletai December 9 2012, 18:50:46 UTC
Wagrobanite's right, those are all skills which will really set your resume apart. It also represents a "service-oriented" mindset as one hiring manager I spoke with put it, which is what got me a few callbacks when I was job hunting.

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