Pulling back the curtain: Preparing students for the academic job interview

Bright, Kawanna

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Title

Pulling back the curtain: Preparing students for the academic job interview

Author(s)

Bright, Kawanna

Issue Date

2024-10-16

Keyword(s)

• Networking
• Real-world experience
• Job searching
• Curriculum
• Pedagogy
• Academic libraries
• Students

Abstract

The LIBS 6810: Academic Libraries course offered in the Master of Library Science Program at East Carolina University was originally structured to offer students a broad overview of working in academic libraries. To insert more practicality into the course, the author expanded two assignments to move students from completing hypothetical plans related to their future careers, to identifying a position to apply for and participating in a job talk interview with a mock search committee of professionals in the field. Students’ reflections indicate the updated assignments had the benefit of revealing the realities of the academic job search process and building students’ confidence in their ability to obtain a position after graduation. This case study details the activities and to update the assignments, shares students’ reflections on the activities, and offers recommendations for structuring the assignments and the course for others interested in applying the same approach.

Publisher

Association for Library and Information Science Education

Series/Report Name or Number

Proceedings of the ALISE Annual Conference, 2024

Type of Resource

text

Genre of Resource

• Conference Paper
• Presentation

Language

eng

Handle URL

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/130753

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21900/j.alise.2024.1681

Copyright and License Information

• Copyright 2024 Kawanna Bright
• This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

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