They replied that they’re still informing candidates so perhaps I’m on some secondary list and they’re waiting for other people to accept or decline? Hopefully this is a good sign that I’m not an immediate “no.”
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Got an email with another first round interview questionnaire for this—will fill out this week
This one is slightly more focused on collection building which I’m very interested in learning
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It’s more job search adjacent, but today Ask A Manager has an open thread on tips for being a neurodiverse manager and general work tips. There’s some good ideas there already but probably more by the end of the day.
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OK so it’s the same questionnaire. Do I submit different answers? Gah
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So yesterday they emailed to say they’re not hiring for this job this year after all. At least they let him know something this time?
Taking bets how long before they call back about it again. I don’t know if this year means this calendar year or their fiscal year (not that I know which fiscal year they follow).
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I have submitted the second job questionnaire
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I did not get a job with CPL. Yet. I got a nice rejection email today that said I’m basically approved to work but there weren’t enough openings. So it was more of a “we like you but you’re not at the top of the list” situation. Speaking of list, they are keeping me on a list of people they’re ready to hire for a year.
Do I have a lot of faith there will be openings next year? No! Not with the way the city is currently managing a budget shortfall. So. We shall see! But I’m encouraged that I interviewed well enough to make it through the hiring process despite not having any in-library work experience.
Now I’m hoping to hear back from the two university library jobs I submitted first round questionnaires for
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Ooh that is a promising rejection! Sucks that it’s a rejection, still.
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Veeeery cautiously dipping my toe back in this pond. I decided to take the leap and be a SAHM for an undetermined amount of time this past summer, but I haven’t been able to take my eye off the job boards. I would ideally like something part time. There is a part time, remote position at a university (basically a glorified TA-ship) that I could totally do and I want to apply. It’s nothing like what I’d think of as a career, but it would allow me to use my skills and have a small purpose.
So yeah. I’m going to apply and see what happens. The worst part (for me) is emailing my references. Ugh I hate it
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Crossing fingers for you!!!
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I kind of figured something like this would happen. I’m not able to look for library jobs at this time anyway, because I’m going to have a baby in 2 months (lol how), but still a bummer to see that university library jobs might not be open to me this year
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Several schools have withdrawn graduate admission offers, too, because of all of the grant funding uncertainty. I would imagine library budgets will stabilize earlier than research budgets, though.
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oh, that really sucks. I knew that in Canada several universities and colleges were cutting back because of the recent decision to cut back on international student visas (those poor kids were getting charged so much money, and then there were no good jobs for them after), but I don’t know if that affected the offers, or just adjunct and contract teachers and ancillary staff.
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I have sort of been off and on looking for a new job for like 3 years now. I was recently on a client call and a VP of another company was also on the call. He reached out to me in LinkedIn to talk about working there.
How do you handle a negotiation when the company is reaching out to you? I’m seriously considering the role and the company seems great from the people I have talked to so far. I’ve never been in this situation and husband says I should be negotiating hard. I don’t know how!
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‘what budget range do you have in mind for this new position? obviously money isn’t the only thing, but it is an important criteria and I want to make sure we’re both on the same page’
if they ask you for your number first, ‘as you know, I’m a top performer, and expect numbers in line with that, though it isn’t the only thing I’m looking at to make the decision - long term opportunities and company culture are both crucial. what is the range for salaries, performance bonuses, and signing numbers your current team is seeing?’
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THANK YOU! This is exactly the script I need.
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