Yay

[auntiemeesh]

Finally, a sliver of good news! I've got a phone interview next week. Or, to be more exact, I've got an offer of a phone interview next week and now I have to call the woman back and set it up.

Because this is me, there are obstacles to overcome.

1) I could barely understand my voice mail message, so I'm going to be spending the evening listening to it over and over until I've figured out the woman's name and the library she represents.

2) She wants to do it next Thursday afternoon, and ordinarily I'd just take that afternoon off work. However, one of my co-workers is on vacation next week and at the end of the afternoon I'll be the only one there. So I have to see if she can either schedule it earlier in the day, or call me at work to do it (really not ideal) or I'll have to tell the work folks that they just have to come up with someone else for Thursday afternoon, because I am not missing out on the interview.

3) This is my first interview for a library position, and it's a children's librarian position rather than archives (which I at least have some understanding of), so I'm very nervous about coming off as a completely incompetent idiot.

Now, I realize that this is just my first interview and I should approach it as a learning experience, with the full knowledge that I may tank it and even if I don't tank it, they may not think I'm the best candidate for the job.

But, that being said. I have an interview!!! I am exceedingly psyched about this.

eta: And to add to the good mood I'm in, I've got a dinner date on Monday with one of the Match guys. Who knows how it will go, but we're going to an Irish pub/restaurant in the South Side, so it should be very yummy food, regardless of anything else. *grins*

Comments

[shirebound]

Whooot!!

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

It makes me happy. :)

*does a little dance of joy*

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

Good luck!

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I'll need all the good luck I can get. :)

[ani-no-mouse.livejournal.com]

CONGRATULATIONS! I'm so psyched for you about the phone interview! Hip! Hip! Hurray!

Now for the prep part. It's probably a good idea to do a search for "job interview questions" on line. It would be especially great if you could find some geared especially for libraries. And write down some questions to ask them, too.

Good Luck!

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the suggestions. I definitely want to find some interview resources. :)

Imagine "mother hen" icon!

[ani-no-mouse.livejournal.com]

*Goes into inevitable big sister mode*

Here are some websites that might help:

American Library Association
http://www.ala.org/
has a page on careers and professional development that might be useful

Association of Library Service to Children
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alsc.cfm

and the page where I found these links (from the school of library science and Indiana University)

http://www.slis.indiana.edu/careers/professional_assoc.html

Good luck! And have fun on the date, too!

[whtmtnwmn.livejournal.com]

Excellent! I think a children's librarian position would be a perfect fit for you. Ease yourself away from the kiddies gradually--ha!

Good luck--on both counts!
=D

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :)

[kay-brooke.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on the interview! Good luck.

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)

[atomicpagan.livejournal.com]

Yay! For the interview. I interviewed for an Assistant Librarian job, and dude, the questions. You'll be fine. Think about your favorite books, and also what you'd like to see in the children's section. What kind of programs, or changes, or...probably I'm butting in. You'll be fine.

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Good suggestions! Thanks. :)

[eve11]

Oh yay! *grins hugely* :D

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

*is happy*

[atomicpagan.livejournal.com]

And good luck with Match guy, too. : )

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I talked to him briefly on the phone this evening and it was, inevitably, awkward. Hopefully in person will go better. :)

[ctegan.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on your interview! :D

I'm sure it will all work out somehow.

Have fun Monday on the dinner date. :)

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Thanks. It was nice to have good things going on for a change. :)

[topaztook.livejournal.com]

Yay! Congratulations on all the good news!

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

You will be brilliant!
Go in there and office to reorganize their comic book section for them.

You can do this!

[feaxede-steorra.livejournal.com]

Good luck!