- They recommend practicing for the interview, and to put as much time into practicing as you might for writing your resume and cover letter. Preparation can include things like 'getting to know the organization/library' ahead of time.
- Personality, fit-with-organization, attitude, enthusiasm, flexibility were named as key by many libraries and organizations, moreso than skills.
- Important competencies for most organizations and libraries are overwhelmingly communication and customer service. Familiarity with any given technology is typically more important than expertise with any given technology.
- They also named important character traits as rated by various libraries and organizations. Intelligence, enthusiasm and cooperativeness were ranked the most important for entry-level hires.
I enjoyed this webinar myself, and thought it was very useful for anyone seeking to enter into the library field and anyone else seeking to master their interview skills.
If you would like to view the webinar yourself, a recording is available at: http://www.ala.org/llama/7-25-12-llama-webinar