It’s Staturday!

Last time we checked in, on January 19, 2013, we had responses from 360 job hunters. 

This Staturday, we’re looking at 428 responses, collected beginning on the survey’s launch, 12/27/2013, through 11/30/2013.

 The survey is still open, and if you’re looking for work, you can take it here: http://tinyurl.com/hiringlibJOBHUNTERsurvey

I’m also in the middle of doing follow-up interviews.  If you’re interested, email me at hiringlibrarians at gmail.  

And now for the…

Results!

(Please again forgive the cut off labels on the charts – this is how Google forms deals with verbosity)

 

Have you ever stretched the truth, exaggerated, or lied on your resume, or at some other point during the hiring process?

Yes		47	11%
No		329	77%
Other		52	12%

When would you like employers to contact you?

To acknowledge my application		312	73%
To tell me if I have or have not been selected to move on to the interview stage		384	90%
To follow-up after an interview		280	66%
Once the position has been filled, even if it’s not me		377	88%
Other		54	13%

How do you prefer to communicate with potential employers?

 

Which events during the interview/visit are most important to your assessment of the position (i.e. deciding if you want the job)?

 

Tour of facility		287	69%
Being taken out to meal		13	3%
Meeting department members/potential co-workers		384	92%
Meeting with HR to talk about benefits/salary		155	37%
Being able to present		55	13%
Other		93	22%

 

 

How long have you been job hunting (or if recently hired, how long did you look before that)?

 

What type(s) of organization are you looking in?

 

 

Academic library		350	82%
Archives		147	35%
Library vendor/service provider		130	31%
Public library		284	67%
School library		80	19%
Special library		238	56%
Other		101	24%

 

 

Where are you? 

 

Urban area		150	35%
City/Town		133	31%
Suburban area		97	23%
Rural area		43	10%
Other		5	1%

 

 

No		120	28%
Yes, anywhere		161	38%
Other		147	34%

 

This survey was co-written by Naomi House, of I Need A Library Job.  If you’re job hunting, INALJ is a wealth of information and it has job ads up the wazoo.  

If you have questions, comments or concerns, we’d love to hear them.

You can either comment below, or email hiringlibrariansATgmail.