Does not have the requested qualifications or experience.

 This anonymous interview is with a public librarian who has been a hiring manager. This person hires the following types of LIS professionals:

Deputy Director

This librarian works at a library with 10-50 staff members in a suburban area a in the Midwestern US.

Approximately how many people applied for the last librarian (or other professional level) job at your workplace?

√ 25 or fewer

Approximately what percentage of those would you say were hirable?

√ 51-75 %

How are applications evaluated, and by whom?

Rubrics

What is the most common reason for disqualifying an applicant without an interview?

Does not have the requested qualifications or experience.

Do you (or does your library) give candidates feedback about applications or interview performance?

√ No

What is the most important thing for a job hunter to do in order to improve his/her/their hirability?

Research the Library

I want to hire someone who is

energetic

How many staff members are at your library/organization?

√ 10-50

How many permanent, full time librarian (or other professional level) jobs has your workplace posted in the last year?

√ Other: 0

How many permanent, full time para-professional (or other non-professional level) jobs has your workplace posted in the last year?

√ Other: 0

Can you tell us how the number of permanent, full-time librarian positions at your workplace has changed over the past decade?

√ There are more positions

Have any full-time librarian positions been replaced with part-time or hourly workers over the past decade?

√ Yes

Have any full-time librarian positions been replaced with para-professional workers over the past decade?

√ No

Does your workplace require experience for entry-level professional positions? If so, is it an official requirement or just what happens in practice?

Yes, MLIS

Is librarianship a dying profession?

√ No

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For some context, look at the most recent summary of responses.