This anonymous interview is with an academic librarian who has been a hiring manager and a member of a hiring or search committee. This person hires the following types of LIS professionals:
any that fit
This librarian works at a library with 10-50 staff members in a suburban area in the Western 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?
√ 25% or less
And how would you define “hirable”?
willing to live in area (hawaii)
How are applications evaluated, and by whom?
not really weeded, nor rubrics. yes, a search committee
What is the most common reason for disqualifying an applicant without an interview?
religion
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?
join the church
I want to hire someone who is
mormon
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?
√ 1
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 fewer 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?
√ Yes
Does your workplace require experience for entry-level professional positions? If so, is it an official requirement or just what happens in practice?
library masters degree or almost in hand
Is librarianship a dying profession?
√ No
Why or why not?
only changing, not dying
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I wish I knew which library this was so I could avoid applying there.
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It’s pretty obvious it’s BYU Hawaii. It’s also not hard to avoid applying to a Mormon library if that’s not your thing. I imagine they make the requirements to be a Mormon very clear in any job postings.
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“And how would you define “hirable”?
willing to live in area (hawaii)”
Pretty sure you’re leaving out the more important (to you) definition, which is “willing to be a Mormon”.
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