It’s Staturday!
It’s time for our annualish check-in with our surveys. This week: the survey with the most respondents, which I affectionately call Job Hunter’s Revenge.
Last time we checked in, we had 543 responses. Now we’ve got 576!
Results!
Do you expect to see salary range listed in a job ad?
| Yes, and it’s a red flag when it’s not | 223 | 38.8% |
| Only for certain kinds of employers | 80 | 13.9% |
| No (even if I might think it *should* be) | 202 | 35.1% |
| Other | 63 | 11% |
Have you ever stretched the truth, exaggerated, or lied on your resume, or at some other point during the hiring process?
| Yes | 59 | 10.3% | |
| No | 446 | 77.6% | |
| Other | 60 | 10.4% |
When would you like employers to contact you?
| To acknowledge my application | 429 | 74.9% |
| To tell me if I have or have not been selected to move on to the interview stage | 519 | 90.6% |
| To follow-up after an interview | 373 | 65.1% |
| Once the position has been filled, even if it’s not me | 511 | 89.2% |
| Other | 69 | 12% |
People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.
How do you prefer to communicate with potential employers?
| Phone | 47 | 8.2% |
| 245 | 42.6% | |
| 1 | 0.2% | |
| Phone for good news, email for bad news | 238 | 41.4% |
| Other | 39 | 6.8% |
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 | 394 | 70% |
| Being taken out to meal | 18 | 3.2% |
| Meeting department members/potential co-workers | 521 | 92.5% |
| Meeting with HR to talk about benefits/salary | 217 | 38.5% |
| Being able to present | 73 | 13% |
| Other | 127 | 22.6% |
People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.
Demographics
Are you currently employed, even if part time or in an unrelated field?
| Yes | 464 | 80.7% |
| No | 108 | 18.8% |
Have you been hired in the last two months, even if part time or in an unrelated field?
| Yes | 128 | 22.3% |
| No | 438 | 76.2% |
How long have you been job hunting (or if recently hired, how long did you look before that)?
| Less than six months | 184 | 32% |
| Six months to a year | 156 | 27.1% |
| A year to 18 months | 83 | 14.4% |
| More than 18 months | 147 | 25.6% |
What type(s) of organization are you looking in?
| Academic library | 468 | 82.1% |
| Archives | 196 | 34.4% |
| Library vendor/service provider | 163 | 28.6% |
| Public library | 382 | 67% |
| School library | 92 | 16.1% |
| Special library | 311 | 54.6% |
| Other | 132 | 23.2% |
People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.
What position level are you looking for?
| Entry level | 382 | 67% |
| Requiring at least two years of experience | 349 | 61.2% |
| Supervisory | 150 | 26.3% |
| Department Head | 81 | 14.2% |
| Senior Librarian | 86 | 15.1% |
| Branch Manager | 60 | 10.5% |
| Director/Dean | 35 | 6.1% |
| Other | 52 | 9.1% |
People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.
Where are you?
| Australia/New Zealand | 0 | 0% |
| Canada | 22 | 3.8% |
| Midwestern US | 150 | 26.1% |
| Northeastern US | 170 | 29.6% |
| Southern US | 104 | 18.1% |
| UK | 1 | 0.2% |
| Western US | 110 | 19.1% |
| Other | 17 | 3% |
Where are you?
| Urban area | 217 | 37.7% |
| City/Town | 177 | 30.8% |
| Suburban area | 116 | 20.2% |
| Rural area | 54 | 9.4% |
| Other | 9 | 1.6% |
Are you willing/able to move for employment?
| No | 155 | 27% |
| Yes, anywhere | 209 | 36.4% |
| Other | 204 | 35.5% |
Would you like to include a short bio with your answers?
| No | 439 | 76.3% |
| Yes | 113 | 19.7% |
| Other | 18 | 3.1% |
Also if you’re job hunting, and haven’t taken the survey yet, please do! If you’ve got friends, please share the link:
http://tinyurl.com/hiringlibJOBHUNTERsurvey
Finally, if you have questions, comments or concerns, we’d love to hear them.
You can either comment below, or email hiringlibrariansATgmail.
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