Category Archives: For Public Review

Welcome to crowd-sourced resume review for LIS job hunters!

Please help the job hunter below by using the comment button to offer constructive criticism on her resume. Some guidelines for constructive feedback are here, and the ALA NMRT has brief tips for reviewing resumes here.

This 2 page resume was submitted by a job hunter who says,

Although I have worked temporary positions I haven’t stopped applying to positions for almost three years in order to find a position that fits with my skills and interests, but I can count on one hand the number of interviews I’ve had.  I originally went to library school with the intention of finding a career in visual resources or anything fine arts related, but when it became evident how difficult that would be I broadened my search to archive and collection management positions.  Since I still haven’t had much interest, in the last year I broadened the search to anything except public librarianship. I most recently applied to a handful of University positions with a steady stream of rejection letters following.  I tried to make this version of my resume very anonymous for the review.

To submit your resume or CV For Public Review,

• send it as a Word document, PDF, PNG or JPEG to hiringlibrariansresumereviewATgmail.
• It will be posted as-is, so please remove any information that you are not comfortable having publically available (I suggest removing your address and phone number at a minimum).
• Please include a short statement identifying if it’s a resume or CV and
• describing the types of positions you’re using it for (ie institution type, position level, general focus).
• Finally, you will also need to confirm that you agree to comment on at least five other posted resumes.

Welcome to crowd-sourced resume review for LIS job hunters!

Please help the job hunter below by using the comment button to offer constructive criticism on her resume. Some guidelines for constructive feedback are here, and the ALA NMRT has brief tips for reviewing resumes here.

This 1 page resume was submitted by a job hunter who says,

I just relocated and am looking for a full-time public librarian position.  I have expanded my search to also include administrative positions.

To submit your resume or CV For Public Review,

• send it as a Word document, PDF, PNG or JPEG to hiringlibrariansresumereviewATgmail.
• It will be posted as-is, so please remove any information that you are not comfortable having publically available (I suggest removing your address and phone number at a minimum).
• Please include a short statement identifying if it’s a resume or CV and
• describing the types of positions you’re using it for (ie institution type, position level, general focus).
• Finally, you will also need to confirm that you agree to comment on at least five other posted resumes.

Welcome to crowd-sourced resume review for LIS job hunters!

Please help the job hunter below by using the comment button to offer constructive criticism on her resume. Some guidelines for constructive feedback are here, and the ALA NMRT has brief tips for reviewing resumes here.

This 2 page resume was submitted by a job hunter who says,

I am looking for a librarian position with a special library or certain public libraries. I am also interested in certain corporate jobs who hire research assistants

Mr. Johnson also submitted a sample cover letter for your comments:

To submit your resume or CV For Public Review,

• send it as a Word document, PDF, PNG or JPEG to hiringlibrariansresumereviewATgmail.
• It will be posted as-is, so please remove any information that you are not comfortable having publically available (I suggest removing your address and phone number at a minimum).
• Please include a short statement identifying if it’s a resume or CV and
• describing the types of positions you’re using it for (ie institution type, position level, general focus).
• Finally, you will also need to confirm that you agree to comment on at least five other posted resumes.

Welcome to crowd-sourced resume review for LIS job hunters!

Please help the job hunter below by using the comment button to offer constructive criticism on her resume. Some guidelines for constructive feedback are here, and the ALA NMRT has brief tips for reviewing resumes here.

This  3  page resume was submitted by a job hunter,

To submit your resume or CV For Public Review,

• send it as a Word document, PDF, PNG or JPEG to hiringlibrariansresumereviewATgmail.
• It will be posted as-is, so please remove any information that you are not comfortable having publically available (I suggest removing your address and phone number at a minimum).
• Please include a short statement identifying if it’s a resume or CV and
• describing the types of positions you’re using it for (ie institution type, position level, general focus).
• Finally, you will also need to confirm that you agree to comment on at least five other posted resumes.

Welcome to crowd-sourced resume review for LIS job hunters!

Please help the job hunter below by using the comment button to offer constructive criticism on her resume. Some guidelines for constructive feedback are here, and the ALA NMRT has brief tips for reviewing resumes here.

This 2 page resume was submitted by a job hunter who says,

 I will soon be relocating out of state because of my partner’s job situation and as such will need to make sure my resume is in good shape. It is a basic resume and I will probably be applying for both public and academic jobs. I know that my decision to leave my AmeriCorps experience in chronological order is probably controversial. I leave it in a prominent place because I am very proud of my AmeriCorps experience, I did it during a time of unemployment, and I was able to incorporate many of my librarian skills into the position. I would love to hear back from others on the logic of this decision.

To submit your resume or CV For Public Review,

• send it as a Word document, PDF, PNG or JPEG to hiringlibrariansresumereviewATgmail.
• It will be posted as-is, so please remove any information that you are not comfortable having publically available (I suggest removing your address and phone number at a minimum).
• Please include a short statement identifying if it’s a resume or CV and
• describing the types of positions you’re using it for (ie institution type, position level, general focus).
• Finally, you will also need to confirm that you agree to comment on at least five other posted resumes.

Welcome to crowd-sourced resume review for LIS job hunters!

Please help the job hunter below by using the comment button to offer constructive criticism on her resume. Some guidelines for constructive feedback are here, and the ALA NMRT has brief tips for reviewing resumes here.

This 4 page resume was submitted by a job hunter who says,

To submit your resume or CV For Public Review,

• send it as a Word document, PDF, PNG or JPEG to hiringlibrariansresumereviewATgmail.
• It will be posted as-is, so please remove any information that you are not comfortable having publically available (I suggest removing your address and phone number at a minimum).
• Please include a short statement identifying if it’s a resume or CV and
• describing the types of positions you’re using it for (ie institution type, position level, general focus).
• Finally, you will also need to confirm that you agree to comment on at least five other posted resumes.

  Welcome to crowd-sourced resume review for LIS job hunters!

Please help the job hunter below by using the comment button to offer constructive criticism on her resume. Some guidelines for constructive feedback are here, and the ALA NMRT has brief tips for reviewing resumes here.

This 3 page resume was submitted by a job hunter who says,

  I’m looking for an entry level up to two years of experience position at an academic library. My primary area of study/interest is scholarly communication, but due to my teaching experience, I’m also applying for instruction/reference positions. There are a couple of opinions I’d like to hear in particular from commenters about presentations/publications. I’ve written a few blog posts that were posted on an institutional blog at a prestigious university, and I’m not sure whether to include them in my publications. I also did a presentation of a school project at a department “showcase” on the recommendation of a professor. Should I include it on my CV? I’m quite proud of these things, but I also don’t want to be seen as padding my resume with insignificant achievements.

To submit your resume or CV For Public Review,

• send it as a Word document, PDF, PNG or JPEG to hiringlibrariansresumereviewATgmail.
• It will be posted as-is, so please remove any information that you are not comfortable having publically available (I suggest removing your address and phone number at a minimum).
• Please include a short statement identifying if it’s a resume or CV and
• describing the types of positions you’re using it for (ie institution type, position level, general focus).
• Finally, you will also need to confirm that you agree to comment on at least five other posted resumes.

Welcome to crowd-sourced resume review for LIS job hunters!

Please help the job hunter below by using the comment button to offer constructive criticism on her resume. Some guidelines for constructive feedback are here, and the ALA NMRT has brief tips for reviewing resumes here.

This 1 page resume was submitted by a job hunter who says,

I use this resume in hopes of landing a technology librarian position.

To submit your resume or CV For Public Review,

• send it as a Word document, PDF, PNG or JPEG to hiringlibrariansresumereviewATgmail.
• It will be posted as-is, so please remove any information that you are not comfortable having publically available (I suggest removing your address and phone number at a minimum).
• Please include a short statement identifying if it’s a resume or CV and
• describing the types of positions you’re using it for (ie institution type, position level, general focus).
• Finally, you will also need to confirm that you agree to comment on at least five other posted resumes.