1 post tagged “jobshouts”
It is amazing how hard it is nowadays to look for a job. It isn't so much the fact that there aren't a lot of jobs out there (well, this is true, but still), but rather that you have to go to 28,000 different web sites to confirm that there aren't a lot of jobs out there. I think I will create a webpage for myself of all the sites to go to, if I can remember them all at once. Also, more of them need RSS feeds for searches, so I can add them to my Google aggregate reader.
I joined Twitter (PopCulLibrn, if you're interested), because of an article in the Los Angeles Times I read yesterday (utter kismet that I found that article -- I was supposed to cancel our subscription about a month ago). So, now I am following JobAngels and JobShouts, in hopes of getting more leads.
In the past, I have gotten lucky with jobs, because I knew enough people who knew of positions, or got me introduced to the right people. Here, it is harder. Maybe I am missing something obvious, but California librarians don't seem to do consortia as much, and I think that is hindering my efforts. I tried schmoozing at a local private college library, but couldn't get in -- they lock the doors, and only let in students, faculty, and staff. This makes things a little more difficult. I am used to the library mafia, and the connectedness of librarians. Here, I don't get that as much. Maybe it has to do with the region I am living in? Anyway...
I am putting this out into the universe -- if any of you (6) readers know of library or researcher jobs in the Southern California area that won't require me to commute 6 hours a day, please let me know. Thanks!
