Friday, June 26, 2009

Interview Success?

I went on a job interview this morning for a librarian position. I was extremely nervous because this was my first interview for this kind of job. It was very much like a teacher interview. I found it interesting that the district I went to has NO librarians!!! This is hard to believe because they aren't that small of a district. They are planning on hiring 3 librarians. There will be one at each elementary and the intermediate school. The assistant principal from the intermediate was who interview me and he was unsure of what all would become the responsibilities of the librarians but did emphasis that it would be a combined librarian/media specialist position. One of the things they want is someone who can train others on the latest technology. They are also trying to find ways to get reluctant readers more interested in reading. I gave the standard answers with my own experiences to back them up for many of the questions he had. He told me he is very interested in placing me in one of the positions but isn't sure if not having my degree yet will make any difference to the school board. He did say that there are more interviews to conduct next week. After they finish interviews all the principals will sit down and look over the candidates to decide on call backs (possibly phone interviews). All decisions will happen in the next few weeks. As he said whoever is hired will be responsible for developing a lot of the policies that the district will have in place for years to come. All of this is a little nerve wracking but exciting at the same time. I really thought I was just going on this interview as practice but who knows now that the interview has happened. Only time will tell. I will keep everyone updated on what happens next.

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