Open AccessLibrarians on the case: Helping students prepare for job interviews in an uncertain economy
Author(s) -
Kate Joranson,
Eve Wider
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
college and research libraries news
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.281
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2150-6698
pISSN - 0099-0086
DOI - 10.5860/crln.70.7.8219
Subject(s) - competition (biology) , context (archaeology) , public relations , graduate students , management , job market , sociology , psychology , political science , work (physics) , pedagogy , engineering , economics , mechanical engineering , ecology , paleontology , biology
In this time of economic uncertainty, once you land a job interview, it is more important than ever to outshine the competition. At the University of Pittsburgh Business Library, we have collaborated with Career Services staff at the Katz Graduate School of Business to offer workshops designed to prepare students to ace their interviews and land that all-important first job. Librarians often teach company and industry research methods, but by working closely with career services staff, we were able to present these research skills in the context of interview preparation, which raises the stakes for participants.Public libraries traditionally excel . . .