Thnig #21: Promoting yourself in job applications and at interview Thing #22: Volunteering to get experience

Thing #21
I feel that in my position in the library I excel the best when it comes to the students I work with.  That feeling of satisfaction (that is discussed in the second paragraph of Thing #21) is the feeling that I get when I have successfully helped a student understand a research problem.  When I have helped a student to better understand how and why they have to write a business letter in the correct format, I get that feeling. 

I really enjoy working with computers and feel that this is an important assest to my position.  The students that I am working with are always learning new things on the computer, and this is how most students communicate the most now.  I feel that if that is where the students are, then that is where I should be.  I love taking classes to better aware myself of new and upcoming technologies and this is important to the library field.

On the subject of tips and personal experiences, I am having a current moment on this topic.  I have recently applied to further my education therefore, I am trying to present myself to these colleges in a manner that I can meet all the required criteria, so that I may keep moving forward in this profession.  I am also gathering references and personal information to prove what I have accomplished and to be accepted.  

I am very excited to achieve my goals, and thing #21 definetely demonstrates where and why these things would come into play.  Wish me Luck!

Thing #22
I have to admit that I have not volunteered to further my career, but I have done volunteer work before.  I have assisted at our local VFW, I am on several committees that I have done volunteer work for, but maybe this is something I need to look into.  Volunteering in a library to further educate myself.  I think that volunteering in the library is definetely not a bad thing.  Either if it is in a small library or a large library there are always things to be done.  If it is a small library I am sure the librarian or librarians could definetely use the help and if it is a large library the same rule applies.