Interviewing

If you plan to attend the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Dallas, Texas, be sure you come to the jobLIST Placement Center to talk to employers. They are eager to talk to job seekers and will usually grant an interview on the spot. If they are busy at the time, they will schedule an interview for a time that is later in the conference. You are free to walk around the Placement Center and talk to any and/or all of the employers there. Visit the Recruiters at Conference page to see the list of employers.

During the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Dallas, the JobLIST Placement Center will be located in the Convention Center, Level 2, Hall C. It will be open on Saturday and Sunday, January 21 & 22; 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. both days.

In addition to possibly interviewing, you can also get some tips on improving your interviewing skills by attending some of the workshops being held during the ALA Annual Conference. Visit the Workshops at Conference page for a list.



• Prepare to WOW Them in Your Next Interview!
  Chat held on December 15, 2011 (recording)
  Provided by the ALA JobLIST Placement Center
  (There is a bit of static for about the first 20 minutes.)
  
  List of resources mentioned during the chat.
  
  
• Want to Succeed in Your Job Search and Interview? Watch Out for These Potential Derailers!
  Dr. Williams describes derailers and gives a list of potential derailers along with ways to overcome them so that none of them keep you from getting that next career opportunity.
  
  
• The Winning Interview: Don't Answer the Questions?
  Memorizing possible answers you get from a book because they sound "good" to interview questions will not show the real you.
  
  
• Ready to Go? Interview Checklist
  Brief checklist of things to take with you to an interview
  
  
• Interviewing Basics - Smart Strategies for Smart Students
  Five minute video with details on steps to take in preparing for job interviews
  
  
• Fifty Standard Interview Questions
  Gives a list of fifty questions that an employer might ask during an interview.
  
  
• 10 Tough Interview Questions
  To do your best at an interview, anticipate the questions you may be asked, then practice what you’re going to say. Practice in front of a mirror or with family and friends. You’ll be more relaxed, confident, and more likely to be hired. This article gives 10 questions with tips for responses as examples of questions you might be asked during a job interview.
  
  
• 5 Tips for Acing the Phone Interview
  Think a phone interview is easier than an in-person one? It may seem so on the surface, but in fact there are a couple of ways in which it is harder. This article helps you prepare for a telephone interview.
  
  
• Go Into an Interview with Questions
  40 Second Video Produced by CareerTV
  
  
• From the inside out and the outside in: The academic library interview process in a tight economy
  By Karin Duran, Eric P. Garcia, and Mara L. Houdyshell
  Published by C&RL News
  
  
• Online Interview Workshop
  Published by UCLA Career Services (Use the left-hand navigation to move through the workshop.)
  
  
• Academic Interview Process
  By Nanako Kodaira, Published by the New Members Round Table of the American Library Association
  
  
• Mock Interview Rubric
  Published by JobWeb.com
  
  
• Preparing for the Onsite Interview
  Published by the Black Collegian Online
  
  
• Behavioral Interviewing
  Published by State University of New York College at Brockport
  
  
• Job Interview Tips
  Published by the U.S. Department of Labor / Bureau of Labor Statistics
  
  
• The Second Interview
  By Cynthia M. Piccolo, Published by MedHunters.com
  
  
• Telephone Interviewing
  Published by Northern Illinois University Career Services
  
  
• NCAA Career Coach's Virtual Interview
  Practice answering interview questions online and get immediate feedback.
  
  
• Behavioral Interviews
  Published by Northern Illinois University Career Services
  
  
• How to Prepare Yourself for Job Interviews
  Published by the New York State Department of Labor
  
  
• Recorded on-air interview with Joe Turner the Job Search Guy
  
  
• Answering the Weaknesses Question
  Published by ChicagoJobs.com
  
  
• Tips to Help Make Your Job Interview Successful
  Published by EmploymentGuide.com
  
  
• How to Rule at Your Interview: Four tips to help you cope with your first interview
  By Carlin Carr, Published by College View
  
  
• How to Conquer the First Impression
  By Laura Morsch, Published on CareerBuilder.com
  
  
• The Basics of Interviewsing
  Published by the Univerity of Michigan's Career Center
  
  
• Behavavioral Interviewing
  Published by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Career Center
  
  
• Interviewers' Favorite Questions...and Answers
  By Barbara Mulligan Published by jobweb.com
  
  
• Interview Basics
  By Leslie Tebbe, Published by Salary.com
  


• Brag About Your Objection
  By Joe Turner, the "Job Search Guy" of Swenson Turner, Inc.
  
  
• The Toughest Question in the Interview
  By Don Straits, Published on AllBusiness.com
  
  
• The Easiest Question May Be the Hardest to Answer (But It Shouldn't Be!)
  Published by jobweb.com
  
  
• Interview Etiquette
  Published by CampusCareerCenter.com