This book examines the difficulties confronting information professionals who, due to financial downturns, technological change, or personal crises, are forced to re-evaluate their career options. It is divided between a case study (based on the author's own experiences) of career dislocation and eventual career renewal, and several sections that offer pragmatic advice on how to recover from job loss, conduct a skills assessment and develop a practical job search strategy. The author, with honesty, confronts the serious and sometimes troubling psychological and professional consequences of layoffs and job burnout. This book presents an overall positive outlook on personal growth and the opportunities our new information environment holds.* Provides the tools and resources that will help the reader decide on the best approach to re-start their career
* Presents first-hand experience about the anxiety, hard work, and excitement that go into career renewal
* Shines a light on the understanding of the various challenges that come with working in multiple library environments

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Cutshaw, Oliver

Chandos information professional series, Oxford, 2011

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

Elsevier Ltd., Oxford, 2011

[S.l.], Unknown, 2011

1, FR, 2011

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Content:
Front matter , Pages i-iii
Copyright , Page iv
Acknowledgements , Page ix
About the author , Pages xi-xii
1 - Introduction to the parameters of career renewal , Pages 1-6
2 - Career recovery: a case study of my personal job search , Pages 7-32
3 - No job, no way: librarians are often unprepared for voluntary and involuntary career changes , Pages 33-44
4 - First you grieve: job loss, job stagnation, and job burnout in an age of transition , Pages 45-55
5 - Re-envisioning your career: a new look at yourself and your skills , Pages 57-75
6 - Reframing your skills and search strategies: preparing for the job search and looking at your professional goals with a fresh and realistic approach , Pages 77-97
7 - New résumé, new interview skills, but the road can still be bumpy: preparing for the job search and practicing the survival skills needed for success , Pages 99-118
8 - You got your job! Hurray! But now what? , Pages 119-126
9 - How can our professional organizations and graduate schools build a better professional support system? , Pages 127-136
10 - Conclusions: recovery, reframing, and renewal are a matter of interpretation , Pages 137-148
Bibliography , Page 149
Index , Pages 151-152

This book examines the difficulties confronting information professionals who, due to financial downturns, technological change, or personal crises, are forced to re-evaluate their career options. It is divided between a case study (based on the author’s own experiences) of career dislocation and eventual career renewal, and several sections that offer pragmatic advice on how to recover from job loss, conduct a skills assessment and develop a practical job search strategy. The author, with honesty, confronts the serious and sometimes troubling psychological and professional consequences of layoffs and job burnout. This book presents an overall positive outlook on personal growth and the opportunities our new information environment holds.<br><br><ul><li>Provides the tools and resources that will help the reader decide on the best approach to re-start their career</li><li>Presents first-hand experience about the anxiety, hard work, and excitement that go into career renewal</li><li>Shines a light on the understanding of the various challenges that come with working in multiple library environments</li></ul>

Annotation This book examines the difficulties confronting information professionals who, due to financial downturns, technological change, or personal crises, are forced to re-evaluate their career options. It is divided between a case study (based on the author¿s own experiences) of career dislocation and eventual career renewal, and several sections that offer pragmatic advice on how to recover from job loss, conduct a skills assessment and develop a practical job search strategy. The author, with honesty, confronts the serious and sometimes troubling psychological and professional consequences of layoffs and job burnout. This book presents an overall positive outlook on personal growth and the opportunities our new information environment hold

2014-05-06