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hiringlibrarians.com • 18 days ago

Was LinkedIn EVER necessary for library job hunting? I don't think so, but if you do, for what levels and library types?

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schopflin.bsky.social•18 days ago

In the corporate sector absolutely and in non-traditional information roles, IM, KM, IA, copyright, IG, data management.

hiringlibrarians.com•18 days ago

Yes, this I can see more. When I was in public libraries I remember shocking my friends in the tech sector when I deleted LinkedIn all together. They found it pretty crucial

terrihonk.bsky.social•18 days ago

This was my experience too. Good for corporate but not government or uni jobs.

hcm.li•18 days ago

certainly not for early career.

librarianjenne.bsky.social•18 days ago

I’ve never found it useful for library hiring from the candidate view.

librarianjenne.bsky.social•18 days ago

(On the other side, I've never been high enough in the hiring chain to determine where we advertise positions. When I've been on hiring committees, the jobs have shown up on LinkedIn, but I doubt it makes a difference.)

verolynne.bsky.social•18 days ago

I felt like it was helpful when I was applying for large volumes of early career positions; I got one early contract position out of it. In the end, my "big break" (5 yrs in the UAE) came through an international library jobs listserv though.

ljsmart.bsky.social•18 days ago

I have been head hunted via Linked In. I think at dept head through Dean levels it can be useful in recruitment-the agencies used by universities use it.

atfarrell.bsky.social•18 days ago

I've never found Linkedin helpful for any kind of job hunting, unfortunately.

libraryephemera.bsky.social•18 days ago

I don't find it useful as a hiring manager. The application package is more important to me. (I mainly hire librarians and library assistants).

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