[LM_NET] Additional info Re: Advice for interviews - urgent!

[jennimklady <jennimklady@YAHOO.COM>]

More information: I actually resigned when i found out that my contract was not 
going to be renewed. That way it went before the board as a resignation to help 
save face and help get another job. This was my first year as a librarian and my 
principal did not allow me to do my job and the opportunities to use technology 
in the library were almost nonexistent at my school so basically, I have no 
portfolio to show and no positive initiatives or experiences to share with the 
committee. Knowing that, what advice can you give me?

Jennifer Murphy
Librarian - currently unemployed
Waco, TX
jennimklady@yahoo.com




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From: jennimklady <jennimklady@YAHOO.COM>
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Sent: Wed, August 4, 2010 12:04:01 PM
Subject: Advice for interviews - urgent!

I am getting more than a bit frustrated and I hope that 
Hi everyone -

I am getting more than a bit frustrated and I hope that you can offer some 
advice. My first position as an elementary librarian did not work out. In a 
nutshell, I was fighting a losing battle from the day I set foot in the 
building. The administration set me up for failure from the get go and things 
went from bad to worse. I knew back in March that my contract was not going to 
be renewed and I have been looking ever since for a new position. I have driven 
all over Texas to interview after interview (I've actually lost count how many) 
and still have yet to receive any offers. I honestly don't know why, the 
interviews are going very well, and I am very careful not to talk negatively 
about my former employer or seem desperate to get a job during the interview. I 
have no trouble getting the interviews but I just can't understand why it's 
taking so long. I have one more interview this afternoon and I am getting pretty 

desperate as a I am running out of time and options. 

Any insights/advice you can give me would be greatly appreciated. 

Thanks in advance!

Jennifer Murphy
Librarian - currently unemployed
Waco, TX
jennimklady@yahoo.com




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