A Librarian Talk

The procedure of job searching was started after seating for my Master's examination in Information Science and Library Management in 2016 from the University of Rajshahi. Over these years, I have faced almost nine interviews and most of the organization I had called for a written exam or interview are NGO knowledge centre, Higher Secondary, and Tertiary educational organizations. Here are FAQs for the written exam and viva-voce in the field of librarianship focused on private academic sectors in Bangladesh that I had faced. I have classified the questions into two sections: Administrative Questions and Subjective questions both for written and viva. Administrative Questions Introduce Yourself!! Why do you want to work with us?  What role can you play in your position?  Why are you leaving your current job? Do you have any limitations from your family?  What are your salary expectations?  How would you manage traveling to the office? How can you assure you will serve...

An average US worker holds 10 different jobs before age 40. This seems they change or search for a new job quite often. And it is needed to look for job search process to change your job, isn't it? Searching for a job is a part of career development. Definitely the job search process requires multiple process in practice. Step 1: Identify the skills and areas of interest Question to consider in this step are: What I am good at? What do I like to do? What have I studied? This questions will help us to create a professional profile.  Step 2: Creating a professional profile Professional profile may include a short summary of educational background, work experience, volunteering experience and special training if any. Hobbies and interests can be also added to portray personal interest.  After creation of the profile comes the time to looking for a job from different websites or newspaper or in-person.  Step 3: Reading the j...