Friday 24 March 2017

#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Mar 27 2017

TOPIC

Dealing with setbacks in the job search & on the job


The chat topic for Monday, March 27, 2017's chat is actually inspired by three articles: Moving Forward: How to Overcome a Career Failure by Lindsay Danas Cohen at The Muse; Bouncing Back from Job Loss: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Job Hunters by Margie Warrell at Forbes, and How I've Learned to Overcome Setbacks in my Life and Career by Chris Winfield at FastCompany. I couldn't just pick one article that had every aspect I was looking to highlight so that's why this topic has three inspirations

QUESTIONS


We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.


Q1. What are your go-to strategies for dealing with a setback during the job search or on the job?

Q2. How do you make peace with setbacks/failures? What kind of feedback do you look for and where?

Q3. Who are your go-to survivors that you look too for inspiration when you're feeling down from a setback?

Q4. What resources and strategies do you have for dealing with stress after a setback in the job search or on the job?


PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING IN ON TWITTER AT 9 PM ET MONDAY, MARCH 27 USING THE #LISPROCHAT HASHTAG. 

Friday 10 March 2017

#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Mar 13 2017

TOPIC

Digital portfolios & personal websites in the LIS industry


The chat topic for Monday, March 13, 2017's chat is inspired by Job Talk Column: The Online Portfolio: No Longer Optional? by Lisa Campbell in NMRT's Footnotes. 

QUESTIONS


We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.


Q1. Do you think that digital portfolios/personal websites are necessary for #librarians & #librarytechnicians? Why or why not?

Q2. Do you now, or have you ever had an LIS related personal website or digital portfolio? How did you build it?

Q3. What types of information/items need to be in/on a personal website or digital portfolios?

Q4. What tips, tricks, & tools are there for a #librarian or #librarytechnician looking to build their own site or portfolio?


PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING IN ON TWITTER AT 9 PM ET MONDAY, MARCH 13 USING THE #LISPROCHAT HASHTAG. - ALSO, REMEMBER THAT DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS IN CANADA/US ON SUNDAY