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The Hiring Manager’s View: Unsolicited Advice for Archivists Looking for Their First Job

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Abstract

It is brutal in the job market right now, I might as well tell you. As I write this, we have an entry-level position open, and 65 applications for it waiting to be reviewed; we had nearly identical numbers for an open position last year. One job to 65 candidates is not a good ratio. So you want you NEED—to do everything you can, in both your cover letter, your vita (or resume), and your interviews to make a distinctly favorable impression on the members of a search committee (usually three to five people for an entry-level job). But, as is often the case, perhaps I can best makesome of my points by listing things that will make a distinctly UNfavorable impression.

How to Cite:

Greene, M. A., (2012) “The Hiring Manager’s View: Unsolicited Advice for Archivists Looking for Their First Job”, MAC Newsletter 39(3), 22-23.