[Metadatalibrarians] NMRT seeks Resume Reviewers for ALA Midwinter Conference 2010 in Boston

[Haiyun Cao]

Ready to give back? Volunteer to be a Reviewer for NMRT's Resume Review 
Service and make a difference in a librarian's career!

We are seeking librarians with significant experience in human 
resources, the hiring process or search committees to review resumes & 
cover letters at the ALA Midwinter Conference in Boston. This service is 
sponsored by NMRT to assist job seekers new to the profession.

Who may apply to be a reviewer?
Librarians in any area (cataloging, reference, management, technical 
services, etc.) and in any setting (public, academic, school, special, 
archives, vendor, etc) with significant experience in human resources, 
the hiring process, or search committees.

How does it work?
Reviewers meet with a job seeker for 30 minutes and give constructive 
advice on how to improve his or her resume and/or cover letter. 
Reviewers comment on overall presentation, layout, organization, content 
and spelling/grammar issues. More information at 
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/nmrt/oversightgroups/comm/resreview/conference.cfm 


Location:
The ALA Placement Center in Hall B, Level Zero of the Convention Centre.

Dates/Times:
Saturday (1/16): 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday (1/17): 9 am - 5 pm

Schedule:
Reviewers are scheduled for one-hour time slots, however you may 
volunteer for more than one day and/or more time-slots.

How to apply:
Send email to Haiyun Cao, NMRT Resume Review Service Committee via 
nmrtrrs at yahoo.com, with your name, title, current employer if any, area 
of expertise, preferred date and time, with a few sentences regarding 
your experience with hiring, search committees, or human resources.
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Thank you!

Haiyun Cao
NMRT Resume Review Service

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--I would definitely use the service again and I would recommend it to 
my peers.

--[My reviewer's] comments on my résumé also gave me a boost of 
confidence. I am definitely going to recommend that people use this 
service.

--I was very pleased with the resume review service in Toronto! I would 
definitely use the service again.

--I very much appreciated having the opportunity of having someone who 
is unbiased and has HR experience review my résumé.

--I just wanted to let you know that I think this is a great service for 
a recent MLS graduate like me. I would definitely recommend it to other 
new librarians.