I was recently asked to comment on how I went about job-hunting and securing employment following the end of my MA. Whilst the questions provided for me to answer resulted in what I fear to be an overly chirpy set of responses, it left me thinking about the harsher realities of securing employment. Job hunting [...]
Archive for February, 2012
14 Feb
23 Years Later… And Still Discussing The Same Problems…
Perhaps you have read this post before? Or maybe something on this blog rings a bell? I wouldn’t be surprised if it did. At Library Camp in Birmingham several months ago, I tried to encourage those who did not consider themselves to be ‘New Professionals’ to join in debates and discussions with those who did [...]
1 Feb
Spontaneity
I recently had a discussion in which I weighed up the pros and cons of spontaneous blogging against producing posts on a regular basis. Briefly summarised below are the results of that discussion. Benefits of Regular Posts Forces you to think about your thoughts on a more regular basis, encouraging regular reflection. Posts [...]
