I think I’ll write a bit about my search for a job. These notes will remind me of where I am in the process, but may serve as an inspiration to others :-)

I took today as annual leave, intending to spend time contacting library employers in Carson City and hand them my resume. I spent half the day re-writing that resume; it’s never quite good enough.

Last week I meet with Pru Jones in career serviices at UNR. Thankfully, I’m enrolled as a student there, so their services are available to me. I checked out a few books with resume help and began to retool my library-oriented resume.

Today I visited:
Carson City Library, talked with Sally Edwards. Learned that she may have a position soon, but was reluctant to talk abou it. It’s head of cataloging—interesting. Also learned that CC doesn’t use the Washoe County pool to hire; they list jobs directly on the Carson City site.

Nevada State Library and Archives, talked with Sara Jones and Phyllis ?? who has a copy of my resume now. Sara says they will advertise for a govt docs librarian soon. She encouraged me to see Kathy Herrington at Supreme Court Library also. What the heck, it was next door, and I haven’t seen those people for a while
Supreme Court Library, spoke with Charlene and Kathy. Kathy hired an assistent last May. We chatted for some time about NJC and our kids. She suggested talking with Nan at the Legislative Council Bureau; they hire temps during legislative sessions.

I think I’ll take about 1 day a month to do things like this.

Then there’s the work I’m doing on the appearance front. It’s not easy looking for a job in your 50’s. One has to look her best. I’ve lost 14 lbs. I colored my hair this morning. I have some new clothes with a contemporary professional look. Makeup, well, I’m always open to improvement there.

So it begins. I’ll write entries from time to time to note my observations and my progress.