find a job i love

I actually really do love my current job for the most part. As far as what happens in my branch and the people I work with in that building, there’s little I can complain about, and much I can praise. I work with a great bunch of people and most of them feel very passionate about their work. I feel appreciated there, inside that building.

But there is much about the broader picture of my workplace that makes my enthusiasm as a librarian wane. Many of my colleagues feel the same, and it is hard to stay optimistic, motivated, and encouraged when you feel like you’re surrounded by obstacles. I know what’s important to me in my profession – it’s the stuff that I learned in library school including providing important services. I am at my happiest professionally speaking when I am allowed the freedom to do my job to the best of my ability.

I feel strongly that there are workplaces that work better than where I am right now and I hope very much to find myself in one of them someday.

with the fact that I’m not in it. I am wondering, now, if finding a job I love is asking too much. The one thing that really keeps me going, at my job, are all my friends there, all the wonderful people working there. And I’m wondering if, perhaps, my focus ought to be more on those relationships than my place of work. Maybe I’ve placed too much importance on being happy at work.

a part-time position at my current library system. My feelings are very mixed. They’re starting me at the very bottom of the pay scale, which I personally feel is not kind considering I’ve already been doing the job for 2 years. And it’s part-time, so my benefits aren’t great. They’ve agreed to give me extra hours, but it’s not something I can count on for very long, which means basically, I’m still actively looking for full time. So that’s all the negative. The good is that I’m with an overall great team of people, I’m attaining the title which is supposed to open more doors for me, I’ll be able to get my hands into things even more, more responsibility, and I’ll be there for the grand opening of the new building. It’s a mixed bag for sure. But it feels right for the moment.

I think I’ll continue to leave this goal up for a while though. I hope I find a job I love someday.

I’d settle for any full-time job right now. It’s more about paying bills than loving the job at the moment. I think it’ll probably be a while until I find the job, but that’s okay.

I hope something turns up soon. I’ve got about 6 applications in at the moment. I feel very stressed out about this.

I got my callback today for the second round of interviews. Yay! I hear there’s going to be a homework assignment. That should fix my yearning for school. :)

1. I have a wealth of technological and computer-related knowledge to help me in this position.
2. I am excited about starting my career as a librarian.
3. I stay as up-to-date as possible by reading professional journals and blogs in order to look for new ways of doing things or ways I can improve my skills.
4. I’m personable, friendly, and approachable with both staff and patrons, and enjoy serving patrons of all ages.
5. I’ve got experience working almost all the service desks in all our buildings.
6. I enjoy teaching and have been told repeatedly that this is something I’m really good at because of my level of patience and ability to put things in simple understandable terms.
7. I’m adaptable and love to learn new things.
8. Although I may not yet have professional experience, I’ve got many years of library work behind me, and I’ve worked my way up and have a good understanding of how the system works and what it’s like to be in the shoes of other staff.

last week for a full-time position in my system. It sounds like there are going to be a lot of good people applying for this one.

I received word that I didn’t get the job I last interviewed for. The good news is that the person I really wanted to get the job got it. I don’t feel too bad about it though – I had my reservations and there are other places I’d rather work. So I’ll just keep my eyes peeled in the meantime and believe that things will work out the way they are supposed to, as always.

for a job I think I could love. The potential is there, at least.