G.L.A.M CAREERS WORKSHOP:

Abbie Weil

Outreach Librarian

Christina Bush

Research and Instruction Librarian

Agenda

• Introduction to G.L.A.M (and to us)

• Gaining skills, articulating experience

  • Swarthmore College Libraries' paid opportunities/jobs

  • Strategies for articulating your experience

• Job search activity ​

• List of resources 
• Questions

WHO WE ARE

• Christina Bush (she/her/hers)
  • Research + Instruction Librarian
  • Liaison to Black Studies, Educational Studies, Psychology 

• Abbie Weil (she/her/hers)
  • Outreach Librarian
  • Liaison to Modern Languages & Literatures

• Library assistant (Access & User Services)

  • McCabe

  • Underhill

  • Cornell

  • BCC
• Skills include...

Shift jobs

Internships & Fellowships

• UX intern

• Librarianship intern

• CiLIS

• Digital scholarship fellowship

• Digital scholarship internship

• Skills include...

• Research & Information ambassador

• Games collection coordinator

• Comics assistant

• Scholarly communication assistant

• Library/archives assistant

• Collections management assistant

• Skills include...

Project jobs

Exhibits

• Class project
• Job project
• Individual project

Articulating Your Experience

sIMPLE STRATEGIES FOR articulating your experience 

• Don't reinvent the wheel-- use language from previous job ads/current job call 
• Focus on accomplishments/impact (as opposed to tasks)
• Also consider future skill development/ growth areas 
• Review institutional statements, like mission and values for additional relevant language/fit 

Activity

• Match campus opportunity to real-world job
• What are the transferable skills?
• What would you want to learn to pursue a specific job?

RIA

Job Responsibilities:

• Leading tours of McCabe, Underhill, and Cornell

• Assisting with marketing and outreach efforts

• Collaboratively planning events

• Representing the Libraries at events across the campus

Architecture

Librarian

Duties:

Develops and leads outreach activities, including tours, presentations, and other programming events that advance the visibility and awareness of University Libraries’ architectural resources and archives to scholarly and community audiences.

• The Penn Museum Summer Internship

• The Library Company of Philadelphia

  • Mellon Scholars Internship and Workshop

• Philadelphia Art Museum internships  

• Mütter Museum interns and volunteers 

• Paul Robeson House volunteers

If you have the capacity to do an unpaid internship,

consider volunteering instead.

The Lang Center Social Impact Summer Scholarship can fund either!

Subtitle

GLAM opportunities in Philly

Questions?

Christina Bush

cbush1@swarthmore.edu

Abbie Weil

aweil1@swarthmore.edu