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)

• Swarthmore College Libraries' paid opportunities/jobs

• Gaining and articulating your skills

• Job search activity ​

• List of resources 

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)
• BCC

• Underhill

• Cornell

• McCabe

Shift jobs

Internships & Fellowships

• UX intern

• Librarianship intern

• CiLIS

• Digital scholarship fellowship

• Digital scholarship internship

• Research & Information ambassador

• Games collection coordinator

• Comics assistant

• Scholarly communication assistant

• Library/archives assistant

• Collections management assistant

Project jobs

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 

• 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.

Subtitle

GLAM opportunities in Philly

Activity

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

Questions?

Christina Bush

cbush1@swarthmore.edu

Abbie Weil

aweil1@swarthmore.edu