What are Brash Jobs?
Brash Jobs is an ongoing series we have here at Brash Librarian to help current/future library professionals (YOU) enter the library industry and develop your professional skills. If you have a question or idea that you’d like addressed in a future post, please post it below. Otherwise, feel free to peruse previous Brash Jobs postings!
Where to Start
Brash Jobs: The Job Hunt
The first in the Brash Jobs series
Brash Jobs: Better Library Leaders
Listen to my interview with Dr. Sarah Clark on what it means to be a library leader
Brash Jobs: Libraries 101
“I applied to EVERY library near me.” Are you sure?
Brash Jobs: How to Succeed in The Job Market
Gotta get your mind right and step up your game!
Build Your Arsenal
Brash Jobs: Skills, Experience, Confidence (Part 1)
If you have skills, don’t be afraid to use them
Brash Jobs, Skills, Experience, Confidence (Part 2)
The cocky, the confident, and how to tell the difference
Brash Jobs: Skills And Confidence (Part 3)
Make friends, learn from others, and get some montage music
The Hunt Begins
Brash Jobs: Preparing for the Job Hunt and Interview (Part 1)
Plan your start to greatness!
Brash Jobs: Preparing for the Interview (Part 2)
90% of getting the job happens before the interview
Brash Jobs: Interview Q&A Practice (Part 3)
What to expect, what to ask, and what to do
Brash Jobs: Dressing for the Interview…With a Surprise Guest! (Part 4)
When it comes to dressing for the interview, Combatant Gentleman has you covered
Technology
Brash Jobs: RFID and Inventory Has Begun!
Our first venture into the realm of radio frequency technology
Brash Jobs: RFID and Inventory, Week Two
Oh, there’s more than just tagging and scanning!
Brash Jobs: RFID, The Revenge
Just when you thought it was over…
Brash Jobs: The Power of the Hashtag
All it takes is one hashtag to get noticed…by a world Irish dancing champion
Google hasn’t made us obsolete. There’s plenty we can learn from one another!
Brash Jobs: Apps! (And Reasons To Love Them)
Learn how much apps can simplify your life
Special Topics
Brash Jobs: Weeding and Liability
Yes, books can kill
Brash Jobs: Liability and Policy
Once more into the world of liabilities
Brash Jobs: The Elon Musk Way to Succeed in the Library Industry
We like Elon Musk around these parts
Brash Jobs: Work-Life Balance
Center yourself and remember that you’re not always on the clock
Brash Jobs: MBA Program & Other Updates
MBA’n ain’t easy, yo
Brash Jobs: Copyright and Permission
I get a lesson in copyright from the folks at Unshelved. Even my lawyer applauded this one.
Brash Jobs: Libraries As a Business Tool
You show me a business that doesn’t use libraries, and I’ll show you a business going bankrupt
Library School
Brash Jobs: What Library School DOESN’T Teach You
“Did you learn that at library school?”
Brash Jobs: What Library School DOESN’T Teach You, Part 2: Hardest Part of The Job
We all know this one
Brash Jobs: What Library School DOESN’T Teach You, Part 3: Law and Order
The legal and practical sides of the library
Brash Jobs: What Library School DOESN’T Teach You (Part 4)
There are some things school and training can’t prepare you for.
Brash Jobs: What Library School DOESN’T Teach You, Part 5: Management
No library management class prepares you for the crazy that ensues
Brash Jobs: What Library School DOESN’T Teach You, Part 5: “If There’s One Thing I’ve Learned While Working At The Library, It’s…”
This time, I hear from YOU, the people
Justin Brasher, The Brash Librarian 