The Lib-bling Blog

While I was updating posts the other day I noticed something very funny. Go to lib-bling and do a search for ‘auburn’, only one job should show in the results and it should have a very odd description considering it’s for a Children’s librarian.

*note this because the search engine is showing a sample of the text and cutting of the word ’service’. So no, your addiction to gambling, love of booze and fondness for cigarettes will not get you a Job as a Childern’s librarian at the Auburn Public Library*

I’ll be updating the job postings sometime tonight(probably). In the meantime here’s another Digg story that I think you might find useful

Award-winning guide to resume writing. Offers examples, format choices, help writing the objective, the summary and other sections, as well as samples of excellent resume writing.

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Another Digg Posting below. This is great create-your-own federated searching! Hmmm… I’m thinking that leaving this blog soley a place for Job info might be less useful as so many interesting non-job items keep popping up. Anyway create your own search engine and enjoy. I know I’ll me making use of this right way to help update this site!

from the Digg description:
We’re thrilled to tell you that the search for your own search engine is over. Today we are launching the Google Custom Search Engine. As you might imagine, it’s a simple and straightforward product to use and understand.

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Good Morning lib-blingers! You may noticed that updates have been slightly less the in previous weeks. Last week was very hectic so I wasn’t able to check all of my sources, however I did makes sure that I got all the major ones, so there shouldn’t be too many missing. Updates will be more complete this week.

Thanks!

Here’s another Digg article I found today, it sounds pretty interesting I haven’t actually run through the process myself (SEE UPDATE AT THE END OF THIS POST) but it seems like it might be useful, if anyone tries it post in the comments and let us know what you think. Here’s the digg description:

At PayScale users go through a process of disclosing detailed information about their job function and compensation, and add it to what PayScale says is the “world’s largest database of salary information.” The user can then access detailed salary information in the database, including custom reports based on salary, bonus, commission, etc.

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Update: I gave PayScale a trying figure that since I run a job site it made sense that I go out and try it first. My opinion is that it’s worth it, especially if you’re negotiating salaries (I wouldn’t worry about the pay feature, and since I don’t get paid for this site I’m not going to test that out ) The deal is you have to fill in info to get info (fair trade) but they keep it pretty anonymous and you can see what other librarians are making in the area, which can help you know what you should be making. Again, you can keep the info very private, and the information it gives can be very useful.