Recovery, Reframing, and Renewal

<ul> <li>Acknowledgements</li> <li>About the author</li> <li>Chapter 1: Introduction to the parameters of career renewal</li> <ul> <li>Abstract:</li></ul> <li>Chapter 2: Career recovery: a case study of my personal job search</li> <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Off to California</li> <li>First you fail and then, guess what, you fail again</li> <li>Why not try something new? Re-envisioning the problem</li> <li>New approach, but the road is still bumpy and long</li> <li>Your social network is not always a source of support</li> <li>At last, I found a job</li> <li>Dos and don’ts: some lessons to be learned from my experience</li> <li>Observations to be drawn from my case: or some of the deadly sins of modern- day employment and job searching</li></ul> <li>Chapter 3: No job, no way: librarians are often unprepared for voluntary and involuntary career changes</li> <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>The dodo effect: too much specialization and too much complacency</li> <li>It comes like a thief in the night and sometimes it doesn’t</li> <li>The job market: there is a big world outside these hallowed halls</li> <li>We have it within our power: self-assessment and reframing</li></ul> <li>Chapter 4: First you grieve: job loss, job stagnation, and job burnout in an age of transition</li> <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>We are handling it, but are we really?</li> <li>You got a right to sing the blues!</li> <li>You are more than just a job title</li> <li>Rethinking your skill set and reframing your career goals</li></ul> <li>Chapter 5: Re-envisioning your career: a new look at yourself and your skills</li> <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Who are you and what do you want to do with your career?</li> <li>The really big change</li> <li>Skills analysis: don’t sell yourself short</li> <li>The generalist, the hybrid, and the specialist: know yourself and consider how others may know you</li> <li>You are a person not just a category</li> <li>Outside work is not outside of the box</li> <li>Getting another perspective</li></ul> <li>Chapter 6: Reframing your skills and search strategies: preparing for the job search and looking at your professional goals with a fresh and realistic approach</li> <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>You cannot find what you want unless you know what you need</li> <li>How do I know what I want and need in a job?</li> <li>Job searching: it’s better than you think</li> <li>Searching may be easier but applying for a job can be confusing</li> <li>The essentials: résumé, cover letter, references</li> <li>Now set sail</li></ul> <li>Chapter 7: New résumé, new interview skills, but the road can still be bumpy: preparing for the job search and practicing the survival skills needed for success</li> <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Trends in twenty-first century job interviews: forewarned is forearmed</li> <li>The three Ps for surviving the job hunt: patience, persistence, and perspective</li></ul> <li>Chapter 8: You got your job! Hurray! But now what?</li> <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Sometimes a bargain is not a bargain</li> <li>Stay prepared, stay alert</li></ul> <li>Chapter 9: How can our professional organizations and graduate schools build a better professional support system?</li> <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>A roomful of worry and hope: the ALA-Allied Professional Association meeting</li> <li>Our graduate school programs: part of the answer and part of the problem</li> <li>What kinds of support can our professional organizations provide?</li></ul> <li>Chapter 10: Conclusions: recovery, reframing, and renewal are a matter of interpretation</li> <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>What do we mean by recovery?</li> <li>What do we mean by reframing?</li> <li>What do we mean by renewal?</li></ul> <li>Bibliography</li> <li>Index</li></ul>