Recruiting library staff : a how-to-do-it manual for librarians

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CONTENTS
• Figures = ⅸ
• Preface = xi
• Chapter 1 Introduction : The Recruitment Process = 1
• Seven Steps to Successful Recruiting = 2
• Step 1. Seek Administrative Support and Vision = 2
• Step 2. Determine Your Staffing Needs = 4
• Step 3. Determine Your Target Audience = 5
• Step 4. Select the Best Recruitment Method = 5
• Step 5. Identify and Define the Positive Aspects of Your Library as an Employer = 6
• Step 6. Recruit = 6
• Step 7. Evaluate, Refine, and Continue Recruiting = 7
• Chapter 2 Portraying Your Library as a Good Employer = 9
• Eight Ways to Enhance Compensation Packages = 9
• 1. Review Salary and Benefits = 9
• 2. Identify Other Forms of Compensation = 9
• 3. Look Beyond the Standard Benefits Package = 11
• 4. Highlight Promotional Opportunities = 11
• 5. Offer Training and Educational Opportunities = 11
• 6. Talk About Professional／Personal Development Opportunities = 12
• 7. Capitalize on the Library's Reputation = 12
• 8. Profile Coworkers = 13
• Discover Your Library's Appealing Features = 13
• Location = 13
• Recreation = 14
• Quality of Life = 14
• Proximity to Small Pleasures = 14
• The Neighborhood = 15
• Advertising Your Appeal = 15
• Chapter 3 Determining Current and Future Openings = 21
• Understand the Purpose of a Job Analysis = 21
• Conduct a Job Analysis = 22
• Write Job Descriptions = 26
• Choose Appealing Job Titles = 28
• Organize Job Responsibilities into Meaningful Categories = 29
• Define Your Job Qualifications = 29
• List Desirable Characteristics for Candidates = 31
• Include Information on Salary and Benefits = 31
• Chapter 4 Determining the General Skills and Characteristics of Individuals You Seek to Recruit = 41
• Identify Desirable Characteristics = 42
• Identify Desirable Skills and Abilities = 43
• Verify Specific Skills and Characteristics = 46
• Know the Relevant Legislation = 46
• Chapter 5 Selecting the Library Image You Wish to Promote = 49
• Recognize the Importance of Image = 49
• Discover Your Library's Current Image = 49
• Be Open to Changing that Image = 50
• Promote a Positive Image = 53
• Promote a Positive Image among Applicants for Professional Positions = 53
• Chapter 6 Using the Best Recruitment Methods = 55
• Recruitment Methods that Work = 55
• Advertise = 55
• Recruit on Campus = 55
• Exhibit at Job Fairs and Events = 56
• Attend Conferences = 57
• Encourage Employee Referrals = 57
• Consider Employment Agencies and Services = 57
• Investigate Executive Recruiters and Search Firms = 59
• Look into Internal Recruitment = 59
• Which Method Is Best? = 59
• Chapter 7 Recruitment Advertising = 63
• Ask Yourself Four Crucial Questions = 63
• Five Steps to Developing a Recruitment Advertisement = 66
• Step 1. Target Your Audience = 66
• Step 2. Select the Medium = 66
• Step 3. Develop the Job Advertisement = 69
• Step 4. Know the Relevant Legal Issues = 71
• Step 5. Maintain an Advertising Package = 73
• Chapter 8 Maximizing Your Participation in Job Events = 75
• Consider a Variety of Displays = 78
• Pop-Up Displays = 78
• Modular Displays = 78
• Table-Top Displays = 78
• Determine Your Display Needs = 79
• Physical Environment = 79
• Ease of Assembly and Tear Down = 80
• Portability and Transportability = 80
• Storage = 80
• Evaluate Purchasing versus Renting = 80
• Six Ways to Make the Most of Job Fairs = 82
• 1. Display Graphics and Art Work = 82
• 2. Use Banners and Table Drapes = 82
• 3. Purchasing Event-Related Advertising Space = 85
• 4. Send a Direct Mailing to Participants = 85
• 5. Bring Sufficient and Well-Trained Booth Staff = 85
• 6. Offer Special Activities and Giveaways = 86
• Avoid the Five Fatal Job-Event Mistakes = 87
• Chapter 9 Networking for Recruitment Purposes = 91
• Understand the Purpose of Networking = 91
• Follow the Five Basic Steps in Recruitment Networking = 92
• Step 1. Identify Like-Minded Organizations = 92
• Step 2. Join the Organization = 92
• Step 3. Establish Credibility = 92
• Step 4. Know Your Library = 93
• Step 5. Promote the Library Overall = 93
• Tools of the Recruiting Trade = 93
• Appendices
• A : Executive Search Firms, Consulting and Placement Services = 95
• B : Selected List of Periodicals that Carry Library Job Advertisements = 97
• C : Associations Operating Job Lines = 101
• D : Selected Listservs = 103
• E : Web sites of Associations Listing Job Opportunities = 107
• F : Selected Job Sites on the Web = 109
• G : Selected List of Display and Banner Suppliers = 111
• H : Selected List of Suppliers of Premiums and Giveaways = 115
• Bibliography = 117
• Index = 119
• About the Author = 121