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Career Advising for Information Science Professionals

Career and Job advice for Information Science Professionals

2021 Career Fair (pillar tabs)

Career Week Kick-Off: Rock Family of Companies Monday, June 21, 2021

Representatives from the Rock Family of Companies discuss the hard and soft skills they are looking for in candidates for internships and job openings. View the video recording or listen to the audio with the links below.

Information Management Panel, Friday, June 25, 2021

Panelists will share their experiences and offer advice on how to pursue a career in information management.

Panelists include: Laura Evans, product designer with Ford Motor Credit Company;  David Foote, director, Endpoint and Application Engineering, Computing and Information Technology, Wayne State University; Lauren Bobcik, Partner UI Integration Designer, General Motors. Click on the links below to view the video or listen to the audio from the live stream.

School Library Media Panel, Thursday, June 24, 2021

Margaret Barile, assistive and instructional technology specialist for Haslett Public Schools, and Patrick Taylor, K-12 librarian, EL/bilingual coordinator for Eastpointe Community Schools, share their experiences and offer advice on how to pursue a career in school library media.

Click on the links below to view the video recording or listen to the audio from the live stream.

Library Science Panel, Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Steve Bowers, director of The Library Network, and Jenny Marr, director of the Ferndale Public Library, share their experiences and offer advice on how to pursue a career in Library Science. Click on the links below to view the video recording or audio from the live stream.

Positioning Yourself for your Ideal Job, Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Career Advisor Kim Schroeder will provide tips and strategies for creating a dynamic professional image. Graduate Student Assistant Stephanie Weis will present on creating your own online portfolio and how to create one.Use the links below to view the video from the live stream, listen to the audio or view the PDF from Online Portfolio workshop.

Past Career Fairs

SIS ProQuest/Ex-Libris Job Fair: August 10th, 2020

Due to COVID-19 our Career Fair has moved online for 2020. Full Live Stream is available in the link below.

SIS Career Fair Full Live Stream- April 10, 2019

Click on the links below to view the live stream in its entirety or by each presentation or panel.

2019 included the following presentations:

  • Crystal Jolly, Assistant Manager, Detroit Public Library Consultant, "Urban Public Librarianship"
  • Shawn McCann, Assistant Professor, Oakland University, "Being a Faculty Member"
  • Olivia Olson, Community Engagement Librarian, Troy Public Library, "Working in a Public Library"
  • Debbie Welsh, Media Archivist, Media Migration Manager, Allied Vaughn, "Educating Clients on The Archival Process: Lessons Learned in a Corporate Archive"
  • Kim Schroeder, Wayne State University, "Positioning Yourself for Your Ideal Job!,"
  • Steven Bowers on the Michigan Library Association (MLA)

 

Panel Discussion:A Library and Information Science Show and Tell

2018 Career Fair: April 10, 2018

Panelists:

  • Laura Fawcett, Program Librarian, Canton Public Library "The Best Life Business: A New Approach to Library Programs & Services". View the Power Point Presentation below.

  • Kathleen Schmeling, Senior Processing Archivist, Reuther Library, "Weighing New and Traditional Skills for Creating Great Archives"

  • Sandra Svoboda, Special Assignments Manager, WDET, "The Information Professions: Disciplinary and Industry Crossovers and Collaboration"

  • Jennifer Cornell, Training and Consulting Partner with ProQuest, "Using Your Strengths to Grow Your Career Path"

Presentations:

  • Kim Schroeder, "Branding Yourself for Your Ideal Job" View the Power Point Presentation below.

Networking for Your Future

  • Gail Madziar, Executive Director, Michigan Library Association
  • Steven Bowers, Michigan Library Association President Elect and Executive Director at DALNET

Gail Madzair and Steven Bowers present "Networking for Your Future". View the Power Point Presentation below.

Panel Discussion "A Library and Information Science Show and Tell"

2017 Career Fair: April 18, 2017

Panelists:

  • Holly Flynn, Outreach Librarian, Michigan State University Libraries

  • Ed Busch, Electronic Records Archivist, Michigan State University Archives

  • Jennifer Cornell, Training and Consulting Partner, Proquest

  • Anne Hage, Library Director, Huntington Woods Public Library

Resume Tips Workshop -- "How To Sell Yourself" conducted by SIS Career Advisor, Kim Schroeder

Networking for Your Future -- Gail Madziar, Executive Director, Michigan Library Association

2017 Career Fair Panelists from left to right: Anne Hage, Jennifer Cornell, Ed Busch, Holly Flynn

2015 Panel Discussion: An LIS Show and Tell
Featuring the following panel speakers:

  • Paul Gallagher, Director, Library Operations User Services, Wayne State University Libraries.
  • Kelsey Jansen van Galen, Librarian/Archivist, CNN.
  • Holly Flynn, Outreach Librarian, Michigan State University Libraries.

2015 Resume Workshop
Featuring the following presentations:

  • How to Sell Yourself: Kim Schroeder, SIS Career Advisor.
  • Networking for Your Future: Gail Madziar, Executive Director, Michigan Library Association and Cathy Wolford, President, Michigan Library Association.

2013 Panel Discussion: Non-Traditional LIS Jobs
Featuring the following panel speakers:

  • Leslie Burke, Collection Development and Digital Integration Librarian at Kalamazoo College.
  • Derek Sojda, 2010 SIS graduate and information architect for Sogeti USA in Metro Detroit.
  • Shawn McCann, Immersive Learning Librarian at Wayne State University.
  • Karly Szczepkowski, Research Analyst for the Division of Development & Alumni Affairs at Wayne State University.

2012 Panel Discussion: Non-Traditional LIS Jobs
Featuring the following panel speakers:

  • Christine Ayar Illichmann, Coordinator of Customer Experience, Evanced Solutions
  • Eva Gogola, Associate Director, Development Research Services, Division of Development and Alumni Affairs, Wayne State University
  • Matthew O'Connor, Director of Business Intelligence, Allis Information Management, Inc. (AIM)
  • Mark A. Spasser, Director, Shiffman Medical Library, Wayne State University
  • Mari Vaydik, Major Gifts Director, Alternatives for Girls

Library Journal Annual Placement & Salary Survey, 2011 Results: What You Need to Know
Conducted at the 2012 Career Fair by SIS faculty member Stephanie Maatta Smith

2011 Career Fair

2011 Panel Discussion: Employment Strategies
This distinguished panel, representing a wide variety of LIS employment options, provided lots of good advice and suggestions to current students and recent graduates about how to get marketable and stay marketable in today's challenging environment.

  • Alicia Biggers, Senior Data Research Supervisor, Ford Motor Company
  • Jennifer Cornell, Technology Trainer, Kalamazoo Public Library
  • Eva Gronowska, Associate Director, Development Research Services, Division of Development and Alumni Affairs, Wayne State University
  • Jennifer Gustafson, Practicum Coordinator and Adjunct Professor, WSU School of Library and Information Science
  • Bill Harmer, Director, Chelsea District Library
  • Tim Richards, Director, Mardigian Library, University of Michigan""Dearborn
  • Jeff Wilensky, Vice-President of Publishing, ProQuest