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Changing places

Changing places. How a job exchange can (maybe) change your life. Liz Walkley Hall. Outline. Some background The why, how, who, how, and what of a job exchange Why go? How to sell the idea to your manager Who to exchange with How to organise the details What to do after the exchange.

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Changing places

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  1. Changing places How a job exchange can (maybe) change your life Liz Walkley Hall

  2. Outline • Some background • The why, how, who, how, and what of a job exchange • Why go? • How to sell the idea to your manager • Who to exchange with • How to organise the details • What to do after the exchange

  3. Background • 1996: • Reference/Reserve Librarian, Flinders University, South Australia

  4. Background • 1997: • Assistant Librarian, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland

  5. Why … • Professional development • Experience a different library environment without resigning • Personal fulfilment • Live and work in a city you’ve always dreamed about

  6. How … sell the idea • Define the benefits to the library and the organisation • Find support and use it • “Earn” your exchange

  7. Who … • Use established networks • Personal contacts • Professional or organisational contacts • Targeted approach • Go directly to potential libraries you’d like to work in • Possible resources: • LIBEX: www.cilip.org.uk/jobscareers/libex • Library associations, especially ALA

  8. How … organise the details • Documentation • Insurance – work, medical, travel • Work permit/visa requirements • Salaries and the cost of living

  9. How … duties and conditions • Job description • Working conditions and staff benefits • Training, professional development opportunities

  10. How … personal effects • Accommodation • Household goods • Vehicles • Personal items

  11. What to do afterwards … • Use the exchange to enhance professional opportunities at home • Maintain professional relationships with colleagues overseas

  12. Scotland … My view of Glasgow

  13. Scotland … West Highland Railroad

  14. Scotland … Tobermory, Isle of Mull

  15. Ireland … Cliffs of Moher, Ireland

  16. Wales … Dylan Thomas’s cottage, Laugharne

  17. England ... Wren Library, Cambridge

  18. Turkey … Ephesus

  19. Turkey … Fishing village

  20. Spain … Cordoba

  21. Spain … Seville

  22. Paris … View from the Notre Dame

  23. Friends …

  24. Thank you … Liz.Walkleyhall@flinders.edu.au

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