Eight Lessons for Managing Your Career

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Eight Lessons for Managing Your Career

• Ian Snowley
• Director, Academic Services
• University of London, Research Library Services

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Overview

• Introduction
• My background
• CILIP Role President Elect 2006-7
• The story of my career
• Eight Lessons for Career Management
• Conclusion
• What next?

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Lesson One

• Persistence

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Lesson Two

• Take opportunities when they come learn new
  skills along the way

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Lesson Three

• Feel the fear.

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Lesson Four

• You must manage your own career!

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Lesson Five

• Seek new skills wherever they can be found

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Lesson Six

• Be prepared to
• take a leap into
• the unknown

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Lesson Seven

• Plan ahead even if you dont know what you are
  planning for!

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Lesson Eight

• Play a long-game
• think creatively about the options
• you have.

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Conclusion

• What next?
• Review your skills/interests/goals
• Design your perfect (next or ultimate) job
• Assess the gap between you that job
• Identify ways to fill the gap
• Be ready to apply when its advertised
• OR
• To create it when the opportunity arises!

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Further Information

• Email ian.snowley_at_librarian.co.uk
• Blog http//snowley.typepad.com
• CILIP Update 2006 Jan/Feb April June?