To Librarian or Not To Librarian
Friday, June 20th, 2008Reader Anon writes:
I was hoping I could pick your brain a bit. I’ve been thinking about getting a grad degree in library/information science.
It would be a second career after nine years as a journalist. Would you mind if I asked a few questions? Talking to someone in the profession would really help with my decision. This is what I’m curious to find out.
1. What drew you to the profession?
2. Was it a mid-career change or did you go right into it?
3. How hard was it to make ends meet while going to grad school?
4. How difficult is the course work?
5. How was the job search once you graduated? I keep hearing the job outlook is bleak for recent grads and there’s a lot of competition.
6. What do you love most about your job?
Any help you can give with this would be great.Thanks a bunch!
Best, [name withheld]
I’ll take these one at a time:
