Building the Digital Branch by David Lee King

Author:David Lee King
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780838991411
Publisher: American Library Association

If you ever have an IT staff member leave, ask the person who is moving on to update his or her job description before leaving, paying special attention to job requirements. This way, you’ll at least get someone who has the skills to do what the previous person did.

Ask another library to look over the job description. Someone recently had me look over their job description for an open Web staff position. What I described above pretty much held true. They had an outdated description that didn’t include the skills they actually needed. With an update, they got applicants (they hadn’t gotten any with the old job ad).

Look at other job ads and the requirements they list. Don’t look only at library job descriptions. Instead, go to places like the 37signals Job Board (see figure 12) or CrunchBoard Job Board and look at the job descriptions for Web developer positions. You can find helpful wording and job titles from those job sites.

Talk to other people in your community who have hired IT staff. If you have friends or know of local businesses that hired people, talk to them. They can help you understand the process and might even be able to give you some contacts.

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