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Many of you here on CS probably don't know me very well, as I tend to be more active over on Fratching than I am here. However, I just wanted to share that I have recently started a new job---a job that pertains to the master's degree that I earned in August of 2008. This ends a job hunt that has been going on ever since August of 2008. That doesn't mean I've been sitting around the house broke and unemployed ever since then. I have done an internship and some freelance work during my job search, and I've been doing volunteer work in the technical services department of a local library, so I've stayed fairly busy, on top of applying for tons of jobs and writing dozens of cover letters and tweaking my resume time after time so that it matches each individual job.
The master's degree I earned was in library and information science. The degree is called Master of Library and Information Science, and the abbreviation for it is M.L.I.S. I can put that after my name if I want to, just like doctors often put M.D. after their names. The job I got is that of a librarian at a small technical college. It's a college a lot like DeVry and ITT Tech. They have locations all over the place, and their degree programs tend to be more technical with less focus on general education requirements than most four-year colleges (though they do have a few Gen Ed requirements).
That brings me to another part of the job. They also had me fill out a form that allows them to request my transcripts from both of the colleges I attended. They will study those transcripts and see which courses I am eligible to teach. So, I might also be teaching a few courses, depending on the needs of the college. I think that's pretty cool, since I've always thought I would enjoy teaching colleges classes. The administrative assistant told me that almost everyone with master's degrees or higher get approved to teach Pre-English. Also, since my bachelor's degree is in psychology, I'll probably get approved to teach that. I'll just have to wait and see.
Anyway, I know most of you probably aren't overly familiar with me. I'm just glad to be able to call an end to a sixteen month job search.
But I'm so glad to finally have a permanent job and finally feel like the time and effort I devoted to getting my master's degree was worthwhile. I'm also glad that I can take a break from reading job postings and writing cover letters and adjusting my resume for each job. That was really getting tiresome.
The master's degree I earned was in library and information science. The degree is called Master of Library and Information Science, and the abbreviation for it is M.L.I.S. I can put that after my name if I want to, just like doctors often put M.D. after their names. The job I got is that of a librarian at a small technical college. It's a college a lot like DeVry and ITT Tech. They have locations all over the place, and their degree programs tend to be more technical with less focus on general education requirements than most four-year colleges (though they do have a few Gen Ed requirements).
That brings me to another part of the job. They also had me fill out a form that allows them to request my transcripts from both of the colleges I attended. They will study those transcripts and see which courses I am eligible to teach. So, I might also be teaching a few courses, depending on the needs of the college. I think that's pretty cool, since I've always thought I would enjoy teaching colleges classes. The administrative assistant told me that almost everyone with master's degrees or higher get approved to teach Pre-English. Also, since my bachelor's degree is in psychology, I'll probably get approved to teach that. I'll just have to wait and see.
Anyway, I know most of you probably aren't overly familiar with me. I'm just glad to be able to call an end to a sixteen month job search.
But I'm so glad to finally have a permanent job and finally feel like the time and effort I devoted to getting my master's degree was worthwhile. I'm also glad that I can take a break from reading job postings and writing cover letters and adjusting my resume for each job. That was really getting tiresome.
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