On Wednesday I attended my first sub-branch event as new Chair of CILIP South East Branch - a CILIP in Sussex event, Marketing your Skills. Suzanne Wheatley, from Sue Hill Recruitment gave an informal, but highly useful presentation, covering how to market your skills both internally and externally (e.g. how to set out a cv), as well as tips on interviews. Attendees offered their own experiences along the way, and had the chance to chat and network (all part of marketing yourself!) over drinks and sandwiches after the event. What was especially nice for me was to see some of my current MA Information Studies students there, as well as catching up with former students who are now moving up through the library profession across the South East.
Suzanne’s comments on the evening can be found on the Sue Hill blog. Photos from the event can be found on the South East Branch flickr pages. I am looking forward to attending more events during the coming year – for details of all the activities planned for the SE region, visit our website, and follow the Events link.
February 27, 2009 at 9:38 am
Congratulations on your new Chair-ship of the Branch! I really enjoyed Wednesday’s event. It was well organised and I felt very welcome. I got a feeling that there is a real community spirit in CILIP Sussex. It is so important to be part of a network and a community, learning from colleagues and building your reputation.
I wish the group and branch much success this year and I’m sure with such practical and enjoyable seminars you’ll be well supported by your colleagues!