Information Matters – Library and Information Studies at the University of Brighton

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.

I have just been elected as Chair of CILIP South East branch, replacing my colleague Margaret Wallis, who has held the post for the last five years. Another University of Brighton, Audrey Marshall, is also on the South East branch Committee. I met some of my fellow committee members earlier this week to plan the agenda for our February meeting, and I am looking forward to working with them and other colleagues from the region over the coming year.