Comments on: That time of year http://blog.flexnib.com/2008/11/27/that-time-of-year/ ... the online home of a librarian in Perth, Western Australia Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:20:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steve http://blog.flexnib.com/2008/11/27/that-time-of-year/#comment-18621 Steve Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:49:47 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2008/11/27/that-time-of-year/#comment-18621 I suspect this is very common in many areas. Especially in the entertainment industry. I have heard several people in the computer games industry express that applicants need to like playing games, AND be passionate about MAKING them. Alternatively, imagine if actors were hired based on the number of movies/plays they had seen. I suspect this is very common in many areas. Especially in the entertainment industry. I have heard several people in the computer games industry express that applicants need to like playing games, AND be passionate about MAKING them. Alternatively, imagine if actors were hired based on the number of movies/plays they had seen.

]]> By: Penny http://blog.flexnib.com/2008/11/27/that-time-of-year/#comment-18609 Penny Thu, 27 Nov 2008 21:54:21 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2008/11/27/that-time-of-year/#comment-18609 A love of reading is nice but not so relevant working in an academic library - more relevant for a public library perhaps. What is nice to find is a good general knowledge, reliability, a willingness to learn, good people skills and being able to use your initiative. Well that's my opinion anyhow! I'm assuming these are library assistant level jobs... anything higher requires a lot more ;) A love of reading is nice but not so relevant working in an academic library – more relevant for a public library perhaps. What is nice to find is a good general knowledge, reliability, a willingness to learn, good people skills and being able to use your initiative. Well that’s my opinion anyhow!

I’m assuming these are library assistant level jobs… anything higher requires a lot more ;)

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