Friday, July 16, 2010

Job application materials

There's a job I'm applying for, the Director of the Union County Carnegie Library, and I have some really mixed feelings about it. Of course, I'm nowhere near getting it, I haven't even interviewed for it, and there's probably no way I'll get it, but the circumstances surrounding it are making me think about it in a serious way.

The best way to represent my quandary is through a pro-con format.

I'd start out as a Director of a library.
Pro: That's great! Start at the top.
Con: But what if I can't get another position later on, in a different library, because I'm considered overqualified?
Con: What if I'm not cut out for this job? What if it's too much responsibility, too much to do?

It's in a public library.
Pro: You don't have any experience in a public library--it will be great to add to your resume and to build your skills around a wide range of positions!
Con: You would rather work in an academic library--what if I end up screwing up my chances later?

It's in Union, SC.
Con: I don't think there's any way I can commute.
Pro: Curtis is willing to move.
Pro: I'm willing to move.

We could live in Spartanburg.
Pro: I have friends in Spartanburg.
Con: I have many, many more friends here.
Pro: Sometimes it's nice to start fresh in a new place.
Con: I'm scared that things won't go well in a new place.

Again, I'm nowhere near really needing to think about any of this. I'm really putting the cart before the horse and manufacturing anxiety. But I'm just one of these people who needs to think about things.

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