Something old, something new
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 
A lass in libraryland is in the process of recruiting a new assistant, the current postholder is retiring having worked in libraryland for three years.
The post has been reduced to term time only (economy, economy, economy) and totals fifteen hours a week over five weekdays. ALIL has had to fill this post a number of times over the last decade (in various guises) having seen permanent and temporary staff come and go.
The process of receiving applications, shortlisting and interviewing is something she enjoys - she never ceases to be amazed by the wide range of people who apply and how different people are in the flesh to how she imagined them when scoring their application.
However making the final decision brings her out in a cold sweat. How so?
What if she makes the wrong decision? How can a lass really know how someone is going to pan out until the day they start? Interview score system or not you don't always get a clear idea of how someone will be to work with or how they will interact with users in the snap shot that is the interview process.
In a larger team ALIL wouldn't bother to break a sweat (let alone a cold one) but she knows from bitter experience that a small team (of two) is a different kettle of fish.
Oh dear me how...
...a lass in libraryland has therefore decided to go with the flow, enjoy the process and see what interview day brings... after all whoever she hires will be in the same boat, so lets at least try and leave the harbour with full sails and a gentle hand on the tiller...
Reader Comments (5)
Hi, I am going to be recruiting for the first time this summer, to a small team (which will total 4 including me) and I have the same concerns - it's comforting that someone who has been through the process a few times before still has these thoughts.
I hope it goes well.
xxx
A lass in Libraryland has her fingers tightly crossed and is rubbing her lucky rabbits foot as she types... she hopes your hunt goes well in the summer and the three of you get a suitable candidate to join your team. It is in a Librarian's nature to want to organise/control everything but sometimes the flow is the only way to go... deep breath and off ALIL goes!
Oh dear HER how, surely...
ALIL thinks Wikiman makes a good point, but thinks... oh dear SHE how, perhaps
stand the man, nature is the club's owner Tan Guozi of Huadu. Tanguo Zi is the capital of the famous circle of Dandyism "collector", Jiang Meilin is a beautiful chair, the two come to visit this luxury exhibition of the General Assembly, true religion jeans outlet but of course, unlike Liu governor, as is the claim whatever. Tian Mei Yi-an Jiang Meilin, then immediately exposed face look awkward as a big star, the capital's top club is often out of place, can not know Tan Guozi the natural capital "Dandyism world" brother number one of the most famous Long Jiang Meilin the CCTV rand Lang Qiao? is Jiuyang of.