ARLIS/NA 54th Annual Conference

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This workshop will be led by experts who will share their perspective on professional branding in GLAM industries.

This workshop will take the format of individual lightning round feedback from panelists, with time allotted at the end for audience questions. Discussion will focus on strategies to present one’s skills and experiences to hiring committees in new and emerging media types. The workshop will closely analyze the role of digital tools such as portfolios and personal websites in the hiring process.

In addition to traditional resumes and CVs, digital methods of personal branding are emerging among graduate programs as an option for representing one’s work in professional spaces, and in some cases are submitted as graduation requirements. This workshop seeks to explore the ways in which these emerging digital tools may enhance or hinder an individual’s success in the job market, as well as which, if any, alternatives may better demonstrate one’s skills in a digital format. Attendees will explore how to effectively align early career experience to required and preferred qualifications. This workshop will also aim to discuss the best ways in which to include transferable skills in other industries into job requirements. Participants in this workshop will explore how to craft application documents in a variety of formats that illustrate how their skills meet the needs of the hiring organization.