Assignments and Resumes

Posted April 5, 2022 by Bryanne McArdle

Now is the time in the semester where everything is busy and lots of assignments are due.  These past few weeks since coming back from spring break I have had at least one major assignment due each week.  It has been a little stressful and certainly busy.

But even so, the amount of pride and excitement I get when I finish these assignments is great.  I always feel so much more accomplished than I did going into them and often, I am much more confident of my own skills on whatever the topic may have been, from metadata to programming to book reviews.  It is a wonderful sense to become more confident and surer in my abilities. This is also the case with me polishing up my career materials as I creep closer to graduation. 

One of the ways I did this was by attending the Resume Revamp hosted by SLA this week.  I was a great event hosted by the Special Library Association Student Chapter at Simmons where they connected students who submitted resumes with current information professionals to look them over.  I certainly got a lot from my two reviews and I’m extremely grateful to my reviewers for it.

So, while it has been busy for me, it has also been productive and insightful.  And that, to me, is always a great feeling.