I've been thinking that I need to get more organised with regard to my Professional Development. So, the first step I'm undertaking is completing the PD kit from ALIA (available for ALIA members from http://membership.alia.org.au/lib/pdf/education/pd/kit.fulltext.2005.pdf)
The first thing that I decided to do is to look at what is my "dream" job... This is something that I've suggested to other people, but not recently looked at for myself. And it has changed since the birth of three children! So, here goes (and not in any particular order)...
- Flexible hours (both the number and the timing)
- Decent dollars (money is not a major driving force but I'd like to be paid what I'm worth, and enough to be able to justify working :))
- Constantly learning/challenging myself (but self paced)
- Helping people (that's part of my job satisfaction)
- Using 'new' technologies (and having decent technology to work with)
- Working in a team but responsible for my own 'stuff'
- Passing on knowledge/adult education
- Recognition by peers would be nice, but from 'clients' is more important
- Flexible location (ie possibilities of telecommuting) would be nice :)
I'm sure there are more things that should be here and that I'll be adding to this list but that's what springs to mind right now.
Interesting that there isn't anything that screams 'library' as such. But that's still where I feel drawn to be, if possible. And my current weekend reference shifts at Murdoch University library tick quite a number of these boxes - just not all :)
