I thought the majority of us gave up on the "job for life" concept at least
10 years ago??!! Even in Japan where it used to be very common such thinking
has long since been dropped. 

I am surprised that an old cliche like this has been wheeled out to promote
a new edition! 

However that aside it still sounds like an interesting read... 

Jackie Fishleigh
Librarian
Payne Hicks Beach
10 New Square 
Lincoln's Inn
London
WC2A 3QG

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Subject: NO MORE JOBS FOR LIFE, BUT PLENTY OF FRESH OPPORTUNITIES


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NO MORE JOBS FOR LIFE, BUT PLENTY OF FRESH OPPORTUNITIES 

New book shows how library and information professionals can manage their
own careers in an increasingly competitive world

Planning a glittering career in information work now falls to you.  That's
the message from successful information consultant Sheila Pantry OBE, joint
author of the newly published second edition of Your Essential Guide to
Career Success.

"No longer is there any such thing as a completely secure job - nor can you
normally expect to stay in one job throughout a career," says Pantry, who
was Head of Information Services at the Health and Safety Executive before
running her own independent information services consultancy.  "The
'portfolio career' is fast becoming the norm rather than the exception,
especially for those now entering the profession."

"People without traditional librarian skills are taking on some of the work
that was once the preserve of this profession, but librarians are finding
their skills in demand in several new areas of work," Pantry continues.
"Changes that take place in one sector can mark a new trend in others, so it
is essential to observe a number of employment sectors to see what happens
there." 

Written jointly with Peter Griffiths, Head of the Information Services Unit
at the Home Office, Your Essential Guide to Career Success lists a whole
range of skills - online, linguistic, negotiating, consulting - required for
an information professional to be able to deliver the information service of
the future.  "The intensification of competition now forces many people to
move into areas of work in which they may not have had previous experience,"
Pantry explains. 

Making full use of case studies, summaries, recommended websites and other
sources of practical help, Pantry and Griffiths offer advice on:

The challenges of today's employment market 
Your master career plan
Starting your career: areas of work for LIS professionals
Applying for a job
Next steps in your career: developing a job promotion plan
Your successful interview
After the interview
Looking sideways: alternative career strategies.

Your Essential Guide to Career Success is published by Facet Publishing,
ISBN 1-85604-491-2, price £19.95. Members of CILIP: the Chartered Institute
of Library and Information Professionals can claim an automatic 20% discount
on the price (i.e. £15.96) by calling Bookpoint on 01235 827794.

Contact:        Mark O'Loughlin, Marketing Executive, Facet Publishing
                Tel: 020 7255 0597.     Email:
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Notes to Editors

CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals is
the leading professional body for librarians, information specialists and
knowledge managers, with well over 20,000 members working in all sectors,
including business and industry, science and technology, further and higher
education, schools, local and central government, the health service, the
voluntary sector, national and public libraries.

Facet Publishing is CILIP's publishing arm, and is a highly successful
leading international publisher of books for the information profession.
Facet Publishing recognizes the importance of providing dynamic, relevant
and up-to-date books for information professionals wherever they may be.
Facet acknowledges the need for quality books that inform, instruct and
inspire in the fast changing information world. 

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