LIScareer Consulting Services

Would you like personalized, confidential career advice from an experienced librarian?  We would love to
work with you.  Please read more about our services and consultants, check out what our clients say, or
go directly to the Request Form.  

Services & Fees:  

  • Resume review ($50).  Tell us a little about yourself, your background, interests, and career goals,
    and a consultant will review your resume with these factors in mind.  You'll receive a detailed
    written review.  
  • Cover letter review ($25).  Send us a cover letter and tell us a little about your career goals.  A
    consultant will review your cover letter and send a thorough written review.
  • Online portfolio consultation ($50).  A consultant will help you create an online portfolio or review
    an existing one, and guide you in managing your online identity.
  • Interview consultation ($50).  Conduct a practice phone interview with a consultant and get  
    feedback via phone or email.
  • Have a brief career question?  Ask it for free.  We cannot guarantee an answer, but we'll try!

Please Note:

  • We provide advisory services.  We do not offer job placement services.  
  • This services is currently limited to librarians (particularly newer ones) and MLS students in
    the US and Canada.

How It Works:

  • You fill out the Request Form.
  • We will tell you if we are able to accept new clients.  Please understand that in order to devote
    personalized attention to each client, we accept a limited number of clients at one time.   
  • We will respond with a brief proposal of services, schedule, fees, and consultants.
  • You'll then decide whether to hire us.  
  • Click on the Donate button to pay your fee.  Payment is due at the beginning of the session.   
  • Most consulting is done by email, except for phone interview consultations.

Our Consultants:

    Priscilla K. Shontz is the owner and principal consultant.  She offers more than 20 years of
    experience in the library field, a personal interest in career management, and a desire to help new
    and future librarians shape careers that they enjoy.  Since earning her MLS from The University of
    North Texas, she has worked in university, community college, medical, public, and school
    libraries.  As a new librarian she became interested in career development issues, and her
    involvement in organizations such as the ALA New Members Round Table only strengthened this
    interest.  She has written or edited 3 books dealing with library career management.  In 2001 she
    created LIScareer.com to share career advice from librarians around the world.   In Nov 2009 she
    launched this online career consulting service.  Please note that she is not a licensed professional
    counselor.   For more about Priscilla, please see her resume.  

    Tiffany Eatman Allen is an associate consultant.  She is the personnel librarian for the University
    Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  In her position she works extensively with
    librarian recruitment and selection, and with library school students employed in our library.  
    Among her publications is an article about telephone interviewing.  Please note that she is not a
    licensed professional counselor.  For more about Tiffany, please see her resume.  

    Susanne Markgren is an associate consultant.  She is the Digital Services Librarian at Purchase
    College, State University of New York, and an adjunct faculty member at Manhattanville College.
    She has worked in many different roles in many different types of libraries including: an academic
    medical library, a university library, two public library systems, a seminary library, a government
    library and a theater library. She has served as a mentor in ALA’s NMRT Career Mentoring
    program and is on the executive board of the Greater New York Metropolitan chapter of ACRL.  
    Please note that she is not a licensed professional counselor.  For more about Susanne, please
    see her portfolio.

    LIScareer Consulting Services may involve other consultants whenever specialized assistance is
    needed.
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