Recruiting and Interim Directors
From orchestrating your recruitment process to finding your best candidates, we act as an extension to your library. The greatest value comes from our national network, casting a wide net to identify the best candidates. Because we’re immersed in the library industry on a day-to-day basis, we’re quick to produce results.
Employment Assessment
We’re proud to introduce Bookmark, a personality and situational assessment that aids libraries in the selection of qualified staff members. By measuring critical competencies in an objective, job-related and consistent manner, Bookmark adds science to the art of hiring. Bookmark was developed by Kent District Library with extensive research and collaboration with libraries throughout the nation. The assessment consists of 160 questions and takes about 20 minutes to complete. Competencies measured include:
- Adaptability
- Basic Computer Literacy
- Building Relationships
- Communication
- Customer Focus
- Ensuring Quality and Compliance
- Innovation
- Learning Orientation
- Personal Development
- Problem-Solving
- Social Perceptiveness
- Teamwork
An Overall Recommendation is also provided through dynamic scoring, enabling supervisors to plan for key on-boarding and coaching of newly hired library staff.
For more details on how you can start using Bookmark today, visit BookmarkHR.com or contact Brian Mortimore.
Strategic Planning
Your strategic plan is the roadmap for your library’s journey to success. Whether you’re seeking feedback on a current plan or due to create a new one, we can work with all your stakeholders to craft a plan that best serves your community. Some of the goals to focus on include:
- Encouraging more strategic thinking and planning as a framework for the future
- Strengthen your library’s position with stakeholders (tax payers, boards, staff, community partners, etc.) by clarifying and delivering value
Drawing from our experience with libraries across the nation, we’ll help you to apply best practices to create a strategic plan that uniquely suits your needs. Goals, strategies and performance measures will be masterfully facilitated by a member of our team, eliminating the need for you to spend your valuable time explaining the nuances of the library industry to non-library consultants.