Want to know what life is really like as an archivist for a dance company, a teacher librarian in a STEM school, or what it’s like to work as a metadata specialist at the Library of Congress? Well, look no further than the iSchool’s Alumni Career Spotlights.
It’s a fascinating list, isn’t it? People who are working with these exact job titles used to be graduate students just like you—taking courses, building resumes and looking for their dream jobs. Now they’ve landed their dream jobs, and they’re available to tell you all about what they do and how they got there.
If you want to talk to someone who’s in the trenches of your chosen field, then brush up your informational interview skills and talk to some iSchool alumni who have posted in the school’s Alumni Career Spotlights.
‘Tis the season for professional conferences—the 
Want to know what the role of an information professional looks like? Want to choose more than one role and mix and match a little? Not sure what this is even all about?
This is the second post of a three-part summary of the 
Think you need lots of time and money to attend a professional conference? Or maybe you just don’t have time for all the planning that it takes to get out of the house or choose the perfect “dressed-for-success” ensemble?
From time to time, iSchool faculty and staff receive thoughtful, unsolicited letters from alumni and current students who want to share their thoughts about the program and how it has affected their lives and careers. We love getting these letters, and we learn a lot from them. We thought you might too, so we’d like to share some of them with you. Below is the first in an occasional series of Letters to the iSchool.
The iSchool employs student assistants to work in a variety of jobs while they take classes, study and earn their degrees. 
Do you love Pinterest? So does the iSchool! We have dozens, hundreds even, of pins and boards for a variety of subjects, directing you to resources and articles about best practices for interviews, job trends, different library environments and much more.
You’re excited about going to graduate school in information science, and you’d love to begin connecting with other prospective students, and with seasoned information professionals to hear all about their trials and successes in your chosen career field. Professional conferences are a great place to hear about the many opportunities in the field.