A few years ago, I graduated with a Masters in Library and Information Science, with the hopes that it would open up a career-level position with one of the fifteen or so libraries in my area in Kansas. This has not happened; I have been stuck in "library assistant" positions paying less than $13/hr, and because most promotion tracks require me to put in time at a higher level, but still part-time position during regular work hours, I'd essentially have to drop my full-time job (and insurance) for a couple of years at least to get a real librarian job. After shotgunning applications to libraries all over the country, I've been told more than once that because I've never graduated beyond "library assistant", I'd likely never be seriously considered for a career-level job in the field. Because apparently a Master's in the field means absolutely dick.
So, while I'm not giving up per se, I am abandoning the idea that librarianship is where I'm going to end up, and focusing more on trying to regain my financial stability. I currently work for a school district, which only pays me for the nine months that school is in session, and combining that with a hospitalization I had a couple of years ago has left me on the wrong side of the poverty line. I've been living with family because I could no longer afford rent, and depression has been bringing it's A-game. I need a change.
So, I'm looking to leave Kansas behind and try to find a job somewhere else, pretty much anywhere else, where I can get a solid job and work on rebuilding my life.
My plan so far:
- Find cities I'd like to live in. I like urban areas, but I'm realistic about cost-of-living in cities. I don't care much about the political leaning; I'm pretty bleeding heart liberal, but have lived in Kansas long enough to handle being a liberal in a conservative environment.
- Find a staffing agency that handles placement into real, career-level jobs in the cities I find agreeable.
- Hopefully get placed in a job somewhere, pack up, and move there.
And... that's pretty much it so far. I've been fighting for two years with the fact that I, a 30 year old man, have a graduate degree in an active field that hasn't lifted me above $12,000 a year, and at this point, I'm desperate to have my own place and life again. The idea of applying directly to jobs all over the country without even a specific field in mind is daunting, and I'm hoping the staffing agencies can help me with that part of it. My experience is pretty broad: the "Information Science" part of my degree has a lot more going on than most people assume when they see the "Library" part, and I have a BA in psychology, as well as a pretty extensive background in hard sciences and lab settings. I'm hoping SOMETHING I've done with my educational life actually leads to a job.
But admittedly, there's a lot of anger and frustration involved in this situation, and I recognize that I may be overlooking details. Which is why I'm here.
Has anyone ever tried to use a staffing agency to essentially define their geographical move before and found success? I've been looking pretty hard at Colorado, since it's not too far from Kansas (where I still have some people I'd like to see once in a while), but like I said, my main goal is financial stability, and I'd like to find that outside of Kansas, which I'm hoping to escape.
Any help, advice, or anecdotes would be appreciated. Ideally, I would have been able to directly ask Colorodans about it, but apparently you aren't allowed to use the Colorado sub for asking about moving to Colorado for some stupid reason, so I'm hoping that I might get lucky here.
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