Library Shelver Interview

I've just come back from an interview to become a shelver at the USC library. I applied for it last week and didn’t really expect to hear anything back from them. After all, you look at the pay scales and see that people under 21 will get paid $10 an hour while those over 21 get pad $20. There are thousands of kids under 21 at the uni so I’m sure that a lot of them applied for the position. That was why I was surprised to get the call. It’s only 4 – 8 hours a week but it would be great if I got it. There is only one position and 200 people applied. Out of that I believe that they interviewed around 15. I went for the interview where they told me what they expected and asked me a couple of questions about how I would conduct myself if I was working there. Then there was a shelving test where I had to put a load of books in order and remove those that were for the reserved section. That’s where I always get worried. They were timing it so I had to be quick but I also had to stick them in the correct order. I think I did it okay although I only checked once. I know it’s easier to say but it was an interview and I felt nervous as I had to do it in a really fast time. Fingers crossed though! Now I just have to wait and see.

NB - I’ve just found out I didn’t get the position. I was told that I interviewed very well but made two mistakes with the shelving and only scored 28 out of 30. There was someone else who put everything in its place correctly so they were offered the position. Never mind… looks like it did come down to me.