Hi Carol -

In hiring, I have always been impressed by efforts to contribute and  
gain through volunteer service: it shows commitment and initiative,  
and has the direct advantage of experience in specific work that can  
be difficult for students to gain.

Students might find a charity or volunteer organization that fits  
their interests and values to offer assistance in the RIM domain.  
Sometimes the organization is grateful for volunteer assistance that  
tackles work that has not been framed within an RIM governance model  
and, therefore, somehow never gets done.  Having served on several  
non-profit boards in the social service arena, I can say for sure  
that the RIM need is great and the available RIM resources often non- 
existant!

Good luck to your student!

Cheers,
John


On 2 Mar 2008, at 1:50 AM, Carol Choksy wrote:
> Dear All:
>
> One the students in my records management class has asked how she  
> could get
> work experience so she could be considered for a records management  
> job
> requiring four or five years experience. She can easily get  
> experience with
> digital records through the library school. I wasn't certain  
> companies would
> recognize that as "good" experience because it covers capture,  
> metadata, and
> preservation, but not a lot of other parts of the life cycle.
>

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