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If you are considering working at Eskind Biomedical Library, part of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN, be aware that while you will learn a great deal about the medical library field, you will also be subjected to abuse [DELETED]. Often I have witnessed [DELETED] gather a group of library personnel, call in the intern or way-ward librarian, and berate the individual for their stupidity.
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Just wanted to add that I've been hearing similar rumors for years now. Proceed with caution!
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yes it is true- stay away
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The first post in this thread has been edited by administrator on Feb. 5 2008 to remove references to a specific individual after complaints by another forum member. Please continue to share comments and experiences, but without attacking identifiable people.More info in this forum's policy as well as in the general forum rules.
Rachel Singer Gordon / rachel@lisjobs.comFind a library job: http://www.lisjobs.comThe Liminal Librarian: http://www.lisjobs.com/blog
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Yikes. I saw that announcement and was thinking about applying.
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Can anyone else comment on this? I recently had an interview with Eskind, and I came away feeling distinctly uncomfortable. When I tried to learn more specifics about what a work day would be like, what a training program would be like, or what job duties I might have, the panel evaded my questions, refusing to give ANY examples on the basis that everything was "individualized." When I persisted, trying to get some clear idea of what the actual job duties were and how the staff is integrated with the clinical team, they emphasized repeatedly that the program was very exclusive, anyone would be lucky to be accepted, they only hired people who could offer something to them, they didn't want anyone who thought it would be all about them, and seemed to imply that I seemed selfish for wanting to know what the interns actually DO.
I'm aware that the program is very well regarded, and I think the concept is very exciting and would love a chance to work in an "embedded" model. However, I have a hard time imagining that I could possibly be happy under someone who took pains in the interview to let me know how unimportant my concerns or questions were.
Is there anyone else here who is familiar with this program? I would not mind hearing from someone who loves it, either. I also would not mind being directed to a former or current intern I could speak with.
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A quick follow-up, since I am browsing these boards again a year later, and I know people will be looking at this internship again. On further review, I have heard from at least one person who loved this program, to be fair.
After the interview I had, I still wouldn't go near this internship with a ten-foot pole. I've had a lot of time to think about it, and more experience working and interviewing, and the interview I had there was really astonishingly hostile in retrospect. The committee told me they would have a decision for me by the end of the week I interviewed--and I never heard a word from them again. I take it that's a "no," but I think the slow fade is a technique generally reserved for high school breakups, not professional search committees. I have no desire to work for people who treat others this way, no matter how prestigious their program is. In my experience, even if I end up on their "right side" as a person worthy of some courtesy and respect, I can never get past watching others be treated poorly, and management that sets that kind of tone creates a work environment that is disrespectful and competitive.
But, I didn't actually go, of course--so I am speculating. If I were someone looking at this internship today, I would probably try very hard to speak to some past interns without management present, something that Eskind didn't give me the opportunity to do even when I specifically requested to talk to some previous interns. I would try asking my school if anyone from our program had gone, for example, to try to track someone down.
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