ARA SfNP Online Event: Job Applications and Interviews

Join us on 12th November 2025 at 2:00 PM for ARA Section for New Professional's online event on job applications and interviews.

In this first of a two-part series, we will be joined by two brilliant speakers, Lee Seymour and Chris Sheridan, who will be sharing valuable tips and tricks for acing job applications and interviews: getting on (and climbing) the job ladder as a New Professional.

Lee Seymour is the Recruitment Director at both TFPL and Sue Hill Recruitment, who have specialised in recruiting for the Records Management, Archives, as well as Library and Information sectors, for the last 40 and 29 years, respectively. Lee has over twenty years experience in the sector, working with Records and Archives professionals at all levels to secure positions with clients across the UK.

Chris Sheridan is Head of Professional Standards and Development at ARA. He has 25 years of experience with a diverse range of professional membership organisations and Chartered Institutes, overseeing areas such as university programme accreditation, charterships and professional registration, career support, and continuing professional development. Chris draws on this extensive experience to help ARA members maximise their career opportunities.