I would be interested in this agreement as well.
Christa McCay, M.H.P.
Registrar
Marietta Museum of History
1 Depot Street, Ste. 200
Marietta, GA 30060
770-794-5726
Quoting las <[log in to unmask]>:
> Michelle,
> We have just initiated an museum internship program. I have
> developed an internship application and a notebook with week by week
> goals and tasks. I was very interested in your "internship
> agreement" - I have overlooked it. Would it be possible to email as
> attachment so I could review it and adapt its format to our needs
> as a small, history museum in West Georgia?
>
> Thanks and Best Regards,
> Laurie
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Michelle Moon <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Jun 2, 2009 10:27 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Questions in Seeking an Internship
>>
>> I run the internship program at my institution. I can tell you that
>> for our six slots each year, we receive about 40 applications. (We
>> do acknowledge each one and I think it's a shame that you have
>> heard nothing from so many institutions you've applied to. As a
>> group, museums could do much better at service to the profession).
>>
>> From those 40, we try to make a match with the six projects we
>> identify each year. Using the application, we look for interests
>> and experience that match what the intern will be asked to do. For
>> instance, if we need an intern to develop summer camp programming,
>> we look for someone with education experience and training, a
>> background of working with children, and the like. For a curatorial
>> intern, we look for someone interested in preservation, art
>> history, or the decorative arts. Internships work best when both
>> parties get something out of it - the institution gets the help of
>> an interested student, and the student gets an interesting and
>> useful project. We find that some interns are "too qualified" for
>> some of our projects and wouldn't get much out of their time here.
>> Others are vague in their application and it's hard for us to tell
>> what their specific interests would be.
>>
>> My advice, then, would be to be very clear about the type of work
>> you'd like to do in the instutions you're applying for. Identify
>> their major programs (education, curatorial, advancement, etc) and
>> play up the related skills and experiences in your letter and
>> resume. Explain clearly in your cover letter why you have applied
>> to the instituion, what you could contribute, and what you would
>> hope to gain. If you have experience that is not in museums but you
>> think has transferable skills, spell out what those skills are:
>> for instance, "in my 2 summers working as a waitress, I learned an
>> organized approach to time management and how to ensure that
>> guests are warmly welcomed and are satisfied with their visit."
>>
>> Show familiarity with the institution and its mission - resumes
>> that seem to be sent out in a scattershot approach read as
>> 'generic' and make reviewers think the person is not specifically
>> interested in working at _this_ museum, just _any_ museum. We are
>> looking for that strong match between interest and museum content,
>> so the generic approach is usually not as compelling.
>>
>> I also second everyone who said to call and/or make an appointment
>> to talk to the person in charge of selecting or assigning interns.
>> I have met with several students this way and it most definitely
>> gives them a leg up in the process. A phone call or especially a
>> meeting shows initiative, serious interest, and follow-through and
>> makes the candidate more concrete and more memorable. When students
>> do ask 'what can I do to strengthen my application?" we can
>> usually give them an answer, depending upon their background. Few
>> things are as advantageous as this personal contact. It does need
>> to be managed with good etiquette - don't pepper the person with a
>> phone call a day. Make a single call with your request and some
>> suggested times and dates. Email is a fine way to do this, too.
>>
>> Finally, don't wait until this time of year. We had all of our
>> internship decisions made by the end of March. I usually receive my
>> first inquiries of the year in the first two weeks of January, as
>> students return from the break and start thinking about their
>> semester and the summer to follow and check in on their graduation
>> requirements. Those people who have the initiative to call or meet
>> at that time get an early leg up in the process. We want to be out
>> in front as well, in order to get the best candidates while they
>> are still available, so we try to move fast early in the semester.
>> I'm always sad to see that some students have waited until May to
>> think about applying for an internship -for instance, I received an
>> application and resume in my email today. It might be the
>> strongest resume in the world, but at this point I have no
>> positions to offer - half of our interns are already onsite and
>> starting work for the summer, the other half will arrive next
>> week, and all of them signed their agreement with us by April 1.
>> So don't wait!
>>
>> If you haven't been successful in lining up an internship for the
>> summer, I suggest that you reach out to some museums you're
>> interested in, near where you will be living and working, and offer
>> to volunteer in whatever department you are interested in.
>> Supervising interns is intense work, and many institutions are very
>> careful not to overcommit by taking on too many interns. But
>> supervising volunteers is somewhat easier because the focus is on
>> service rather than on an in-depth professional learning
>> experience. So you may find that some museums who could not take
>> on another intern would welcome volunteer service - and
>> volunteerism is a fantastic way to build your resume, show
>> seriousness, learn quite a bit, and expand your network - and
>> usually it will fit around a paying job or classes.
>>
>> Good luck in your search!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ~ Michelle Moon, Director of Education
>> Strawbery Banke Museum
>> PO Box 300, Portsmouth, NH 03801
>> (603) 422-7507 ~ [log in to unmask] ~
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
>> Behalf Of Robin Gabriel
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 9:42 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Questions in Seeking an Internship
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>> Camey - I agree with everything Matthew just wrote. I would also add -
>> many museums do not advertise their internships. In the case of small
>> museums or historical societies it often works to make an appointment
>> with the director and volunteer your services as an intern. Internships
>> can be paid or volunteer - it is often easier to get a volunteer one.
>>
>> =20
>>
>> Good luck,
>>
>> Robin
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------=20
>> Robin Gabriel=20
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Matthew White [mailto:[log in to unmask]]=20
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 1:24 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Questions in Seeking an Internship
>>
>> =20
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>> Camey,
>>
>> =20
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>> It is all about networking even at the intern stage. Don't any of your
>> professors know anyone? It seems to me this is what you pay them the big
>> bucks for.
>>
>> =20
>>
>> Alumni?=20
>>
>> =20
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>> Anyone who can introduce you to someone who can introduce you to someone
>> etc etc.
>>
>> =20
>>
>> Go to museum conferences and schmooze. Go to SEMC or I noticed there is
>> a Tennessee Association of Museums in your neck of the woods. Borrow
>> money if you have to, but go and network.
>>
>> =20
>>
>> Is there a specific museum or subject matter you like or even love
>> (that's rhetorical, I'm not asking for me)? If so email that person and
>> ask for their advice. Ask them what you need to do. Sending in
>> applications and resumes cold will only get you so far. Find someone at
>> an institution you want to work with, and who wants to work with you,
>> talk to them, have them put your name in the internship coordinator's
>> ear about you. THEN send in your application, resume, letter, whatever.
>>
>> =20
>>
>> It is all about networking and introducing yourself to people.=20
>>
>> =20
>>
>> Be proactive.
>>
>> =20
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>> Good Luck.
>>
>> =20
>>
>> Matthew White
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>> museums do not advertise their internships. In the case of small museums =
>> or
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>> director
>> and volunteer your services as an intern. Internships can be paid =
>> or
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>> one.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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>> White
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] <br>
>> <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 02, 2009 1:24 AM<br>
>> <b>To:</b> [log in to unmask]<br>
>> <b>Subject:</b> Re: [MUSEUM-L] Questions in Seeking an =
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>>
>> <p class=3DMsoNormal>It is all about networking even at the intern =
>> stage. Don't
>> any of your professors know anyone? It seems to me this is what you pay =
>> them
>> the big bucks for.<o:p></o:p></p>
>>
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>>
>> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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>> <p class=3DMsoNormal>Anyone who can introduce you to someone who can =
>> introduce
>> you to someone etc etc.<o:p></o:p></p>
>>
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>>
>> <div>
>>
>> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
>>
>> </div>
>>
>> <div>
>>
>> <p class=3DMsoNormal>Go to museum conferences and schmooze. Go to SEMC =
>> or I
>> noticed there is a Tennessee Association of Museums in your neck of the =
>> woods.
>> Borrow money if you have to, but go and network.<o:p></o:p></p>
>>
>> </div>
>>
>> <div>
>>
>> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
>>
>> </div>
>>
>> <div>
>>
>> <p class=3DMsoNormal>Is there a specific museum or subject matter you =
>> like or
>> even love (that's rhetorical, I'm not asking for me)? If so email that =
>> person
>> and ask for their advice. Ask them what you need to do. Sending in =
>> applications
>> and resumes cold will only get you so far. Find someone at an =
>> institution you
>> want to work with, and who wants to work with you, talk to them, have =
>> them put
>> your name in the internship coordinator's ear about you. THEN send in
>> your application, resume, letter, whatever.<o:p></o:p></p>
>>
>> </div>
>>
>> <div>
>>
>> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
>>
>> </div>
>>
>> <div>
>>
>> <p class=3DMsoNormal>It is all about networking and introducing yourself =
>> to
>> people. <o:p></o:p></p>
>>
>> </div>
>>
>> <div>
>>
>> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
>>
>> </div>
>>
>> <div>
>>
>> <p class=3DMsoNormal>Be proactive.<o:p></o:p></p>
>>
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>>
>> <div>
>>
>> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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