I'd say museum directorships become vacant not so much because people are
job-hopping, but because boards/politicians have decided "it's time for a
change."  And in some cases, a longtime CEO finally bags it and takes
retirement.   Institutions of all kinds, facing difficulties, often "cop
out" by bringing in a new CEO -- universities have been doing it since the
early 70s, and the big corporations are into this as well -- leaving the old
one out there in the market.
-----Original Message-----
From: J./B. Moore <[log in to unmask]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, June 19, 1998 7:35 AM
Subject: Re: seeking: ENTRY-LEVEL JOB


>Does anybody else besides me find it ironic that the entry-level jobs
>are so competitive when at any one time these days there are about 100
>museum directorships vacant and looking for applicants?  Guess when
>people do fight their way in and up to the top they find it's not as
>great as it seemed, and hop from job to job finding the "ideal" one.
>
>Maybe instead of grousing about how hard it is to find an entry-level
>job, we should focus on keeping the good people we have and grooming
>them for the top spots--and making the top spots worth holding.  Maybe
>only then can the museum field move forward.
>
>
>Julia Moore
>Director of Exhibitions and Artist Services
>Indianapolis Art Center