Agreed.  I began looking for a museum job last winter because I knew I'd be 
graduating with an MA in May & wanted to be proactive.  Although my MA is in 
Anthropology, I had worked part time for 2 years in a museum at school which 
was a wonderful experience; I also taught 2 intro to archaeology classes.  
Through all the resumes I sent out to both museum & non-museum openings, I 
NEVER got a single interview from the museum side of things.  It might just 
mean I'm terribly unqualified, but then again I just recently landed a job 
(medical profession) in a non-museum setting with a salary that is about $10k 
more than most of the museum positions I applied for (low $20s).  I would still 
love to work in a museum in the future, but survival comes first, especially 
with student loans now due. :)

Quoting Brigid Nuta <[log in to unmask]>:

> Another thing is to think about other alternatives. I no longer work in 
> a museum (which I did for 7 years -- in different museums) and now work 
> for my local Girl Scout Council coordinating programs with vendors. I 
> now work with A LOT  of museums as well as other types of sites, 
> programs and facilities. I love what I do, enjoy going to work -- my 
> museum programming experience is a great help for what I do.
> 
> It's also nice because I really get a broad sense of what is going on 
> in the museums and historic sites in my area, and can help them shape 
> education programs.
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