As a professor of arts management who trains and counsels future museum 
professionals, this thread has been of great interest.  I generally have my 
students subscribe to this list during the semester so that they get a good 
feel for the issues of the field--the good, the bad and the ugly!

I just wanted to suggest a change of direction for this thread.  Would anyone 
be willing to share the story of how they got their first job in the museum 
field, or how they got their current job?  There's been lots of good discussion 
on what you *should* do while job hunting; real-life stories might be a useful 
and interesting addition.

All best,

Christian Carr
Director, Sweet Briar Museum
Assistant Professor, Arts Management
Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar, VA 24595

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