I agree completely with Melissa. This was presented as
a way to not only discuss museums, BUT also as a way
for those seeking employment to do so. There are those
also, who need to have positions within their
prospective museums filled.
What better place than this? What better place to look
for people to work in museums who want to work there,
and make a point of hunting this list out?

Marc M. Mahan

--- melissa kennedy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I recently joined this listing as a way to receive
> announcements for job
> postings at museums. I found this list on the AMA
> web page along with other
> links and web pages for employment opportunities at
> museums. When I received
> my first days worth of 50+ postings I was rather
> confused, surprised, and
> frustrated to receive such a large amount of email
> that was messages of
> bickering about the proper use of the list,
> forwards, and commentary on world
> problems. I am rather surprised by such a use for a
> list that has been
> endorsed by the AMA as a source for job postings,
> but more so I am rather
> offended by some of the statements in terms of
> recent college graduates and
> people trying to break into the museum scene.  I
> will have to agree with the
> message that noted "Had I received such a slap on
> the wrist for asking what I
> thought was a worthwhile question, I would probably
> have wondered if I had
> chosen the right career path to trod down!" This is
> just a kind reminder that
> there are people reading and not responding and fit
> the description of what
> you may be discussing. How the list is utilized
> creates what it is and today
> over half of the postings I received were arguments
> about the use of the
> list—no resumes and only a few job postings.
>
> I am sending this as a 'new-comer' and I guess a
> statement for my
> understanding of what the list was advertised to be.
> My impression was that
> this was a list to assist in finding job openings
> and yet I have more email
> about how this may not be not the place to find a
> job. May I suggest that the
> list be used for what it is advertised as—a source
> for job opportunities and
> museum information.
>
> Many apologies for contributing to more email not
> relating to a museum job or information.
>
>
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