In <[log in to unmask]> Vanda
Bushfield <[log in to unmask]> writes:

>> background work before you send off your resume.  Then, go to
>> conferences and meet people;  your work will pay off with a job that
>> fits you and the institution.
>I found this incredibly humorous :)  Just wondering how exactly we
>are supposed to go to these conventions when we dont have a job to
>either earn the money needed to go or pay our way.


Well, to start with, check if your institution has scholarship funding
to assist grad students going to conferences.  Many do, altho some
require you be a presenter or read a paper...  (Which IS a great way to
make a good impression on the potential hiring world...)  As well, many
conferences and professional societies help w/ funding to attend for
students and new professionals.

I just got back from the ALHFAM conference in Texas, which had 4-5
students attending supported by either their institution or ALHFAM
scholarships, as well as 3-4 new professionals being partially
reimbusrsed for travel.

Mark Shanks
Education Director
Virginia's Explore Park