Amen, Suzanne. And I would add to that 'legible handwriting'. Ten years ago 
my son's kindergarten teacher told me, when I expressed concern about his 
handwriting, "It's not HOW they write, but THAT they write." Wrong. He is 
now studying calligraphy in art class and I am hopeful that his chicken 
scratch will transform into legible writing.

If the artifact labels are illegible, all is lost, but it sure is hard to 
re-train a 23-year old to write.
Laura

At 10:06 AM 8/25/2005, you wrote:
>A hint for new grads --
>
>All other qualifications being equal, I will always hire the person who 
>has accurate spelling and punctuation.  A lot of museum work involves 
>writing, whether it's correspondence with the public, exhibit text, or 
>articles for scholarly publications.  It may seem like a minor thing, but 
>when I see typos and mistakes in someone's correspondence (or resume), I 
>wonder if they're as careless in other aspects of their work.
>
>Suzanne Fischer
>Curator of Material Culture
>Louisiana State Museum
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>New Orleans, LA  70176
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