Steve wrote <What else can/should I do to work my  way into this great
field? I have few museum connections, but I just know I  would excel in a
science museum exhibit researcher/curator
(eventually)position. Any and all advice would be welcome>

Steve,

Might I suggest the following:

a) keep avidly reading Web sites that offer fresh and varied job postings on
a regularly basis. GLOBAL MUSEUM is such a site http://www.globalmuseum.org
b) post your resume online (also offered by G.M. )
c) establish a track record of involvement within a museum - part time
volunteering in a Science Museum is one course of action that is very
successful in getting your personal attributes in front of colleagues
d) attend museum courses, seminars and the like and don't be backward about
introducing yourself!
e) join a couple of museum organisations -  AAM and ICOM are two of the best
f) PERSEVERE and don't have too high an expectation as to salary, especially
when starting out

Ultimately if you have the PASSION and the skills you WILL succeed.

Hope this helps and good luck with your search

Roger
[log in to unmask]

Avoid becoming Road-Kill on the Information Superhighway. Read Global Museum
http://www.globalmuseum.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen G.Thomas" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, 22 June 2000 6:55
Subject: Career change


> Hi all,
>      After a Ph.D. in physics and a post-doc in biochemistry I've decided
to
> get out of data collection and into museum work (science and/or natural
> history). I've checked out museum certification programs, but was told by
> Georgetown that I really didn't need a certificate with my background. The
> folks out at SF wanted to know why the heck the drastic shift. I replied
and
> I've never heard back. I am doing the traditional job search on the web.
This
> has resulted in several rejections and a very encouraging phone interview
> (won't hear about the job for 1 month). What else can/should I do to work
my
> way into this great field? I have few museum connections, but I just know
I
> would excel in a science museum exhibit researcher/curator
> (eventually)position. Any and all advice would be welcome. Thanks in
advance.
>
> Steve Thomas
>
> ____________________________________________________________________
> Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at
http://webmail.netscape.com.
>
> Important Subscriber Information:
>
> The Museum-L FAQ file is located at
http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed
information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message
to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help"
(without the quotes).
>
> If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to
[log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff
Museum-L" (without the quotes).
>

=========================================================
Important Subscriber Information:

The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).

If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).