Geri, finding qualified staff for museum positions is not at all difficult.
It is the small museums that have problems attracting them -- either because
of location or compensation, or both.

Treating prospective employees as professionally and courteously as possible
can make the difference in the recruit.

A post some time ago indicated your firm, and others like yours, had a
practice of failing to acknowledge applicants who respond to your ads, and
never to let them know they're not under consideration.

That discourtesy is common also to many larger non-profits, and believe me,
it's remembered over the years.






-----Original Message-----
From: geri thomas <[log in to unmask]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sunday, August 02, 1998 9:45 AM
Subject: Creative Recruiting for Museums


>For a session I'm preparing for AAM's Management Committee meeting on Human
>Resources and Recruiting in September, I'd appreciate any stories,
>anecdotes, or recruiting tips and techniques you may be utilizing. Also,
>what vehicles do you use to attract new staff members:  advertising?
>agencies? referrals from colleagues? other ways?  In all other industries,
>finding quality candidates to fill positions is extemely difficult and time
>consuming.  Is that true in your experience/institution?  Let me know
>on-line or off. This is probably a good on-line discussion!  Thanks so
much.
>I will certainly share your responses and this discussion at the meeting in
>September.
>
>Geri Thomas, Partner
>Professionals for NonProfits, Inc.
>515 Madison Avenue - Suite 900
>New York, New York 10022
>Phone: 212/546-9091  Fax: 212/546-9094
>email:  [log in to unmask]
>Placing Permanent, Temporary and Special Project Staff in Museums
Nationwide