> In a message dated 96-04-07 20:54:53 EDT, [log in to unmask] (Tim and Amy
> Marshall) writes:
>
> >I know this is long, but has anyone heard of low-paid or unpaid internships
> >leading to bigger and better things/ For example, a friend of mine suffered
> >low wages for a summer internship on a battleship, and now he's a curator at
> >a maritime museum in Maine. Aren't contacts part of the point of an
> >internship?

In order to get a full time Curatorial job with the National Park
Service, I first took a part time clerk-typist job (talk about low pay!).
When the Museum Aid left I filled in on some of those duties while the
hiring process commenced, and I was finally hired for the position.
Eventually I was promoted to Museum Technician. In all cases, the pay
wasn't great, but I received some fantastic training that still serves me
to this day.

Susan Wageman
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