Peter,

I am also looking for a job in the museum realm,specifically
collections. However, I have found that you HAVE to get your Masters
degree. I'm going to John's Hopkins for their Museum Studies Program,
have also been working in an unpaid internship/volunteer for over a
year, had a previous internship starting a museum, and have my BA in
History. As much as that sounds, I still have a ways to go in
qualifying for many museum professions. Like others have said,
VOLUNTEER and maybe even take an Interpreter job. It's a VERY
competitive field because of positions longevity within the museum.
Finish your BA in history or go into a Masters program or certificate
program.

Jordan Madre

On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 3:56 PM, "Verlag Dr. C. Müller-Straten"
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> Hi, Peter,
>
> probably you would be the ideal candidate for the press department of a
> larger museum. Check the respective job announcements, try to make
> appointments with decision makers, we call that "active application".
>
> Best
>
> Christian
>
> Am 23.10.2012 20:31, schrieb Yana Myaskovskaya:
>
> Peter,
>
> It sounds like you need to narrow your search and tailor your resumé to the
> positions you're actually hoping to get hired for.
>
> The museum world is not just competitive; it's comparatively small with a
> high barrier to entry.  Having a degree in Communications is open-ended –
> are you interested in working within Development?  Curatorial?  Marketing?
> Collections management?  Each department within a museum has specific
> guidelines for what they're looking for, and they're going to want to know
> that you have specific experience within their department.  Be aware that in
> this market, Curatorial and Collections Management departments will almost
> exclusively interview and hire individuals with a Master's degree or above.
> And while this may be economically challenging for many individuals, it
> often takes more than one unpaid internship to acquire the skills you need
> to get hired (many individuals do closer to three or four internships before
> they ever get hired).
>
> A great way to get your foot in the door is to reach out to an institution
> as a volunteer.  Often, this commitment can be enough to put you at the
> forefront of the candidate pool when the museum will actually be looking to
> hire somebody.  And if not, at least you'll have added this experience to
> your resumé.
>
> Best of luck,
> Yana
>
> Yana Myaskovskaya | Curator | Heurich House Foundation |
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>
> On Oct 23, 2012, at 8:17 AM, Peter Meloni wrote:
>
> Lister's
>
> I have been applying for different positions in a museum over the past year.
> I understand that the job market is very competitive.  But after many
> rejection letters and no interviews, I have no idea which way to go to make
> my resume better in order to get closer to finding my first step in a museum
> career.
>
> I graduated in 2008 with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications.  After not
> finding a position in media, staying with the job that I had, I was laid off
> in 2009, and not finding a job at that time, I went back to school to finish
> my BA in History.  I have since ran out of funding, and was unable to finish
> my BA in History.  I completed all the credits that were required in the
> program as of 2008, but after graduation in 08, Susquehanna University added
> two more requirements for the History Degree.  A 200 level and 300 level
> classes to the degree requirements.  I have all the junior and senior
> requirements including completing my Senior Thesis.  I have also completed a
> Internship at a small local museum.  In the internship I have done a variety
> of jobs such as collections, archival work, curated exhibits and even museum
> management.  The internship was May, 2011 to August 2011, I enjoyed
> everything about it that I continue to this day going the museum in order to
> hone the necessary skills for a career in the museum world.  In order to at
> least have employment and have an income, I took a job at a local
> supermarket to at least have employment.
>
> With all that said, I am looking for any advice from anyone that can point
> me in the right direction and what I can do to further my chances of
> catching the eye of a prospective museum manager trying to fill a position.
> Resume help, or even job boards that advertise museum employment openings.
>
> Thanks for all of your help listers
>
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>
>
>
>
> A. Peter Meloni
>
>
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