About ten years ago now, I ran into the same problem.  If you go through the archives of the list, you'll see MANY people have.  (Didn't we just have this discussion last month?) I gave up after two years of fighting to get a museum job and went into another field where I could do research. Is my current job my dream job?  No.  Do I get paid enough I can actually live and pay off my student loans?  Yes!   
 
 I now has a somewhat sucessful blog regarding history as an outlet for what I love. 
 
 
Sincerely, 
 
Isabella
 
 

> Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:49:09 -0500
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Employment Search Frustrations for the recent graduates
> To: [log in to unmask]
> 
> Hello,
> I graduated with masters in the museum studies at Syracuse University last May and have not found a job yet despite aggressively applying for various openings within my experience and skill range. I have completed an internship at National Museum of Natural History in the exhibits department and is currently a zooarchaeological/collections intern at the Museum Support Center till this May. Any recent graduates here that have the same frustrating experience? Those internships certainly help keep me sane professionally and personally but I certainly need to begin LIVING. I want to add one thing that I was more than qualified for one position at National Museum of Natural History but didn't break through the annoying human resources "wall". My colleague who was qualified to the maximum also applied for the same position got the same result. 
> 
> =========================================================
> 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).