Rich- When I submitted writing samples last year coming out of graduate school I selected a variety of types of examples. For example I included my prospectus for a Master's Thesis (which I didn't actually have to write), my final History paper from my BA work , my guide from the Archival collections I had processed, and Bibliographic essay on Nitrate Film. I felt these showed a diversity of writing ability that included research, project completions, proposals and the finished product. I also had on hand (at my interviews) materials from two of the exhibits that I worked as a graduate student. This showed a wide and varied ability which is often very beneficial in entry level positions. It you have any questions please let me know. Hope this helps Tracie ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Baker <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2000 8:57 AM Subject: Writing samples > When a job announcement requires a "writing sample" what exactly are they > looking for? Is it a couple pages from a formal dissertation, a one page > review, exactly what are they looking for? > > Richo > Annapolis, MD > > ========================================================= > 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).