Hi Michelle, Thank you so much for your reply. I am not at all opposed to doing an internship-- I am looking for anything that would be interesting and give me experience. I would be very interested in finding out more about the internship you are offering. Thank again for your your response, Tracy Leach > From: Michelle Zupan <[log in to unmask]> > Date: 2005/03/14 Mon PM 03:49:41 CST > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Advice > > Tracy, > > > > Right now there are many unemployed and underemployed museum folks out > there. Applying for a job for which you are not qualified is an exercise in > futility most of the time, as there will be dozens of qualified people ahead > of you. I would recommend getting an internship. There are paid ones out > there that are great for getting your foot in the door, meeting the people > in the field, and figuring out what you do and don't want to pursue in a > career. > > In fact, we have a year-long internship available at Hickory Hill in > Thomson, Georgia. Everything you ever wanted to know about running an > historic site, paid, with housing. (Blatant self-promotion). > > > > Best of luck. > > Michelle > > > > > > _____ > > From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf > Of kathryn Tate > Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 4:15 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Advice > > > > Tracy > > > > I was wondering where did you do your graduate work at? How did the program > rate? I am intersted in pursuing a Masters in Public History,,,i have looked > into the University of South Carolina...Kate > > [log in to unmask] wrote: > > I am a graduate student in a Public History program, and I will be > graduating in June. I am looking for possible employment opportunities and > have noticed that experience seems to be my biggest downfall. I have done a > museum and archival internship along with some work on a HABS project during > my two years in school, but I never seem to have the amount of experience > needed for many of the jobs posted. > Is there a way to find a job in this field where someone would be willing to > take a chance on someone who has just graduated and is looking for > experience? Are there places that are willing to train and work with you to > develop and improve the skills that are learned in school? Should I apply > for a job that requests more experience than I have in the hopes that maybe > they will be willing to hire me anyway? These are some of the questions I am > hoping someone here can help me with. > Any help from people who have been in my situation would be of great help to > me. > > Tracy L. > > ========================================================= > 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). > > _____ > > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Small Business - Try > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=31637/*http:/smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/> > our new resources site! > ========================================================= 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). > > ========================================================= 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).