Hello, Everyone really has offered great advice. My personal advice is if you are not getting that position you really want, try free-lancing. I have been hired for "internships" for projects I already had experience doing. A few of my specialties that I market are Storage organization/Care and Handling of Collections/Inventory/help with Past Perfect. Some times organizations just need a mover and shaker for the short term to help them with small projects. Make connections with the professionals in your area. Small jobs are usually plentiful and can help compensate a part time postion in a museum. Also don't be afraid to apply for any job that you are interested in. Experience comes with time.... Good luck Marielle ********************** Marielle Fortier Museum Registrar Vermont ********************** >From: [log in to unmask] >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Advice >Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 17:47:18 -0600 > >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). _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement ========================================================= 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).