Agreed. I began looking for a museum job last winter because I knew I'd be graduating with an MA in May & wanted to be proactive. Although my MA is in Anthropology, I had worked part time for 2 years in a museum at school which was a wonderful experience; I also taught 2 intro to archaeology classes. Through all the resumes I sent out to both museum & non-museum openings, I NEVER got a single interview from the museum side of things. It might just mean I'm terribly unqualified, but then again I just recently landed a job (medical profession) in a non-museum setting with a salary that is about $10k more than most of the museum positions I applied for (low $20s). I would still love to work in a museum in the future, but survival comes first, especially with student loans now due. :) Quoting Brigid Nuta <[log in to unmask]>: > Another thing is to think about other alternatives. I no longer work in > a museum (which I did for 7 years -- in different museums) and now work > for my local Girl Scout Council coordinating programs with vendors. I > now work with A LOT of museums as well as other types of sites, > programs and facilities. I love what I do, enjoy going to work -- my > museum programming experience is a great help for what I do. > > It's also nice because I really get a broad sense of what is going on > in the museums and historic sites in my area, and can help them shape > education programs. > > ========================================================= > 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).