Martha,
 
    I am curious, and if you don't mind my asking (and hypothetically) would you lean more towards hiring a grad student with some experience, or someone with a Bachelor's and tons of experience+?
    By all means you are not obligated to respond to this, but I'd appreciate knowing more about what museum employers consider. Thanks.
 
Pam
 
In a message dated 8/25/2005 9:36:41 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes:
In addition to lower than expected salaries, I've also known graduate
students who didn't think they had to have any experience to get a job.  In
fact, they expected upon graduation to walk right into a director's job
because they have a master's degree in museum studies.  And the few that did
"luck into" such a job ended up leaving the field within a year, because
reality didn't match classroom teachings.

When possible, I try to hire graduate students.  It seems to take about 4-6
months before they realize that the real world doesn't quite match what
they're taught.

Martha Battle Jackson, Curator of Technology
North Carolina State Historic Sites
Mailing Address: 4621 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC  27699-4621
Street Address:  532 North Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC  27604
919/733-3877; ext. 236; FAX: 919/733-9515
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Pamela Silvestri, Museum Assistant
Northeast States Civilian Conservation Corps Museum
Shenipsit State Forest
166 Chestnut Hill Road
Stafford Springs, Connecticut 06076
(860) 684-3430
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