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,
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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
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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