Jennifer and advisors, Thanks for bringing this up. I'm in a similar boat; about to graduate from archival studies program. All the advice from everyone is much needed and very helpful beyond the museum field. --- "Frank Kordalski, Jr." <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Welcome to the club! > > On 7/31/07, Jennifer Harris <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I've recently graduated with a MA in Museum > Studies from the George > > Washington University and have been quite actively > pursuing a variety > > of entry level positions in museums. > > > > I'm writing in search of advice or guidance. I > have respectable > > internships (registering artifacts at the British > Museum, working in > > archives at the Marlborough Gallery, and working > as a curatorial > > assistant at Hillwood Mansion), a high GPA, BA in > Art History and > > English Writing (with Honors), yet am having very > little to no luck > > breaking into the museum world. > > > > I've been actively looking for months now and do > not want to believe > > that it really comes down solely to 'who you > know.' > > > > > > If anyone has a bit of extra time, I would love to > send my letter of > > interest > > and CV in hopes of receiving any suggestions > > for improvement. I imagine there are other entry > level applicants who > > could use the help as well... > > > > Any words of encouragement, advice, or personal > experiences would be > > very, very appreciated. > > > > > > > > With determination and many thanks, > > > > > > Jennifer Harris > > GWU Museum Studies Graduate > > > ========================================================= > 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). > > > > > > > -- > Frank J. Kordalski, Jr. > > ========================================================= > 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). > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=summer+activities+for+kids&cs=bz ========================================================= 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).