Thank you to everyone who replied! I took your advice into consideration and notified the curators with whom I worked that I would be applying for the position at that museum. Everyone responded positively and was supportive. I did not end up mentioning names in the personal statement, though in the portion of the application asking me to elaborate on my employment history I did say to whom I reported in the departments where I had worked. I'm glad I ended up emailing the people I had worked with because it just felt a lot less shady knowing that they were aware of what I was doing, and that I had their support.

Thank you all again for your input!

Best regards,
Alexandra


On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 4:32 PM, Morgan, Amber <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

However you do it, you should notify the person you’ve mentioned them.  It won’t look good if the potential employer asks about you and the person has no idea you even applied for the job.

 

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From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Wesley S. Creel
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 2:30 PM
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Name dropping on applications

 

Good Afternoon Alexandra,

You pose an excellent and practical question.

Here is my two cents….

1.            In the text of the CV or resume, I do not recommend dropping the names of people, who you worked under, along-side, or over.

2.            However, in the list of references, immediately after the name, title and contact information of the reference….. you may provide one or two sentences of why you are providing that particular person as a reference.  To be specific, I would recommend the following after a reference’s name, title and contact information,……. “Ms. ABC was my supervisor from July 2002—June 2012, when I was assistant curator at the Whatever Museum.

3.            And then, when listing references…….I would suggest that you offer at least:

                1.  One of two references, who have been your supervisor.  To provide information about you as an employee.

                2.  Two references, who have worked with you as colleagues.  To provide information about you as a co-worker.

                3.  One of two references (staff or volunteers), who have worked under your supervision.  To provide information about you a supervisor.

                4.  One or two references, who do not know you professionally, but who know you away from work……I am suggesting references that may provide information about your community involvement as a board member, officer, volunteer, or member of a (i.e., civic club, volunteer organization, service organizations…..), or any other dimensions or experiences that would provide background information, relating to your “whole self.” 

I hope this helps…..

Best Wishes for Success!

Wesley

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From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Alexandra Balcazar
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 9:01 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Name dropping on applications

 

Hello all,

I am a recent museum studies graduate making applications for jobs in museums. I am applying for posts at museums where I have previously interned. In this case, is it appropriate to mention the names of curators and supervisors to whom I reported as an intern? The curators are still employed by the museum and the context for mentioning them would be in the personal statement portion of the application. For example : "Under the supervision of Jane Smith, I did x,y,z..."

Many thanks for any advice you could give!

Best,

Alexandra

 

 

 

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