Hello all,
     As I am continuing my frustrating job search since I graduated with
M.A. in Museum Studies from Syracuse University in May 2012, one
interesting detail that have come to my attention in my job search and
analyzing why the actual evaluation of the potential applicants is flawed.
 Not just for the museums, but also for many fields, the department of
human resources is the FIRST WALL in your path to a potential call up for
an interview for any job you apply for. From my observations, the staff in
that department tend to KNOW very little to absolutely NOTHING about any
specific museum job and they are armed with the power to screen those??
 According to my friends from the old days, they said it used to go
straight to the APPROPRIATE person in the department that the job opening
was created in, with the HIRING/FIRING power.  I think that department of
human resources is what it really hurt many of the qualified applicants
like us here.  Any thoughts on this?  No, I am not giving up on my job
search, I just need to bypass that wall by continuing to build on my
professional connections with some important museum professionals armed
with the power.

Thanks,
Ashley Watson
Exhibits/Collections Intern
Haggin Museum
Stockton, CA

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