On June 3 Helen Glazer, Exhibitions Director, Goucher College wrote: "I occasionally get letters in the mail with resumes from recent graduates [...] asking if positions are available. They all get a boilerplate letter saying, no, and there will be none in the forseeable future. I suppose the theory is that I might read over the resume and tuck it away, or pass it on to someone else, but I wouldn't pass along a resume from someone I don't know. I can't imagine anything resulting from this mass mailing approach..." NO, the "theory" is that you might deign to show a modicum of respect for a recent college graduate by actually taking a moment to seriously consider their resume should a position be available. Apparently the only way anyone gets a position in your institution is to know you... hardly a diverse pool of applicants! As a graduate student in Museum Studies at NYU, I have taken both approaches- responding to the few and far between ads, as well as sent resumes cold. And in fact, I've gotten more interviews from exhibition design firms and museums via the "cold" mailings than via the ads. All I can say is thank goodness not everyone takes the same elitist attitude you do... I find your comments insulting to those of us who invest our time, and hard work, not to mention thousands of dollars in grad school (or even undergrad) only to have their resumes ignored by someone who thinks they PERSONALLY know everyone who might be qualified for their institution. Finally, for the many grad students who receive this list, I can say from personal experience that sending "cold" resumes can generate results. While I happened to find a full-time position by responding to a posting, my fiancee found a position at the Whitney Museum here in NYC with "cold" resume... good thing she didn't apply to Goucher College! Dennis Kois MA Program in Museum Studies New York University [log in to unmask]