Over the past 30 years of working in several museums, I have picked up a few bits of advice
1.)  Be willing to travel anywhere and begin your career working in a small museum with limited resources.  You will have a learning experience that they can't teach in academe and will last you a lifetime.
2.)  Realise that having the "right" attitude on the job will reap more dividends than you can imagine.
3.)  Don't take yourself too seriously.  Maintain a sense of humor.....have fun......and as the Cub Scouts say, "Do Your Best!"
Thanks for asking,
Wesley Creel
Administrator of Programs and Interim Director of Museums
Pink Palace Family of Museums
Memphis, TN
www.memphismuseums.org 
P.S.  I also learned that the older I get the less answers I have.......keep in mind that when I was in my 20s I had an answer for everything.  Now, I spend more of my time asking questions.......you'll be suprised how difficult it is to ask the "right" question......it sometimes takes over 3 decades of experience!



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This is a two-parter:

FOR THE TENURED, MORE SENIOR MUSEUMS FOLK:

What are three things you believe that young people
should know and be prepared to handle in museums work?

Conversely,

FOR THE NOT YET THERES OR JUST ARRIVEDS:

If any of these people here were willing to mentor
you, what are three things you would truly like to
learn from them?

In both instances, please be specific.



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