Dear Shana,

Sorry, I went to school on the other side of the country, in Los Angeles, CA.  I'm amazed to here that there is someone else out there with a similar name!

Katie

Shana O'Hara wrote:

> Hi Katie,
>
> I just saw your message on museum-l and thought your name looked familiar.
> Did you, by any chance, go to high school in Cherry Hill, NJ? Occasionally I
> run into people on this list that I know from other times in my
> life...wondering if this was one of those occasions.
>
> Best,
> Shana O'Hara
> Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art
> Newark, NJ
>
> >From: Katie Wadell <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Job Seeker's advice for keeping yourself sane
> >Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 11:38:26 -0700
> >
> >I haven't actually landed a museum job, but over the years I've learned a
> >lot
> >about how to keep yourself sane while looking.   I also have a question for
> >those who hire.  Do you like it when job candidates list their membership
> >in
> >professional organizations on their resumes?   Does it mean anything to
> >you?
> >
> >While I was going to graduate school, I realized that many of my fellow
> >students
> >had close personal relationships with people in the academic world.  Many
> >had
> >relatives or close family friends with Ph.d’s, and some of these future
> >historians actually had parents who were historians.  (Many others, of
> >course,
> >did not have these personal connections. I don’t mean to generalize my
> >fellow
> >students.)  People who have these relationships have a level of support
> >that
> >others don’t have.  They have a good source of reassurance and advice about
> >their careers.  This is my advice for the rest of us, who never met anyone
> >who
> >worked in a museum until we said, “That internship looks fun.  Why don’t I
> >apply?”
> >
> >First of all, stay connected through email.  This list has always been a
> >huge
> >help to me, because every day I learn something about the practical issues
> >of
> >running a museum. The list doesn’t just give you one perspective- it lets
> >you
> >know how people in many different museums have solved the same problem.
> >Plus,
> >it helps keep me connected to the culture of museum professionals.  (Many
> >thanks
> >to Lucy, who stepped in as part of Indigo's mentoring project!)  For those
> >interested in collections, the SAA list is also particularly helpful.
> >
> >Career counselors don’t help much in the museum profession, and neither do
> >resume books.  Look at other museum professional’s resumes online at Global
> >Museum or some other place.  Pay particularly close attention to those who
> >have
> >the same background as you.  You’ll learn ways to describe your skills, and
> >may
> >even learn to recognize experience that you haven’t included on your
> >resume.
> >
> >Take the initiave in volunteer work, but also  work in a job that respects
> >your
> >museum skills and education. Many people will advise you to get a job that
> >develops your skills (say, volunteer management).  I wholeheartedly agree,
> >but
> >also believe that you should be able to further develop skills you already
> >have.   It’s easy to get frustrated when you can’t use your carefully
> >developed
> >skills, and where you boss/ coworkers think that your training is useless
> >compared to their own.   One job used my graduate classes in African
> >American
> >history, and my current job uses my experience with museum collections.
> >
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