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So many museum jobs have specific educational requirements that at least are
mentioned in the job descriptions. But how much do employers weight
education over experience? I do have a masters, but in environmental
inerpretation, not in a museum field. (At the time, my school had no museum
studies program as such, so the museum studies part of my degree was what I
was able to cobble together through independent reading and volunteering at
local museums. ) I am presently working at a historic house museum, a
poor-paying position, but one which I enjoy immensely. I am hoping to move
on to a position with a larger museum in the next few years. I consider the
experience that I have gained at my present museum to be invaluable, and I
would hope that it would be valuable to a potential employer as well.
However, I realize that I would probably be competing with (younger)
applicants with degrees in specialized fields.
Susannah West
John Rankin House
Ripley, Ohio
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