I can definitely understand your frustration. Being a young professional and not having many opportunities because you're underqualified (as it seems to be the case for most of my job situations) or overqualified. Most of the jobs in Canada because they are based on grants are geared towards those just out of university or still in University (mainly summer jobs). One thing I can suggest to you, is have you looked into the Young Canada Works Program through Canadian Heritage? The YIIP program through the CMA is a great program that allows you to work abroad and give you some experience if you're under 30 and not working or planning to go back to school in the fall. I went on it and it was a great experience but I've only managed to get one contract post internship....and I'm honestly looking at getting out of this field because working contract to contract is too hard, since I mainly spend more time looking for a job than actually having one. If anyone else out there has any good suggestions for young mid career professionals or for those just entering the field I'd be happy to hear what you can suggest. By the way, E.I. stands for "Employment Insurance" which is basically if you meet the Human Resources criteria is money for those who have been laid off from a job. _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcomm&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).