Many people have recommended volunteering while jobhunting- to learn more about a place that you are interested in working, get additional experience, and perhaps prove your value to the organization. There is one difficulty I see with this, and I wonder if people could share there views on whether this is really a problem, and if so, how to deal with it. A lot of places seem to want a time commitment (maybe six months or so) from a prospective volunteer. This can be hard to give if you are jobhunting, since it's likely that if you get a job, the hours will conflict with your prior volunteer commitment. Or, even if you could work something out, it might be a little weird to keep volunteering at a place where you now have a paid position. Or, you may not have enough time to keep up your previous volunteer commitment and a full-time job. Is it common for jobhunters to experience problems with this issue when applying for volunteer positions? Any suggestions for handling this? Thanks! __________________________________________________ FREE Email for ALL! Sign up at http://www.mail.com ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ museum-l.html. 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).