Golly gee, I never would have thought of that!
One of the things that drives me nuts is when I'm talking about employment searches, and I tell someone what my MA is in, and they suggest that I should work at the Smithsonian.
Really? You think that someone who moved to DC to get a degree in Museum Studies wouldn't have thought of working for the Smithsonian? I know that people mean well, but it's just so f*cking obvious. And not that easy. The Smithsonian isn't always hiring, and frequently when they are, I'm not qualified (I don't have a PhD in a subject area, which means I won't be hired as a curator, and my background's not art history, which rules out pretty much all the art museums).
Really? You think that someone who moved to DC to get a degree in Museum Studies wouldn't have thought of working for the Smithsonian? I know that people mean well, but it's just so f*cking obvious. And not that easy. The Smithsonian isn't always hiring, and frequently when they are, I'm not qualified (I don't have a PhD in a subject area, which means I won't be hired as a curator, and my background's not art history, which rules out pretty much all the art museums).