In an effort to continue to make the job search process in the GLAM sector better, once a month MuseWeekly includes commentaries and advice from professionals in or entering the field. This archive is a place for anyone to discover past topics and information.
Have some tips to share from your experience as an intern, job hunter, employer, or young professional? Propose a Muse-ing by sending us a short one-paragraph email that describes your angle at museumstudies@udel.edu. Commentaries cannot be longer than 600 words.
- March 2023: Anisha Gupta, “Community-Based Conservation”
- February 2023: Dr. Julianne Snider, “The Importance of a Cover Letter”
- January 2023: Melody Okapal, “Tips for Job Hunting – A Student’s Perspective“
- November 2022: Alan Parkes, “The Strike at the Philadelphia Museum of Art“
- October 2022: Jane Allen, “Making Art Make Sense – Young Children in Art Museums“
- September 2022: Maureen Iplenski, “A Welcome from the New MuseWeekly Manager“
- August 2022: Dr. Kenneth Cohen, “MuseWeekly User Survey Feedback”
- March 2022: Lauren Tineo, “The Value of Administrative Courses”
- January 2022: Abigail Phelps, “Staying Organized on the Job Hunt”
- November 2021: Ken Hickman, “The Unique Opportunities and Challenges of Working at University Museums”
- October 2021: Katheryn Lawson, “Now for Something Completely Different, or: The New MuseWeekly!”
- September 2021: Kenneth Cohen, “A Survey for Our MuseWeekly Subscribers”
- July 2021: Betty Karanja and Alba Campo Rosillo, “How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Affected Museum Job markets Outside the U.S.”
- June 2021: Ashley Buzzanca and Kyle Parks, “Navigating the Late-Pandemic Job Market: Two Students’ Perspectives”
- May 2021: Jeanine Nault, Judith Andrews, and Caitlin Haynes, “10 Tips for Competitive Contracting”
- April 2021: Lauren Taylor, “Food for Thought in the Design and Utility of Disaster Training”
- March 2021: Megan Eves, “How Institutions Can Effectively Leverage Social Media”
- February 2021: Betsy Keene, “Applying to a Federal Museum Job- An Insider’s Advice”
- January 2021: Anne Ciskanik, “The Virtues of Virtual Internships: A Student Perspective”
- December 2020: Lina Mann, “How to Turn Internships and Entry-level Positions into Long-term Career Opportunities”
- November 2020: Sharon Hess, “How to be a Museum Consultant in the Gig Economy”
- October 2020: Kelli Kling, “Application Advice from a Hiring Institution”
- September 2020: Michele Anstine, “Distribution of CARES Funds”
- August 2020: Museum Speaks, “Pay Disparaties in the GLAM Sector”
- July 2020: Susannah Philbrick, “Pandemic Job Searching: A Student Perspective”