Museum Careers
American Alliance of Museums
The Alliance provides resources and job search capabilities to develop your career.
American Alliance of Museums
Museum magazine discusses the shrinking number of senior development positions and the impact it has on the field. The article provides insight on nurturing managerial skills for younger development professionals. (must be an Alliance member to access this article)
American Anthropological Association
The American Anthropological Association provides a job search site specifically related to anthropology careers.
American Historical Association
The American Historical Association provides numerous resources for students of history on planning their careers, including this page devoted to careers for historians in museums.
Career Attraction
What would you do if you were fired today? Career Attraction shares sage advice on how to get back in the saddle, but there is a catch. Lisa Rangel suggests that it's not just for those looking for a job, it's for those who aren't too.
International Council of Museums (ICOM) The ICOM Curricula Guidelines for Museum Professional Development defines five broad areas of competencies—general descriptions of knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's)—needed to work effectively in today's museums.
National Park Service
The National Park Service has developed a website that aggregates learning events and resources in specialized career fields.
National Trust for Historic Preservation
The National Trust offers a wide range of face-to-face and online training programs and tools to help preservationists across the country protect the nation's heritage.
Quintessential Careers
Quintessential Careers provides 15 tips for succeeding as a freelancer or consultant, which include creating a brand, building a client base and balancing work and life.
Quintessential Careers
Quintessential Careers shares an assessment tool that helps individuals in considering becoming a consultant.
Society of American Archivists (SAA)
The SAA has a useful resource in this page about the Archives Profession from what archivists do to qualifications for employment and salary and benefit expectations.
Virginia Association of Museums
Virginia Association of Museums shares a white paper on assessing interests and skills in order to choose the right museum position and organization size; it also includes career development guidance including building a resume and finding leadership opportunities.
Wiley Publishing
This 4-Part publication provides a state-of-the-art survey of the field of museum studies. Volume 1 covers Museum Theory, Volume 2 Museum Practice, Volume 3 Museum Media, Volume 4 Transformations.