hey everyone, i have an interview for an archiving job sometime next week. the advert specifically said that they wanted a phd student for the post. does anyone have a clue on why they would want a PhD student to do their archiving. what skills would they be looking for?

J.

I'm not an archivist, but I have friends who are, and we did a MA in Museum Studies together (a related field). I think they are looking for somebody who can research, sort systematically and work within classifcation conventions etc; basically work within exisiting ways of sorting documents within archivies , and develop new ways of working with the archive. Perhaps a PhD student is supposed to be good at this or something? Maybe PhD students are used to researching, sorting into order and using critical skills to make sense of info.

Hope this of some help!

thanks a million chris..

the interview went well, thanks to your tip.

J.

Let us know when you find out

i got the job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

am over the moon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well done Jojo.

BTW, we need to know where your going on your blind date on the other thread!

Congratulations! You definately deserve a good holiday, choose somewhere nice

Congratulations! It is always nice to hear when others have done well.