This week I heard some of the best news I’ve heard in a long time. A friend of mine landed an archaeology job in the Bay Area. Yes, this is the same amigo I coached in my case study called How to get an Archaeology Job, Part 1, Part 2, […]
Recently, I was listening to the cd audiobook “The Education of Millionaires” by Michael Ellsburg. It’s a great book for anyone thinking about working in cultural resource management because it lays bare the idea that everyone in the United States needs a college degree. The book also describes the stories […]
Thanks to thankless activism on the part of a dedicated Congressional lobby, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the United States just approved crowdfunding for small businesses. This privilege is enshrined as part of the recently signed JOBS Act. I read the Entrepreneur magazine article (June 2013:32–40) about how […]
This week, I started earnestly building my professional virtual network of contacts on the social media sites I frequent. There are dozens of big social media websites out there, each of which is inhabited by a tribe of archaeologists. I really don’t like spending time on social media because, like […]
(This post is drawn directly from the materials I prepared for the upcoming online course “Paths to Professionalism” that will be launched on the Landward.org Campus in the next few weeks. Networking is essential for having a successful career in archaeology, historic preservation, and heritage conservation. For those of us […]
I came across this video and couldn’t have created a better summary of how to use LinkedIn to find a new job in cultural resource management archaeology, historic preservation, or heritage conservation using LinkedIn. In case you’ve been living under a bridge somewhere (0r in a very deep excavation unit), […]
In the last few weeks, I’ve been contributing to course materials for a new online class on Landward.org called “Paths to Professionalism.” This is the class I wish I had taken in college; and I’m not just saying that because I’m one of the teachers.
Here is a section from Résumé-Writing for Archaeologists explaining the similarities between the most of the résumés archaeologists write and toilet paper. Enjoy. What would our lives be like without toilet paper? We don’t think about it most of the time, but toilet paper is an absolute must in American […]
In May, the CRM Archaeology Podcast continued to tackle important issues for people working in CRM archaeology, historic preservation, and heritage conservation. In case you didn’t know, the podcast is produced bi-weekly by Chris Webster, Principal Investigator at DigTech, LLC in Reno, Nevada (http://www.digtech-llc.com) and features a cast of young […]
This week I finished addressing the comments from my editor on my newest eBook, Résumé-Writing for Archaeologists. It’s an upgraded version of Résumé-Writing for Scientists that focuses entirely on the job search issues faced by archaeologists, historic preservationists, and heritage conservation specialists. I never thought I’d be saying this, but, […]
