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Life is tough............ Get on your bike...... No one ever give me a handout........ Kids today want it all on a silver plate! yadda yadda While there is wisdom in that sentiment. Do you not think we all have a professional responsibility to make sure that the labour market for archivists is not over supplied and instead more or less matches demand? On a personal note I wish people would stop attacking this young woman just because she is brave enough to publicly state what a lot of us have being saying in private for a few years now. Craig Moore -----Original Message----- From: Archivists, conservators and records managers. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pam Cranston Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 10:21 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Holly Fairhall's Blog I'm sorry, folks, but can people really expect to just walk into or be handed a 'dream job'? Let's get real. Steve Davies' comment hits the nail on the head. As does 'Really Realist' and others in similar ilk. I honestly don't know what this type of public handwringing is meant to achieve. There are records offices with one or two over-loaded archivists / records managers / curators (to move across the board) out there. Volunteer and get some good experience under your belt, as many of us have and many still do. Yes, its hard. That's life. There are jobs being advertised all the time. Get our experience up and apply for what's out there instead of expecting your dream job to come to you. Strictly my own thoughts Pam On 06/10/2010 09:11, John Smith wrote: > Morning everyone, > > Some of you may be interested to know that there is currently a heated debate on Holly Fairhall's blog concerning the job situation and the ARA. > > Worth a look but, beware though, as it's a little bit more heated than your average NRA discussion! > > http://hollyfairhall.wordpress.com/2010/10/01/hello-world/#comments > > John > > Contact the list owner for assistance at > [log in to unmask] > > For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during > a holiday) see the list website at > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra > Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra ***************************************************************** Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the individual and not necessarily those of NPIA. It is intended only for the person(s) to whom it is addressed and may contain privileged information. Accordingly, the copying, dissemination or distribution of this message to any other person may constitute a breach of Civil or Criminal Law. ***************************************************************** Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra