28th March 2006, 06:30 PM
well having been in the field for over 10 years i feel i am reasonably qualified to speak as i have found concerning jobs. I went to uni mid career to enable me, and may i say succeed,to move up the ranks when i felt the time was right. I was quite stunned how little digging experience was required by the uni, how little we were told about the world of commercial archaeology but worst of all was amazed by the lack of interest by my fellow students. i recall on the uni excavation one girl actually had 2 days off as she had 'broken a nail'! it was a very long course for me!In the 5 years since i left i have only met one person from the course on the circuit and they were leaving!