13th July 2010, 10:37 AM
Some more good points here, replies are much appreciated.
I have interviewed people in business, and after one of my redundancies attended a 2 day course run by a company which deals with CVs etc professionally. I feel that the "rules" for archaeology CVs and the like are different to those in business, so it seems as if I will have to take a slightly different approach with the CV here.
The "beneath me" aspect really sucks, and one that seems to be real. I think it's again something that I have to explain on the covering letter, and while the lack of "recent experience" would prevent me from applying for supervisor or assistant supervisor posts (apart from a lack of knowledge about planing and the legal side of things), the protocol used in digging is something that I know well, and could do tomorrow. Shovelling spoil, carting it away etc are done for a reason, and while some would consider it beneath them, it's part of the job and something again which I have to put forward.
While on a letter my skills and experiences are laid out with reference to places/people I have worked with in the field, the reasons why I am applying for lower ranked posts are perhaps not explained properly.
I have interviewed people in business, and after one of my redundancies attended a 2 day course run by a company which deals with CVs etc professionally. I feel that the "rules" for archaeology CVs and the like are different to those in business, so it seems as if I will have to take a slightly different approach with the CV here.
The "beneath me" aspect really sucks, and one that seems to be real. I think it's again something that I have to explain on the covering letter, and while the lack of "recent experience" would prevent me from applying for supervisor or assistant supervisor posts (apart from a lack of knowledge about planing and the legal side of things), the protocol used in digging is something that I know well, and could do tomorrow. Shovelling spoil, carting it away etc are done for a reason, and while some would consider it beneath them, it's part of the job and something again which I have to put forward.
While on a letter my skills and experiences are laid out with reference to places/people I have worked with in the field, the reasons why I am applying for lower ranked posts are perhaps not explained properly.