15th March 2011, 01:44 PM
Hi cwmbrancity,
I'm actually in a very similar situation to you. I graduated with a BA in Archaeology in 2008 and despite making an effort to volunteer at an archaeology museum and get some digging experience I wasn't able to get a job in archaeology. So, I got a job as an office manager and started a Distance Learning MA in Archaeology and Heritage which I completed in January. This took 2 years (in my spare time) and I have been continuously looking for work in archaeology with no luck! Ideally I'd like to go into a career in lecturing and have applied to do a PhD starting this September. I'm a bit apprehensive as I've spent A LOT on my MA and undergrad degree and obviously there are still no guarantees i'll have any more chance of getting a job with a PhD. Is it worth spending another 3+ years in education only to wind up in the same situation i'm in now?
On the other hand...if I don't do the PhD I won't be able to go into lecturing and i'll be working in an office forever....
Decision time...
I'm actually in a very similar situation to you. I graduated with a BA in Archaeology in 2008 and despite making an effort to volunteer at an archaeology museum and get some digging experience I wasn't able to get a job in archaeology. So, I got a job as an office manager and started a Distance Learning MA in Archaeology and Heritage which I completed in January. This took 2 years (in my spare time) and I have been continuously looking for work in archaeology with no luck! Ideally I'd like to go into a career in lecturing and have applied to do a PhD starting this September. I'm a bit apprehensive as I've spent A LOT on my MA and undergrad degree and obviously there are still no guarantees i'll have any more chance of getting a job with a PhD. Is it worth spending another 3+ years in education only to wind up in the same situation i'm in now?
On the other hand...if I don't do the PhD I won't be able to go into lecturing and i'll be working in an office forever....
Decision time...