30th May 2012, 04:25 PM
good luck when somebody like Jack writes this it means that your degee is worthless in their eyes and you have no chance of a proper job
Quote:It takes the average digger 3-6 months (time on site) to become proficient
enough in all the basics of excavation. A digger with experience on commercial
sites is usually seen as better due to the different 'attitudes' and priorities
between research and commercial excavation.
Diggers with 1 or more years
of commercial on-site experience are usually seen as 'a good bet'
But
obviously it depends on the person and their aptitude and
motivation.
I've had diggers with little experience who outshone more
experienced staff in raw talent and motivation...........and conversely had
'experienced' staff who needed serious re-training in the basics.
Having
a car, a mobile phone and being mobile and flexible make you more 'employable'
as you can fulfill a wider variety of jobs.
Sometimes, just being easily
contactable wins you the job!
But overall its the word-of-mouth
archaeological grapevine that will get you most jobs. Archaeologists tend to
respect the views of other archaeologist that they know well as to who is a good
worker.
I imagine its a different kettle of fish for jobs as a
specialist, at a museum, or in a planning authority.
A masters is only
really useful for training in how to do research or as a starting step to
becoming a specialist.
I guess it depends on where you wanna head.
Commercial digging, management, teaching, local government, academia, specialist
analysis, illustration, CAD, surveying/ building recording........etc
etc
Reason: your past is my past