30th May 2012, 09:10 PM
Marcus Brody Wrote:I'm afraid I'd also tend to agree with Dinosaur on this - I've seen CVs from people who have spent their twenties gaining a series of ever more impressive qualifications, who are trying to get their first real job in their 30s. Don't get me wrong, I'm hugely envious of anyone who's been able to afford to do this, but I always get the impression that such highly-qualified people view commercial archaeology as something of a last resort - it's what you do when there are no more qualifications to get, and it's become clear that you're not going to get a lecturing post.
I'v seen the same thing, CVs with years of high-level experience, often somewhere very exotic, from people applying for fairly standard UK jobs. It's doesn't seem likely that someone with that sort of CV will be very content standing in a rain sodden field watching a machine finding very little. My advice, don't worry too much about exactly what you would like to do in archaeology, unless there is something you are sure you really have your heart set on. If so, go for that with everything you can. Be adaptable. learn from every experience, and find somewhere/thing you feel comfortable. That's probably not a lot of use is it!