Read Now Becoming an Archaeologist: Crafting a Career in Cultural Resource Management MOBI
I have been in your shoes. Fresh college degree in-hand, you’re ready to hit the job market. You scour the internet searching for job opportunities in cultural resource management (CRM) archaeology and have found a couple good ones. You send in an application package over the internet and wait.But, it seems like nothing happens. You never hear back. It’s almost as if your application dropped into an abyss. Nevertheless, you need a job so you crank out another resume and drop it into the hopper only to get the same result.Or, the opposite happens. Your job search is fruitful and you are able to land a series of CRM positions and have been doing archaeology for a few years. Congratulations! You did it. You became an archaeologist; however, you don’t feel like celebrating this success. Cultural resource management is not what you thought it would be. You do not feel very fulfilled in your current position but don’t know what to do. All those years of focused effort got you where you wanted to be, but, now that you’re there; your career does not feel like you thought it would. You’re rapidly approaching burnout but don’t know how to change your career trajectory.The cultural resource management industry employs the majority of archaeologists in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and the rest of the world. In the U.S., it is a multimillion dollar industry that is at the forefront of historic preservation compliance. Nevertheless, few college students learn about the job potential this industry provides to archaeologists.Because CRM is a relatively unknown industry, the career trajectory for CRMers is anything but straightforward. Crafting a career in CRM requires networking, research, savvy, and dedication. This book is a guide for anyone hoping to become an archaeologist in the cultural resource management industry, but it is loaded with helpful tips for anyone looking to build a career as a historic preservationist.Learn how to:•Decide if a career in cultural resource management is suitable for the lifestyle you would like to live•Build the mental fortitude to stay positive during long, protracted job searches•Visualize the kind of work you would like to do and acquire the skills, connections, and experience to make this vision a reality•How to periodically recalibrate your career goals in order to keep them in line with your changing needs•Conduct extensive networking and data mining that you can use to land a job•Make the most of online and face-to-face networking•Get your information into the hands of people with the power to hire you•Use consistent action to achieve your career goals•The books, websites, and social media platforms I have used to help dozens of students and archaeologists conduct successful job searchesAfter reading this book, you will have enough knowledge to build a successful job search and how to manage your career in cultural resource management archaeology and beyond. Download this step-by-step guide and start forging your career today.
