Happy Saturday! For many heritage workers, working weekends & public holidays is the norm, especially in visitor or public facing roles. So I'm going to talk about finding & interviewing for #heritagejobs. (Pic: @14HenriettaSt)
It's not always easy to see a way into heritage. A few years ago I ran 'How to Get into Heritage' workshops at @LancasterUni. None of the students there studied heritage & many heritage workers don't have formal qualifications. As we've seen on this account there are many ways in
First of all where do you find #heritagejobs? Here are a few suggestions. My background is in Ireland & the UK so those areas are the focus of these suggestions, but feel free to share more recommendations
The Irish Museums Association @IrishMuseums has a handy page on their website listing jobs in museums across the island of Ireland #heritagejobs https://bit.ly/2Pi7DWk 
Arts Management Ireland has another island-wide listing of jobs and internships, updated weekly #heritagejobs https://artsmanagement.ie/jobs/ 
You can follow @WorkInHeritage.
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