Searching for your next great hire? Look no further than your local museum.<\/p>\n
Most museums are fast-paced, customer-facing, community-focused institutions that cultivate valuable skills for almost any industry. So whether you\u2019re an employer looking for new staff, or a museum worker in the market for a new job, it\u2019s time to recognize all awesome transferable skills museums develop in their employees and volunteers.<\/p>\n
Still need convincing that museums produce superstar staff? Read on.<\/p>\n
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Museums are by their very nature customer-serving organizations, so both front- and back-of-house staff are skilled at keeping visitor experience at the heart of what they do. Whether they\u2019re welcoming visitors at the ticket desk, managing the website, or developing a fun school workshop, museum workers are almost always focused on what their customers want and need.<\/p>\n
Museums and galleries are usually non-profits, so it\u2019s no surprise they aren\u2019t always the most lucrative places to work. Instead, what motivates most museum workers is a passion for what they do, and a desire to make a positive contribution to their community. So if a museum worker applies for your next job posting, you can be pretty confident they\u2019re motivated by a genuine interest in the role, not just salary. Bonus!<\/p>\n
How do museums create amazing exhibits and experiences on a shoestring?<\/p>\n
With their amazingly creative and resourceful staff, of course. We\u2019ve already mentioned that museum workers often work within tight budgets. The silver lining to this challenge is that it boosts skills in resourcefulness and maximizing value for money. So if you\u2019re and employer looking to boost your bottom line, a museum worker could be a surprisingly good alternative to a finance guru.<\/p>\n
The gift shop isn\u2019t the only place to find great salespeople in a museum. Staff in almost every role need to sell their projects and the museum itself to funders, collaborators, and visitors. So the next time you see \u2018grant writing\u2019 or \u2018membership drive\u2019 on a museum worker\u2019s CV, read it as \u2018great salesperson\u2019.<\/p>\n