Monthly Archives: June 2013


Here’s how you get your résumé into the right hands

This week I heard some of the best news I’ve heard in a long time. A friend of mine landed an archaeology job in the Bay Area. Yes, this is the same amigo I coached in my case study called How to get an Archaeology Job, Part 1, Part 2, […]


The Knowledge Worker has reached cultural resource management

Recently, I was listening to the cd audiobook “The Education of Millionaires” by Michael Ellsburg. It’s a great book for anyone thinking about working in cultural resource management because it lays bare the idea that everyone in the United States needs a college degree. The book also describes the stories […]


Crowdfunding and community archaeology

Thanks to thankless activism on the part of a dedicated Congressional lobby, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the United States just approved crowdfunding for small businesses. This privilege is enshrined as part of the recently signed JOBS Act. I read the Entrepreneur magazine article (June 2013:32–40) about how […]


Five reasons for building your virtual cultural resource management network

This week, I started earnestly building my professional virtual network of contacts on the social media sites I frequent. There are dozens of big social media websites out there, each of which is inhabited by a tribe of archaeologists. I really don’t like spending time on social media because, like […]


Introduction to Friendraising for Archaeology Networking

(This post is drawn directly from the materials I prepared for the upcoming online course “Paths to Professionalism” that will be launched on the Landward.org Campus in the next few weeks. Networking is essential for having a successful career in archaeology, historic preservation, and heritage conservation. For those of us […]


How to find a new archaeology job using LinkedIn

I came across this video and couldn’t have created a better summary of how to use LinkedIn to find a new job in cultural resource management archaeology, historic preservation, or heritage conservation using LinkedIn. In case you’ve been living under a bridge somewhere (0r in a very deep excavation unit), […]


Paths to Professionalism on Landward.org

In the last few weeks, I’ve been contributing to course materials for a new online class on Landward.org called “Paths to Professionalism.” This is the class I wish I had taken in college; and I’m not just saying that because I’m one of the teachers.