Surveys are in!!

We closed off the survey portion of our project two Fridays ago and are pleased to report significant responses from both Employers/Internship providers and Students/New Archivists. Much of what we are looking at are the expectations in internship work and the level at which students participate in professional organizations in order to see what factors affect a successful outcome in professional development for the student, the employer/internship provider and the profession as a whole.

Over the next couple weeks, we will post some of the data and preliminary results from the surveys. Beginning with the expectations on Student/Emerging Archivist student work (paid positions), internships, and volunteer work and how they relate professional development, specifically involvement in professional organizations.

Cheers,
Max and Pete

Surveys

Pete and I have developed two surveys to gather data for our Conference session in April. We have links to our surveys below, one for current students/new professionals and one for employers/internship supervisors.

The goal of the survey is to learn about what people starting school or just out of school think regarding their professional development, what their experiences have been and what they would like to see in a professional association. The one for employer/internship supervisors will help us gauge where the industry expectations stand and if they match with student expectations.

Please take a moment to fill out one of the surveys. There will be no personally identifiable information in the questions, however we are collecting limited geographical data to aid in our research. If you have any questions, please feel free to send one of us an email!

Student / Emerging Professional Survey

Employer / Internship Provider Survey