Coventry Shite Museum is hiring - good job for a Shiteist?

[Guest Breadvan72]

http://www.transport-museum.com/gettinginvolved/WorkAtTheMuseum.aspx

 

 

Query whether "having an unhealthy obsession with minging old tat" counts as a disability that gets you an interview.

[Pillock]

That sounds like a nice job for a volunteer let alone £22k. Doesn't sound like the maintenance is too heavy duty so I guess it's just keeping things moving.

[scruff]

Sounds a superb opportunity. My experience of the people at Cov museum is overwhelmingly positive as well. 

[Inspector Morose]

I'm on it.

[oman5]

Sounds like a dream job

[brickwall]

* The movement of the collection within the Museum and to external events around the UK

 

 

 

That could be fun

[New POD]

And it's near a Sainsburys local, where you can buy lunch.

[srad34]

I would do it just to get to sit in the Talbot Sunbeam and Peugeot 205t16 rally cars!

[Inspector Morose]

 

 

 

 

 

Need I say more.

 

Heaven.

[Station]

I used to stay in the Britannia for awhile across the road (which is about 18 quid a night). There's a car park up the road four about 3 quid a day, but no free parking.

It's a nice looking building, but it's in Coventry - I haven't been 'out and about' since I've lived here (two years now).

[Leyland Lawrence]

Wow coincidence, I'm  off to see Coventry Cathedral tomorrow and I didn't know this existed!

 

Are there normal cars there? I'm not so interested in race cars, million pound cars etc . I want Maestros, Riley 1.5s, Maxis, etc etc. 1970s and 80s cars.

[Leyland Lawrence]

Is Coventry Cathedral the Autoshite of Cathedrals?

[trigger]

Are there normal cars there? 

 

One word. YES.

 

[Inspector Morose]

And bicycle shite too!

 

[chaseracer]

I'm on it.

Good.  Ideal job for you 

[srad34]

If I remember right on one of the lower floors there is a  fair bit of BL related shite too, even the odd Triumph slag, great place just to go and its free (either that or I 'accidentally' sneaked in for free!)

[DaveAspley]

Currently working spitting distance from the museum, and interviewing for the job I've been doing for 7 months as a contractor. But I'm gonna go for this as well because it looks like heaven!!

[DaveAspley]

Leyland Lawrence, ring the London taxi company and see if there is any tours going, well worth it and only 2 streets away. (I say well worth it, I bloody work there!)

[DaveAspley]

Also, it sounds like gaydon heritage centre is more for you. Had my wedding there, a very pleasant day out

[TimothyClaypole]

I suspect this kind of job would end up with you having "leads" on possible shite to buy hence the decent wages.  

[Inspector Morose]

Not trying to put anyone off like but having worked at a motor museum before, it can be very dull and boring at times with loads of cataloging and report writing but on the good days, and there are a good number of them too, it's like the best toy box you'll ever have.

[minolman]

I like the sound of it but factoring in uprooting, a house move and wife and 2 kids to support if successful it wouldn't be enough money.

[Inspector Morose]

Well, I did apply for it and got to the interviews. Just got the phone call. I came second due to the other candidate having more conservation experience than me. Second. Fuckety, fuck fuck. That would have been my dream job there and I was so close. As you can tell, I'm still a bit sore. Oh well, another job like that will come up in another ten years or so....

[Guest Breadvan72]

V sorry to hear that.    Well done in getting that far, but tough break at the end.  

[Hertz]

Sorry to hear that FP.

 

I know just how you feel as in 2000 I was in the running for what would have been my dream job at the time working for Smith Knight Fay Audi as their IT "no 2". I came second from over 400 applicants, that phone call really hurt.

 

Anyway moral of the story is that I got a better job after that and have not really looked back since.

 

Keep positive, something better will come along.

[Lord Sterling]

Sorry to hear that Andy. If it's any conciliation this kind of thing has happend to me so many times, I came in 2nd at least 4 or 5 times. Funny how I've never got a full time job England, ever yet I am due to go out in work I'm France very soon (for an English company)

 

Honestly though, I came to the conclusion that if I didn't get the job, it wasn't for me. Keep on applying and don't give up, you will get there in the end, but it is a rather dpressing uphill struggle that will battle with your emotions and confidence.

[Inspector Morose]

Hmm, lots of motor type museums abroad, isn't there? Thanks for the replies folks, if it wasn't for this very site and our very own Breadvan of this parish, I wouldn't have known about this job at all. Hey ho. Sulking over and time to scout around again.

[scruff]

Bad luck chap!! If that's the line you fancy keep an eye on museumjobs if you don't already. Some interesting stuff comes up! 

[Inspector Morose]

Yeah, museumjobs is quite a good site for that. I used to know the former director of the Black Country museum quite well a good few years ago and we were talking about getting into the museum trade. I remember him saying even in times of plenty of jobs there were at least 200 applicants for every position at museums and competition is always fierce. Looking back I suppose I must have done quite well to get second.

 

Have a Ferguson prototype to celebrate a near victory.

 

 

[dugong]

Commisserations FPB. For what's it's worth, I think you'd have been perfect for the job.