From cultural archive manager to collection manager
11 of the 20 essential skills of a collection manager are already essential for a cultural archive manager — about 55% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from cultural archive manager in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 11
- skills carry over
- 9
- would be new
- 55%
- of the target job covered
- 20
- essential skills of a collection manager
What a collection manager does
Collection managers ensure the care and preservation of objects within cultural institutions, like museums, libraries, and archives. Collection managers, along with exhibition curators, and conservators, play a very important role in collections care. They can be found in most large museums.
What carries over
11 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- advise on loans of art work for exhibitions
- conservation techniques
- cope with challenging demands
- create collection conservation plan
- document museum collection
- establish high standards of collections care
- implement risk management for works of art
- monitor museum environment
- museum databases
- respect cultural differences in the field of exhibition
- supervise artefact movement
What would be new
9 skillsEssential for a collection manager and not for a cultural archive manager. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
← cultural archive managercollection manager →The other way round
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How far are you from being a collection manager?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.