Career Resources
Resources that can help you make a career change and find new jobs in the arts, culture, and heritage sector.
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Tools and Resources
Prepare your arts and cultural CV
This guide provides information to help artists and arts workers prepare a new CV or adapt an existing one. It focuses on presenting their arts and cultural training, activities, and experience to the Canada Council.
Resume & Interview Tips for Tourism Jobs
Practical tips and resources to help you brush up on your skills so you are confident when talking to employers about your next job opportunity in the tourism sector.
ACE-WIL | Talent MATCH Program
Helping Museums, Arts, Tourism, Culture, and Hospitality Organizations Hire Students
Jobs Round Up - Emerging Museum Professionals
Emerging Museum Professionals / Professionnels émergents des musées Canada
Decoding The Job Post: The Salary Range Is Your Friend
The salary range is a good indication of whether the position suits your personal financial plans/budget and where you want to be in 1 year, 2 years, or even 5 years.
Decoding The Job Post: the Benefits of Benefits!
Have no doubts - a job’s benefits say a lot about the organization.
BCMA Job Board
BCMA can help you find your next career opportunity!
Networking Opportunities
Watercooler Wednesdays
Connect with museum, gallery and heritage professionals from across British Columbia. Gather around the digital watercooler to catch up, ask questions, seek advice, and chat.
Museum Manager Mondays
Being a museum manager is a challenging and often isolating role. Museum Manager Mondays is a new program to help professionals in leadership positions connect, network, and provide mutual support.
IBPOC Museum Professionals Network
Responding to the immediate needs identified by racially marginalized museum workers, the IBPOC Network will provide targeted support for IBPOC and equity-seeking members of our community through workshops, webinars, networking, and resource development.
BCMA Mentorship Program
Connecting emerging museum professionals with experienced cultural professionals, helping to build lasting relationships and strengthen connections within the museum and gallery sector.
BCMA Professional Development Bursaries
BCMA Conference Bursaries
The BCMA Conference Bursary helps off-set travel, accommodation and/or conference registration costs for delegates in need, students interested in the museum sector and emerging professionals.
Joe Nagel Technology Bursary
Supporting educational opportunities related to the innovative use of technology in the museum, gallery or heritage field for staff and volunteers working in BC museums and cultural institutions.
Barrie Hardcastle Bursary
Supporting financial administration and management training for staff and volunteers working in BC museums and cultural institutions.
Become a Member!
Becoming a member is the best way to be updated on all the new professional development opportunities BCMA offers and makes you eligible for bursaries and other exclusive opportunities
Stay in the loop!
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