Agreed with Dave and David, and here are some additional points to consider:
1) The demographics of more experienced candidates (i.e. more likely to have a family and other personal obligations) make them less interested in moving to areas with a high cost of living like SF/NYC. Conversely, less experienced candidates may be much more willing to relocate to these areas, but are more likely to get screened out by HR. 2) If an employer is determined to stick to a minimum experience requirement of 5+ years for a "senior" position, they are automatically at a disadvantage. A number of people I know have recently moved into "senior" positions after 1-2 years of UX experience. Whatever those who have been working in this field for a while may think of this trend, it is very much a reality. 3) Given the current state of the US economy/currency, fewer experienced professionals may be willing to move to the US from other countries. Here in Canada, the trend has actually reversed itself - the homecoming of expats previously living in the US is now on the rise. Add in the insanity of the US immigration system, and the cost-benefit analysis for prospective immigrants is much less compelling than it once was. Dmitry On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:05:06, dave malouf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Andrei, > > 1) This is not just a problem in SV. At the IA Summit there were 19 > sponsors all there to recruit heavily and well from my basic survey, > they weren't all that successful. I know we weren't. > > 2) Like what David Shaw said. You've gotta be nutz, coocoo, and just > insane to leave anyplace including NYC and move to SF unless you were > guaranteed something between $150k-$200k, and HUGE relocation package > upwards of $20-$30k. Having done relocates to both coasts I'm pretty > familiar with what it takes at this point. ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
