On 10/4/07, Dan Saffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not suggesting that companies hire just anybody either. That's > the road to hell. But if I'm in the market for Jr. IxDs, I'm looking > for passion, interest, and potential. The experience isn't likely to > be there, or be much there. I'm much more likely when the market is > tight, as it is now, to bring on a Jr. Designer and mentor/train them > simply because the more experienced people are locked up. I'm much > more willing to take a risk on someone untested but with potential. > And I bet others are too. > > Dan
All of the preceding seem like good advice, as even the contradictions cover the different angles and approaches. More companies are also realizing the actual value of IxD, and are looking to see who within can fit the bill, mainly based on the passions that Dan mentions. After talks with directors and visionaries within the company, everyone involved realized that if I moved in this direction, it'd be win-win - I'd be on-fire to promote these ideas, which would in turn benefit the ongoing projects in a tangible way for client/user satisfaction, standards compliance and knowledge sharing with the developers and designers. I count myself lucky almost every day I walk into work for this opportunity, but I've heard from more friends and contacts that this is becoming more common. Best of luck - it sounds like you have a good attitude about the situation. Cheers, Scott -- "Don't just survive while waiting for someone's revolution to clear your head - act as if you were already free - but take the risk, dance before you calcify." - Hakim Bey ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Guidelines ............ http://beta.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://beta.ixda.org/help Unsubscribe ................ http://beta.ixda.org/unsubscribe Questions .................. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home ....................... http://beta.ixda.org
