On 10/30/07, Jason Barbarich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > members have mentioned that they are taxed with the job of reading resumes > and interviewing applicants - is there anything in particular you look for > when you see a potential junior IA/ID/UxD? Should we all have some sort of > crucial skill on lock? Is there something that NEEDS to be in our sparsely > populated portfolio? Or is it really just about being you, having a handle > on the standard toolset, and knowing the design process? I can talk for a > pretty long time about the one, EXTREMELY simple website I freelanced over > the summer. Obtaining requirements from interviewing the owner, getting a > feel for who the primary users of the site were, wireframing to establish > design concept, etc., but again, the site is epicly simple, and I'm still > left with no agency experience.
You might find useful a session on IA resumes (and portfolios) that was run by the DC area UX community. Summary at http://olgahow.com/?p=98 , audio and more useful links at http://livlab.com/thinkia/2007/04/audio-from-ia-roundup/ . Looking quickly at your portfolio, the language used is very informal and there isn't much discussion of the thought process that led to the diagram. Showing the value you brought to each portfolio project would let your interviewer more easily imagine what value you'd bring to theirs. Jennifer Berk ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://gamma.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://gamma.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://gamma.ixda.org/help
