Try adapting the intern route or doing a Masters. Harvinder Singh 210-614-4198 O 210-884-1311 C [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.bestica.com Bridging the Usability Talent Gap
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steven Pautz Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 5:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Tips on "breaking into" IA/ID/UxD industry forrecent graduates? I'm also trying to "break into" the field. I've haven't been searching nearly as long, but I'm having some similar experiences. For my portfolio, I left out nearly everything I did as coursework, except for one "ooh, shiny" project, but the remainder of my work was either school-contexted (extracurricular stuff, but not commercial) or was for smaller projects/teams that didn't need and couldn't justify formal (ie, non-whiteboard) wireframes or other artifacts/communicables. So far, it seems as though those things haven't helped my "interest or ambition in the field" score, though. (Although they don't count as "same type of work I'm aspiring to get", either.) I'm working on a very large personal project to demonstrate (and practice) process and artifacts and such. Would it be preferable to de-emphasize several minor and tangentially-related items in order to promote one huge, unfinished, very relevant project? Or is it more likely that I'm just not presenting the less-relevant work effectively or appropriately? ;-) I'm also coming from a more development-oriented background, which doesn't seem to resonate with many people. (Anybody want IA/IxD/UX/PHP/SQL/C++/OpenGL/OMGWTFBBQ?) In a few cases, it seemed as though mentioning development experience actually hurt me more than it helped -- which makes sense given the number of developers who don't seem to discern between solution and implementation. I'm steadfast in my belief that technical knowledge can add value to design (when applied appropriately, just like any other discipline or tool,) so I don't want to just omit it from my resume/portfolio, but it seems as though some employers/people almost consider it a negative.... Has anybody else experienced this? --------------------------- Steven Pautz seeking junior- to mid-level IxD/IA/UX/UCD work http://stevenpautz.com/portfolio/ ________________________________________________________________ *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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.15.9/1090 - Release Date: 10/24/2007 8:48 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.15.9/1090 - Release Date: 10/24/2007 8:48 AM ________________________________________________________________ *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
