Hi Dan, my work experience has been almost exclusively embedded CLI, html and hardware interfaces, with a smidgen of ID. As I look towards changing employer the one thing thats helped me avoid too many recruiters proposing areas I do not want to be in is to clearly document my electronic engineering background. Then the 2nd layer, portfolio, has lots of examples of both my professional work and some of my spare time designs. I use coroflot for this and its been a tremendous resource to point to when I'm in an interview http://coroflot.com/public
Now, I cant speak for the ID freelance realm but there's two things I've noticed here on the East Coast of the USA. Hardware based interaction design positions are few and far between. However, companies looking to fill those positions are finding a dearth of talent. Hope this helps, I've been at the same place for the last 12 years so I'm not an expert in the intricacies of getting hired (o; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=24209 ________________________________________________________________ *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://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
