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. 3) The value of SV as a nexus is being lost due to well what SV does ... create technological solutions that mitigate the need for centralized workforces. 8-) 4) Expectations on education and experience are out of whack with the realities of the workforce. This is my big issue right now. I look at my ID studio and our hiring practices and what I'm doing in IxD and things just don't line up. There is no path from junior > senior in IxD. (yes, I'm sure there are specfic studios that can and are doing this.) the main reason for this is well, there is no such thing as a bachelor's degree in IxD, and where they are they are usually called something like interactive design, etc. AND b/c most of the seniors are not from any programs there are no corporate synergies with any schools to do internships, and junior recruiting. Hiring Masters students is "nice", but again they are aiming too high to build a corp studio practice around. And b/c no interaction design studio is thinking this way they aren't investing in their future 3-5 years out b/c the needs right now are so urgent. Ok, that was all over the place, but to me the crux of the problem is there just aren't enough designers to go around there isn't a significant educational/career path infrastructure in place for interaction design. -- dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26170 ________________________________________________________________ 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
