> That is, half of all the offers I receive start with: URGENT, SEND > ME YOUR > UPDATED (rewritten) RESUME, 3 REFS & PORTFOLIO THIS AFTERNOON! And > end with > a copy/pasted job description without any context for how or why I was > pre-selected for the role. They are almost always very short-term > contracts > in places I am nowhere near, and for positions I am unqualified > for, with no > rate information. > > I know *why* I get these, but it's not necessarily true that every > candidate > can and will drop everything at a moment's notice for a 3 month > contract IA > project in Debuque, Iowa.
Bryan, I think you have every right to complain. I have received the same type of emails - and receive them frequently. I don't think it is too much to ask to have some context, and for it to be worded a little less... impersonally. I also think recruiters are "shooting themselves in the foot" when they send this kind of email. For the most part, I now ignore emails from recruiters who have sent this kind of email in the past. Of course, I'm not looking for a job right now either. Which brings me to the original question in this discussion thread. What I haven't really seen anyone write is that the reason it is hard to find designers might be because we are happily employed and not in the market for a job. I live in the Bay Area and really like where I am working. If there truly are so many great companies for interaction designers in the Bay Area (or anywhere), the question becomes one of motivation. How do you get someone who is happily employed to leave his or her job, or even pay attention when someone contacts them about a job? It seems to me that the original question implied that there should be a bunch of people just waiting around for a great position, and I just don't buy that supposition. Brett ________________________________________________________________ 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
