Hello Ali, Take this as just another opinion, and of course follow your heart to the right solution, since you really have to live with the result, and you will make the most of whatever you choose.
But...if I were in your situation (as I was about 15 years ago), I would go with the position that offered the most opportunities, even if it didn't seem to be the best fit for what I want to do. If the tester position is with a bigger company, it's more likely I'll find a stepping stone there to another position that I like more. It might help to think of these positions not as the step right before you find that interaction design role. Rather, it might take you 2 or 3 roles before you really get to do the design that you want. I know that may not be what you want to hear, but if you really want to be an interaction designer badly enough, you may have to plot a course across 2-3 different roles, and perhaps 2-3 different companies, before you get where you want to be. Another point (and this may just be me), but since the path you take will probably lead you through many different roles, you might eventually find that you prefer testing or writing to interaction design. I'm not saying one is better than the other, but just saying that if you find you like the kind of work you're doing at any given step - stick with it awhile, learn to get really good at it, and enjoy it. Don't feel like you constantly have to be pushing toward that interaction design role, as you'll likely miss some other opportunities that might lead to an even more fulfilling career. Hope this helps, and best of luck on your decision and future career (whatever it turns out to be =]). Bryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35392 ________________________________________________________________ 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
