I'm not saying broading the skills is a bad idea (still a good idea). And I get frustrated when dealing with a UX type that says, well, they do only user researching. Most companies demand more jack of all trades.
However... Going for this and hiring a UX team are completely different issues. The question I would ask is, "how large is your agency?" The larger you get, the harder it is to fill some of those roles with rockstars who have skillz. You can have your HR person list all the skills listed, and then you scare away people that have maybe 80 percent of the skills you need. Hiring is hard, and not everyone fits in a box (for example, I've hired more content types, because I felt they could do better work than visual designers). I think the world needs more generalists. I just wouldn't expect them to be a total expert on every skill, though. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=39701 ________________________________________________________________ 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
