1)
Would you pay a fee to post a job at IxDA.org using Coroflot’s
service,
knowing that half of the fee you’ll be paying would go to fund IxDA
activities?
While I have no problem funding IxDA—I've donated before—no, I
probably would not. I just posted a job description to list for the
first time last week. It was for an internship position. I've received
two replies so far from people that I wouldn't have reached through
other channels, but I wouldn't have paid to post it. I have enough
other channels that it would not seem worth it.
Could it be free for members to post, but cost money for non-members?
Probably not, as we don't really have a way to track membership, and
since membership is free, anyone wanting to post could just become a
member.
2) How would you want to deal with other job-related opportunities
such as internships, PhD, part-time positions and so on?
Again, that seems a bit expensive for a summer intern position. If we
were to charge for job posts, I would expect such positions to be
discounted, if not free.
3) How valuable would the portfolio service be to you?
Not very, but then, I'm not looking for work. If I were in need of a
job, I might think differently. But I wouldn't want to pay for that
either, when I can put a portfolio up on my own site. It would be an
additional channel, not the only one.
4) Should a Coroflot-hosted Job Board at IxDA.org display available
jobs in categories OUTSIDE
of Interaction Design? The other specialities they presently handle
include fields such as Architecture; Art Direction; Design Management;
Industrial Design; and Motion Graphics.
I would argue no. The value of having an IxDA job board is knowing
that it's going to have IxD jobs (for the designers looking for jobs)
and that IxDers will be looking at it (for the companies wanting to
hire). Adding other stuff just muddies the waters.
Jack L. Moffett
Senior Interaction Designer
inmedius
412.459.0310 x219
http://www.inmedius.com
The public is more familiar with
bad design than good design.
It is, in effect, conditioned
to prefer bad design, because
that is what it lives with.
The new becomes threatening,
the old reassuring.
- Paul Rand
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