I hope this is not too much of a tangent...
Over the last month I have probably looked at close to a hundred resumes.
This is only partially specific to the Chicago area, but there is a ton of
talent out there. There are a lot of folks with excellent educational
background, wonderful experience
Yes, Mark - and at the end of the day, we are measured by our execution.
That's it.
Great ideas, designs, collaboration, theory - wonderful - that's the
ante at this table. You can't execute - all the way through to launch
(with all the compromise and constraints and politics and bullshit
This is where experience enters the discussion, I think.
There are a few skills that can only be learned through exposure. The
ability to sell a design solution -- and adjust that solution, and
partner with business and development to move that solution to market
-- is critical, as is the ability
I'm going to risk Will Evans trying to order coffee from me for being too
theoretical (^_^) but a few things.
As a profession, we're still defining ourselves.
We started out as disparate professions and academic disciplines prior to c.
2001-2002. Then we started being drawn to and blending with
: Re: [IxDA Discuss] The state of UI/UX employment.
I'd like to start this reply with a pre-emptive thank you for
reading along in case it gets a bit wordy; this is a topic very
near/dear to me.
I too have noticed on twitter, and on the various nonMonster job
boards that words like usability, user
I'd like to start this reply with a pre-emptive thank you for
reading along in case it gets a bit wordy; this is a topic very
near/dear to me.
I too have noticed on twitter, and on the various nonMonster job
boards that words like usability, user experience, are being
mixed in more and more with
I happen to be one of these recruiters and I can assure you there is
definitely an increase in UX jobs. I have been doing creative, web
and advertising recruiting for almost 7 years now and I have never
seen this kind of demand for UX/IA talent. I have done nothing for
the last 2 months but work
hmm? I think I'm just not that cynical.
the lion's share of job reqs I've ever been a part of were created by the
hiring department and not by the recruitment staff. When I've been a hiring
manager the only reason I created laundry lists like these is b/c the
budgets required it. Not to lower
Dave
Am I understanding
but b/c the reality is that unless you can make shit, your skills as a
designer to communicate to all stakeholders is severely limited.
this to mean you believe that everyone needs to know how to physically build
now? that the roles of researcher, business/user
I have also seen a trend of offering low wages on the basis of the
recession's effect. As one of my Twitter friends said, If you pay
banans, you end up with monkeys.
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Susan,
I don't think this is an all or nothing thing. I am responding to
this thread and people reflexively condemning these types of job
descriptions. I used to be one of these people who would stand up on
the soapbox on challenge the requirement of visual even prototyping
skills along side
Dave
Great post, thanks -- really interesting perspective!
And as a professor you're actively shaping the market/profession, as well as
responding, as I suppose we all are :)
Susan
On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Dave Malouf dave@gmail.com wrote:
Susan,
I don't think this is an all or
I noticed this as well. Originally I was planning to look for my next
job in the fall, but with the amount of positions open now and with
the fear that this is temporary (though I would hope that it will be
a continued term), I decided to start applying now with the hope to
start in May. I
I've noticed more positions that require 1-3 yrs experience. Also...sort of
kitchen sink loading on a mish-mash of skillsets.
On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 1:38 AM, Erin Stewart emstew...@smcm.edu wrote:
I noticed this as well. Originally I was planning to look for my next
job in the fall, but with
So in other words, people want to pay for 1-3 years of experience, but
they want to get a laundry list of massive skillz.
Good luck with that.
-Anne
On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Susan Doran susando...@gmail.com wrote:
I've noticed more positions that require 1-3 yrs experience. Also...sort
... and I mean good luck to the recruiters listing these roles, not to Susan.
-A
On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 2:59 PM, Anne Hjortshoj a...@annehj.com wrote:
So in other words, people want to pay for 1-3 years of experience, but
they want to get a laundry list of massive skillz.
Good luck with
Still, it's a good sign for recent grads - up until recently there's been
the experience catch-22 with jobs (most of those advertised up until now
have been for at least 3 years experience), so at least it gives those
recently out of school a chance to chalk up time, even if they have to do
hard
I think this discussion board has become the default and go to posting
venue.
On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 2:28 PM, Vicky Teinaki vicky.tein...@gmail.comwrote:
Still, it's a good sign for recent grads - up until recently there's been
the experience catch-22 with jobs (most of those advertised up
Anne Hjortshoj wrote:
So in other words, people want to pay for 1-3 years of experience, but
they want to get a laundry list of massive skillz.
That's what my wife has been running into lately. Job openings for
someone with 2-5 years of experience but with a list of requirements she
still
As I was saying in a side conversation with Susan, in better news: the
market for independent (contract) UXDers seems to be revivifying,
finally. I've had several good conversations in the last month with
recruiters for positions and pay scales that are in line with my
interests and my experience.
Maybe it's to lower the salary expectations?
That's my assumption.
-Anne
On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 4:47 PM, j. eric townsend j...@flatline.net wrote:
Dave Malouf wrote:
That reality is no longer true. There are a growing # of degree
programs that include programming, visual design, and
Dave
Agreed that it's partly generational.
But it's more than generational, in terms of individuals and their
generations. It's generational, in terms of evolution of our profession(s).
We're entering our professions' third generation.
As I said offline to Anne, what we're now seeing---in
To be fair, skill laundry lists are common in lots of fields. For
example in IT, there are some ads with very silly requirements
especially when the final salary is taken into account.
Part of this may be for recruiters to get more bang for their
buck, but another part might be a lack of insight
FWIW, I've noticed that recruiters know much more about UX than they did even 3
years ago. I think this is in no small part to the efforts of IxDA, UPA, and
some of the private groups like Forrester who publish state of the UX
industry type of reports.
I led the UPA's UX salary survey from
Hello,
I was wondering if anyone could offer some advice to us recent
college graduates with graphic design degrees where to truly start
their career as UI/UX designers. Obviously there are multiple roads
to the same place but what's a good road map?
Thanks,
Shelby
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