[IxDA Discuss] about this list (not in FAQ)

[Lada Gorlenko]

SA> so can someone explain me why this is the case?

Because an international list is not an effective medium for posting
local jobs. Local lists/job boards are suited much better for this.

Immigration matters aside, all subscribers of this list are potential
candidates for jobs in the US (read "English-speaking countries"),
because they speak English -- by definition.

I expect a good command of the local language be a must for an IxD job
in any location. Even when you work for a multinational, you have to
speak the local language, if your product relates to users in the
local market. This is not the case for developers, true. This must be 
the case for an IxD/UX job, even if it's not always the case yet. You 
can't do personas, business requirements, relationships with 
stakeholders and everything else without the language. If you think 
you do, you are a bad IxD, in my view.

So, what's the chance that readers of this list would speak German or
Italian? A much smaller one than the chance of finding the right
person on a local blog, list or site.

Lada