[IxDA Discuss] [JOB] User Interface Developer - Telecommute[RECRUITER]

[Will Parker]

Here we are, a group of people not unfamiliar with usability issues,  
who seem to agree that the original job posting (presumably provided  
by the employer) would require a second Da Vinci. We've had a number  
of discussions about this kind of job description before.

Perhaps we should ask Beau, the recruiter who originally posted the  
job offer, if there's any way to _reliably_ enlighten employers about  
the Spray-on Usability problem.

Beau - I don't want to put you on the spot, because you're _far_ from  
the first recruiter to post job listings like this one, and we all  
know it's the hiring managers who are fault.

However, as a recruiter, you probably get a better idea of what's  
driving this behavior. Do you have any idea why employers so often  
mash up developer and usability roles in one job position?

- Will

Will Parker
wparker at ChannelingDesign.com


“I wish developing great products was as easy as writing a check. If  
that were the case, then Microsoft would have great products.” -  
Steve Jobs

On Aug 2, 2007, at 9:57 AM, Katie Albers wrote:

> The main problem for me -- as an employee -- is that I
> wouldn't want to work for a company that thought
> things through so poorly that they couldn't tease out
> the bits of what they really need, what really needs
> to go together, and how to define and group their
> actual needs into a job description that isn't
> laughable.
>
> kt
>
> --- Joe Davidchik <skyburn at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I personally would not staff or have a position that
>> is responsible
>> for all that. It is good to have folks with
>> knowledgeable backgrounds
>> in all that, but unless you have just a lot of time,
>> this person just
>> will not have the ability to focus and produce
>> quality work.
>>
>> Think about it, if you had a deadline of both
>> defining a usability
>> test script, a sql schema, and say wire frames, in a
>> given week (aside
>> from getting burnt out) how many corners are going
>> to have to be cut?
>>
>> -Joe
>>
>> On 8/2/07, Tubman, Wahne <wahne.tubman at gs.com>
>> wrote:
>>> Curious to know how many people on this list are
>> extremely proficient in
>>> all 3 skill sets(Programmer, Graphic designer,
>> Usability Engineer)
>>> highlighted in this post?
>>>
>>> Typically in my experience I find that it is rare
>> to find these 3
>>> different skill sets wrapped into just one person
>> with equal degree of
>>> proficiency.
>>>
>>>
>>> Is this a realistic request - And individual who
>> is highly proficient in
>>> C++ and Java and Color theory and Design
>> principles - ?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From:
>> discuss-bounces at lists.interactiondesigners.com
>>>
>>
> [mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.interactiondesigners.com]
>> On Behalf Of
>>> Beau Gould
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 1:42 PM
>>> To: IA
>>> Subject: [IxDA Discuss] [JOB] User Interface
>> Developer -
>>> Telecommute[RECRUITER]
>>>
>>> [JOB] User Interface Developer - Telecommute
>> [RECRUITER]
>>>
>>> Location: Your home/office - Telecommute - USA
>>>
>>> Compensation: Competitive contract-based cash
>> compensation, with the
>>> opportunity for full-time employment, bonus and
>> equity compensation.
>>>
>>> My client is an early-stage startup founded by
>> entrepreneurs and senior
>>> executives from the financial services and
>> e-commerce industries. Their
>>> vision is to become a leading technology platform
>> company with an
>>> initial
>>> focus on electronically traded markets.
>>>
>>> They are seeking an ambitious User Interface
>> Developer with 3-5 years
>>> programming experience - and an intuitive sense of
>> beauty -- to build a
>>> real-time, cross-asset alternative trading system.
>>>
>>> Required Skills:
>>>
>>> * Proven web site design experience. Knowledge of
>> design principles,
>>> composition, color theory, and brand adherence.
>>> * Flash / JavaScript / DHTML / JSP / iFrames
>> skills and a strong
>>> interest in
>>> user interface design.
>>> * Data driven UI experience (using XML, web
>> services, databases). MySQL
>>> experience a plus.
>>> * Experience designing modular, object-oriented
>> JavaScript and
>>> ActionScript.
>>>
>>> * Proficiency in C/C++ and Java.
>>> * Experience with Linux and Windows.
>>> * Familiarity with high-performance trading
>> applications.
>>> * Strong interest in prototyping applications,
>> creative concepts and
>>> online
>>> mock ups using rapid iteration.
>>> * Knowledge of full life-cycle development
>> (analysis, design,
>>> construction,
>>> implementation).
>>> * Knowledge of rapid development methodologies.
>>> * Data driven UI experience using XML, web
>> services, databases.
>>> * Good written and verbal communication skills.
>> Strong work ethic.
>>> * Online portfolio of work required.
>>>
>>> If you are interested in this position, please
>> submit your resume or
>>> portfolio and a paragraph (or two) highlighting
>> your skills/experience
>>> as it
>>> pertains to this job to
>> beau at open-source-staffing.com
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> Beau J. Gould
>>>
>>> Open Source Staffing
>>> www.open-source-staffing.com
>>> beau at open-source-staffing.com