[IxDA Discuss] US News thinks we have potential!

[Fred Beecher]

On 12/27/07, W Evans <wkevans4 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> To get into the 90s - you best be fantastic - with over 8 years
> experience,
> and a masters in HCI or a related field....
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> At least that's the market in Boston.


Here's the thing that gets me... if you've got 8+ years of experience a
master's program isn't going to teach you much that you haven't already
experienced in the real world. At least that's the case for the programs
I've checked into. The only difference I've seen is that there are some
programs that focus on physical product HCI vs. software. I see that as a
lateral move at best.

In my disappointment at realizing all this, I've even looked into getting an
MBA. While I think this is very useful, especially as design is becoming a
business strategy, I have procrastinated making it happen. I'm a designer...
I'm not meant to suffer through accounting classes. Ugh. : )

(But yeah, $98k as a median is ridiculous... in Minneapolis, $98k will get
you a UXP manager with 10+ years of UXP experience and maybe a few years
management experience as well... of course, Minneapolis is not NYC or SF)

- Fred