[IxDA Discuss] Where are all the designers?

[Katie Albers]

It's been my experience that in these cases, HR is often to blame. 
There are very few recruiters who understand what you're actually in 
need of so they work from a skills and background checklist and if a 
resume doesn't use the same set of magic words that their list does, 
you lose someone who might actually be a perfect candidate. I know 
that on occasion, I've had hiring managers submit my resume for a 
position and *still* not made it through the screening process.

Good luck.

Katie

At 2:40 PM -0500 2/20/08, W Evans wrote:
>And I would love to blame the quality of the job posting sites. There search
>engines are terrible.
>
>Just now, I search in  Washington DC....
>
>Information Architect (86 results - only 3 were for IA)
>
>Interaction Designer (41 results, only 1 for IxD)
>
>Interface Designer (10 results, only one for ID)
>
>Some of the things that come back in results are amazing. Search for IA and
>get senior java architect as a high ranked result?
>
>
>
>
>On Feb 20, 2008 2:26 PM, David Shaw <david.shaw6 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  Andrei,
>>
>>  I think you are looking at a number of different factors that are
>>  causing this.  From my point of view, I would love to move not only to
>>  the Bay area, but NY or Boston where there are tons of openings.
>>  However, the cost of living there is so outrageously expensive, it
>>  doesn't pay for me to relocate (I've got a house with a reasonable
>>  mortgage, as well as a family to consider).  It might be that many of
>>  the more experienced designers (like myself) see the same issues.  I
>>  would take a huge loss of quality of life if I went.
>>
>>  Just my 2 cents.
>>
>>  David
>>
>>  On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 11:06 AM, Andrei Herasimchuk
>>  <andrei at involutionstudios.com> wrote:
>>  > Just a quick question: Where are all the interface and software
>>  >  designers in Silicon Valley? Has everyone just packed up and left or
>>  >  what? I see more job listings, postings and calls for resumes and yet
>>  >  there seem to be even fewer people to fill the jobs than ever before.
>>  >  I used to have trouble hiring at Adobe back in the late 1990s mostly
>>  >  due to the high experience and training requirements needed to work
>>  >  on software at that level, but that was before there was an influx of
>>  >  people and talent into software related products, especially from the
>>  >  web. And yet, now it seems that there's an even bigger gap in the
>>  >  designer to available job ratio than every before. Everyone I know is
>>  >  having trouble filling hiring requirements.
>>  >
>>  >  Is it that the job requirements needed to get hired are too high? Not
>>  >  enough trained designers? Or is it something only happening in
>>  >  Silicon Valley? Browse the job listings and postings everywhere from
>>  >  companies in Silicon Valley and it seems we have a distinct lack of
>>  >  designers ready to fill all the openings.
>>  >
>>  >  Opinions?
>>  >
>>  >  --
>>  >  Andrei Herasimchuk
>>  >
>>  >  Principal, Involution Studios
>>  >  innovating the digital world
>>  >
>>  >  e. andrei at involutionstudios.com
>>  >  c. +1 408 306 6422
>>  >
>>  >
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>no matter how cool your interface,
>it would be better if there were less of it."
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