So... I am going to go to the fuzzy conceptual on you Dave (I know
that you like that about me)...
in terms of what I/we/you bring to the table throughout a career:
~ tactical >>> strategic (this may be more towards the exec track)
~ experience >>> towards more breadth and versatility
~ expertise >>> towards deep or specialties
~ quality of work >>> highly subjective here...
~ simple >>> wicked problems (large is sort of implied)
~ do >>> lead or direct (management track)
these are the attributes that make sense to me, but I often see
company names, software expertise and job titles trying to convey
this on resumes... none of which are terribly helpful.
Mark
On Oct 7, 2008, at 11:14 AM, David Malouf wrote:
BTW, I was not talking about "getting to the table" ... I can see
what Scott and Christina are saying and I have no argument there.
What I was alluding to was entry > middle > senior (non-exec roles)
career path.
Graphic designers in advertising
Industrial designers in product design
Architects
All have these paths laid out before them very clearly.
There is a clear education path, clear entry hiring, and clear ladder
climbing with mentorship & or just management roles.
We ain't got that in the IxD, IA, and Usability worlds.
Some of it is that the title DOES change up the ladder at the
executive level, btw. Some of it is that so many of us at exec or
near exec have come from such convoluted paths that we don't want to
discriminate against people "like ourselves" and force formalizing
educational and path directions.
But the problem is still there.
My main point is forget the table, forget the exec ranks. Start from
the bottom.
-- dave
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