Good grief! That's a lot of IA's. I'd like to work somewhere there's even one. :)
I'm thinking about this like a "realist" I suppose. (And that's probably not even the right term I'm looking for!) That's a lot of time and money for something that really isn't going to get you *that* far ahead. I understand if you had your heart set on working at a GSSC (that's "giant, soul sucking, corporation" for you folks at home), having that might elevate you above the crowd a bit. But, for most I would think working and learning on your own would be better in the short term, *and* still have the long term benefits. Don't get me wrong, school is great. But, school usually means debt (for most of us), and debt can really mess up your life and limit your career options. Especially in this economy! Anyhoo, best of luck whichever road they travel down. Hugh Griffith User Interface Designer On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 9:51 AM, mark schraad <mschr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hugh, > > We have more than 30 IA's (we call them UXA's) in our group and close to > 75% have graduate degrees in Interaction design, HCI or an MBA. It is not a > critical criteria in our hiring process, but it's sure become the norm > amongst those able to show ability, experience and knowledge. Does that > help? > > Mark > > > > > On Jan 19, 2010, at 10:31 AM, Hugh Griffith wrote: > > Just to play devil's advocate, what's a masters degree in ID going to get >> you other than a depleted bank account? (FYI, I'm assuming ID refers to >> web >> interaction.) >> >> It seems like such a specialized field that most employers wouldn't really >> care. >> >> Hugh Griffith >> User Interface Designer >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 5:28 AM, Rob Nero <r...@nerointerfaces.com> wrote: >> >> Malmö, Sweden, has a 2 year Masters in IxD, along with PhD's in IxD too. >>> >>> www.ixdmalmo.se >>> (though the site is currently being developed more) >>> >>> ________________________________________________________________ >>> Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! >>> To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org >>> Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe >>> List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines >>> List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help >>> >>> ________________________________________________________________ >> Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! >> To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org >> Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe >> List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines >> List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help >> > > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
