Re: [IxDA Discuss] Which Job Category is Interaction Design part of?

2009-08-13 Thread Ali Naqvi
Thanks for replying guys, I think that Interaction Design should be acknowledged as a profession just like Software Development, Engineering etc. This profession is on the rise and you see more people working as Interaction Designers... Can't IXDA somehow influence gov. immigration websites and

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Which Job Category is Interaction Design part of?

2009-08-13 Thread live
I agree Ali. But nonprofits that lobby the gov have funding. As an org that does not charge for members, there is no funding. IXDA somehow influence gov. immigration websites and major job banks and get Interaction Design listed as a legitimate profession?

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Which Job Category is Interaction Design part of?

2009-08-13 Thread Milan Guenther
Sometimes there are funny misplacements of UX jobs. I once saw a job offering for a contract information architect. The task was to work on the global navigation of a large shop/e-commerce site. The recruiters tagged that with Embedded Systems, Geoinformatics and Mapping. This is due to the

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Which Job Category is Interaction Design part of?

2009-08-13 Thread Cooper, Robert
User Experience. That's what it's all about now. On Aug 12, 2009, at 9:49 AM, Rick Spencer wrote: I would probably try IT, maybe New Media, but you're definitely going to have to look around. Companies that post jobs and roles often themselves have a difficult time with deciding what category

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Which Job Category is Interaction Design part of?

2009-08-13 Thread Alan Salmoni
Milan: I've seen similar things myself. It surprises me when a quick google will usually show what the field is about. Ali: it would be quite difficult to lobby government organisations though I guess it could be possible. Part of the difficulty is that it's made up of other fields (human

[IxDA Discuss] Which Job Category is Interaction Design part of?

2009-08-12 Thread Ali Naqvi
hello members, I have a problem when I am looking at immigration websites and job providing websites such as monster.ca Under the section Job Category one will find IT, Architecture, Internet and New Media, Engineering, Research and Development etc. and NONE of these have Interaction Designer,

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Which Job Category is Interaction Design part of?

2009-08-12 Thread Adrian Howard
On 12 Aug 2009, at 05:45, Ali Naqvi wrote: hello members, I have a problem when I am looking at immigration websites and job providing websites such as monster.ca Under the section Job Category one will find IT, Architecture, Internet and New Media, Engineering, Research and Development etc.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Which Job Category is Interaction Design part of?

2009-08-12 Thread Rick Spencer
I would probably try IT, maybe New Media, but you're definitely going to have to look around. Companies that post jobs and roles often themselves have a difficult time with deciding what category it belongs in. Their needs and expectations are almost NEVER exactly inline with either the industry

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Which Job Category is Interaction Design part of?

2009-08-12 Thread Alan Salmoni
Ali, I was in the same position myself recently for immigration reasons and used 'web developer'. It seemed about the closest fit that I could find among all the positions. No news yet on my permanent residence in New Zealand so unfortunately I cannot say if it was suitable or not. Hope this

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Which Job Category is Interaction Design part of?

2009-08-12 Thread missu
I usually search via a technology like javascript, CSS or Python and leave the category choice as all. You could search for a words like wireframe, use case or something like that. I agree with Rick, Companies that post jobs do have a difficult time deciding the categories of jobs. Also, half