[Sigia-l] the launch of the AIfIA Job Board

[Derek R]

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Axiom: It is difficult to believe employers will find any candidates at
the pay-for-membership AlfIA who are not already subscribed to the free
SIGIA list.
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To present AlfIA on SIGIA as the "only professional organization solely
dedicated to information architecture professionals" is less than
accurate and certainly subversive to the aims of this list.


David wrote:
>| knowing that [AlfIA board members] are dedicated
>| to promoting and advocating for IA...

It would be more accurate to understand AlfIA board members as dedicated
to promoting themselves. 

Attempting to 'hi-jack entry' into IA-related jobs from employer's
existing methods is an obvious tactic from the same tactless crew who
founded AlfIA *in secret.*

The last thing IA will prosper from is an Amway Corporation
(http://amway.com/) type 'set-up' where only those on the
top-of-the-pyramid will receive reward at the expense of others.


>| ...I would get overrun w/ responses if I didn't
>| use a more focused approach

I find it more likely you do not hold high enough of an opinion of IA to
consider candidates who are NOT part of your social/professional
network, so that the *best person* for the job is NOT your concern, only
those who satisfy your ego-network.

This clique and pyramid-scheme behavior is subversive to the IA
discipline, and (like inbreeding), produces a poor foundation upon which
to build.

Good luck.