[Sigia-l] is it just me, or is it really hard to find IAs right now?

[Abhijit 'Aby' Rao]

I second Janet. I think it is rough for fresh graduates or even
graduates with 1 year experience to find a fulltime job. I have been
through it personally in the US. I think during this phase it may help
to freelance and gain some industry experience to build your
portfolio. But one challenge there for International Students trying
to gain experience in US is the visa. Although you get one year
timeframe after graduation to work. But after that you no choice to
find a sponsor and I am not sure if freelancers can manage this on
their own.

Aby Rao

On Apr 1, 2005 9:26 AM, Janet Neugebauer <neugebauer1 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> I agree!  I graduated with a Masters in Human Computer Interaction a year and a half ago and haven't found work.....I have no direct experience in the field, only 20 years of business/system implementation/manufacturing experience.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: JP <jpungar at yahoo.co.uk>
> Sent: Apr 1, 2005 3:51 AM
> To: sigia-l at asis.org
> Subject: Re: [Sigia-l] is it just me,   or is it really hard to find IAs right now?
> 
> If NY is like the UK I think that a large part of the
> problem is that companies are unwilling to invest in
> graduates, so the supply of experienced IA's is
> limited, as it too hard to get on the first run of the
> ladder, even with relevant degree's or masters.
> 
> So it is hard to recognise complaints about the lack
> of good experienced IA's from a company that doesn't
> take on fresh graduate IA's (most it would seem).
> Companies that I have worked for that have taken on
> graduates seem to get very good value from them.
> John
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