[Sigia-l] RE: is it just me, or is it really hard to find IAs

[mfg345 at aol.com]

This recent discussion has been very interesting.

I am an IA in NYC with 5 years experience, 10 years interactive 
experience, and a Masters in Information Science. I'm currently in a 
contract position at a company that is very supportive of my work. 
There is no reason I'd think of leaving this position except that it 
isn't full-time.

However, I've been casually looking for a couple months now for exactly 
that reason. Unfortunately, I've almost exclusively seen openings for 
contract positions. Since this is a good situation, why would I leave 
this contract position for another that might not be? And if I were out 
of work now, I'd almost certainly be holding out for a full-time or 
long-term contract over a couple weeks or months of freelance work and 
than another scramble to find work when that project is over.

Maybe that is the debate many IAs have and why it is hard to find 
qualified IAs - Why would they leave one contract/freelance position 
for another?

Michael