[Sigia-l] Junior IAs?

[Jonathan Baker-Bates]

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> From: sigia-l-bounces at asis.org 
> [mailto:sigia-l-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of Eric Scheid
> Sent: 01 July 2005 06:45
> To: sigia l
> Subject: [Sigia-l] Junior IAs?
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> 
> I ask because this came up at the recent Sydney IA-Peers 
> nite, and we all in attendance pretty much agreed that what 
> seems to be happening is that the career path is different. 
> One doesn't start at the bottom as a Junior IA and work their 
> way up ... rather, it seems one starts as a junior designer, 
> or coder, or producer, or some related discipline; learn the 
> IA basics along the way; and then at a mid-level point in 
> that career path they jump ship and become IAs.
> 

That seems a familiar pattern here in the UK, certainly.

> A recent thread showed that we here on SIGIA-L have quite 
> diverse backgrounds, but (for the moment) I'm more interested 
> in knowing where tomorrow's IAs are coming from. Does your 
> employer provide a career path from entry level to higher for 
> IA? Will they emerge fresh faced and eager from educational 
> institutions?

I work in a department of around 35 full-time IAs (probably the largest
IA department in Europe I would think). The "ranking" consists currently
of three levels (and some "specialist" levels lateral to these) through
which you are expected to move. We too have found junior IA recruitment
difficult, and have filled these with masters degree students and other
intern-like positions I think. 

Jonathan


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