[Sigia-l] What happened to the good IAs

[Brett Taylor]

And what happened back in the heydays of the web, when 20 somethings
were CEOs of upstart web companies only to see them fail because they
had no idea what they were doing.

Some people don't feel they have to pay their dues before getting the
bigger titles and dollars; funny in my eyes and frustrating, but like
you say below, make sure your company has it's own policies on hiring.


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-----Original Message-----
From: sigia-l-bounces at asis.org [mailto:sigia-l-bounces at asis.org] On
Behalf Of Christopher Fahey
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 11:11 AM
To: SIGIA-L
Subject: Re: [Sigia-l] What happened to the good IAs

> In the New York market there is a shortage of Junior IAs and IAs but 
> there are plenty of Senior IAs. Which would suggest that there are no 
> IAs entering the workforce, however that doesn't seem to be the case. 
> The majority of the senior IAs I am interviewing are at best Junior 
> and the rest are certainly not senior.

Tell me about it. I've interviewed many IAs this year with less than 2-3
years experience who are seeking lead-level IA positions (and salaries).
It's madness. 

As far as certification goes, I don't see any need whatsoever. You read
their resumes, look at their work, and interview them face to face and
ask them to talk about their work -- that's how you learn their skills.
That's the ONLY way. Just because their former employer may have been
willing to let an entry-level IA do the work of a senior IA doesn't mean
that you have to follow suit. 

I don't mean to discourage talented and ambitious early-career IAs from
trying to take on more and more challenging work, but I am sometimes
frustrated by the amount of "social promotion" happening in the IA field
nowadays. Must be a side effect of the bubblish economy right now. 

-Cf

Christopher Fahey
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