As of a few days ago, I’m looking for a new opportunity in interaction design, usability evaluation, user interface design, and related fields. In the last few years I’ve had a great deal of good contract experience, so I’m looking for a project management position … or at least a position at a firm where I have upward mobility.
So step one was to recreate my new resume, with some help from my friends! Step two is to look for openings. So far that has been a challenge, but optimism ensues – emailed abotu ten firms in the last few days that had openings for people like myself. There really are a lot of HCI-focused firms in Toronto and Waterloo, not surprising considering the number of quality soft-dev firms and Comp Sci grad schools in the area.
I went to a TorCHI meeting last week, met some good people there, indicated my interest at getting hired at CIBC or IBM :) Even my housemate has been trying to help me out. She was out with some friends having a drink, and was approached by a nice man who handed her a business card. She realised that he’s into the same thing I’m into, so she gave me the card at home and told me to email the guy. Thanks Kirsti, appreciate the help.
If you know anyone who is hiring or looking for people like me, let me know!
