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Duck!
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More job apps
Well, today I applied to three more companies: Synergy Soup Interactive – A local web/multimedia production agency TechSmith – Makers of SnagIt, Camtasia Studio, and Morae software Human Factors International – A large usability consulting, education, and design firm
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Presentation plan and class handout
Here’s the quick plan I came up with last night for the presentation I gave today at LCTTP. It’s might come off as jumbled as I wrote it in the middle of the night, but I thought I’d post it for archival sake. LCTTP interview lesson plan [PDF] Likewise, here’s the handout that I used…
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The LCTTP interview went really well
Today I had the second interview with MSU LCTTP. I think it went well. I gave a presentation on usability testing for web sites; I tried to provide the context of where user testing fits into the big picture of web site development, then I actually ran a quick user test to demonstrate how to…
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Second interview with MSU LCTTP
I have a second interview set up with the people at MSU‘s LCTTP. The position is for an instructor position, teaching mostly web development skills with an emphasis on database-driven web sites. I’m really looking forward to the interview. They asked me to give a twenty minute presentation on one of the following: Fundamentals of…
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Field-tested veteran Web Professional.
Black belt in xhtml, css, and rapid iterative web production Special-Ops duty in the full gamut of web human interface design tactics Guerilla fighter in web site/app usability. ROI! Hu-Rah! Top-secret clearance. I build the stuff you don’t get to look at. Field-commander on reconnaissance and tactical-strike web missions. Scrambled and led teams of highly…
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Cold calling for jobs
I just cold-called Tec-Ed, Inc., inquiring about a position. Tec-Ed is a usability company in Ann Arbor. I didn’t know they existed until I saw them listed on the Usability Professionals Association web site. Unfortunately, during the call the person I spoke with mentioned they had just hired someone last week. Dang. Here’s hoping they’re…
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The U.P., land of penguins and icebergs.
I was just eating dinner with Lila and she asked where I was born, as we had been talking about grandparents and how Chey and I are the children of Lila’s grandparents. “Way up north,” I said. She uses that phrase to tell people where Grandpa Ron and Grandma Donna live. Lila hunched her shoulders…
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Yet another interview with Sircon
That’s right, I have another interview scheduled with Sircon for the end of the week. I’ve lost count of how many this makes. Seven? This is kind of absurd. I’m trying to look at it with a mixture of humor and undestanding (It’s not like I’ve just interviewed for a single position; it’s been more…
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color shift
Bear with me. I’m uploading a half-finished stylesheet. Gotta run and something else for a bit. Should be mostly readable, but gonna be some contrast issues until I get back to this.