From the course: Understanding Information Architecture
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Assessing an applicant's skills
From the course: Understanding Information Architecture
Assessing an applicant's skills
- There are certain skills and experiences that you should be looking for as you look through resumes and start interviewing candidates. First, let's consider applicants' practical background. Information architecture is often about making complex systems seem simple. Job seekers should be able to demonstrate structured thinking, the ability to organize things, and the ability to carry concepts from a strategic through to a detailed view. Because information architecture relies heavily on using sensible terminology, you'll typically be looking for strong language skills, including things like knowledge of synonyms and homonyms, active and passive voice, and so on. From a behavioral perspective, applicants should be able to talk you through a previous project, including how they planned the work, designed their research strategy, collaborated with other disciplines, and whether they delivered on time and to budget. They'll need to be able to communicate clearly in their day-to-day…
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