If you have a degree in Instructional Design, please contact me. I may have a job for you.
November 26, 2007
WANTED: Instructional Designers for hire in McLean, VA
Posted by Clint under Journal, Work[7] Comments
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November 26, 2007 at 4:39 PM
What if you only have aspirations to be one and are thinking of getting an advanced degree in instructional technology?? ;)
November 26, 2007 at 4:41 PM
The government is pretty strict about who it will hire. And, the degree must generally specifically be in Instructional Design. I’m not sure how different the two are but I’ve never heard of anyone with an Instructional Technology degree in my company in 3.5 yrs (which is about 2 cycles of almost-everyone-but-me).
November 26, 2007 at 5:06 PM
Hm, I didn’t know you worked for the government, Clint–I thought it was just some private IT firm somewhere? Interesting.
November 26, 2007 at 5:09 PM
I don’t work for the government. I did work at, but not for the government up until early this year.
The govt hardly hires people directly these days. I’ve only ever heard of people placed there as consultants through consultant companies.
November 26, 2007 at 5:13 PM
Also, it is not an I.T. firm either. Over half the company is devoted to research & print. I.T. is a minority part (2 graphic artists + 1 fulltime manager/programmer + 1 manager/programmer who used to be fulltime but is now part-time + me). They don’t have a lot to do right now. . .
November 26, 2007 at 6:06 PM
Instructional Technology/Design are usually interchangeable. I was joking, anyway, since I wouldn’t know what I was doing at all. I def know about the gov’t being strict, I mean, I DO work for a gov’t contractor and we DO stuff gov’t contracts… just, with nurses and such. :)
November 26, 2007 at 8:08 PM
Seriously!–whenever I’ve applied for government jobs, I’ve maybe received a response 5% of the time. I think they do most of the hiring from within their org.