[game_edu] [JOB] changed to discussion

[David Finkel]

Yes, this is what I've observed in other mailing lists.  When off-topic
posts are allowed, they start out as just a few, and no one minds.  But
eventually, there's a flood of these posts, and people start leaving the
list because they don't like the volume of off-topic mail.

We could set up a place on the IGDA Web site for people to post jobs of
interest to students and recent graduates.  We could point our students to
the Web site, and could even forward especially juicy openings to students
as "golden carrots."

David

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> From: game_edu-bounces at igda.org [mailto:game_edu-bounces at igda.org] On

> Behalf Of Peter Border

> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 7:51 PM

> To: IGDA Game Education Listserv

> Subject: Re: [game_edu] [JOB] changed to discussion

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> One job once in a while is fine with me- as always, it is a great thing

> to show to students! However, if it grows to 50 posts/day, that's

> something else.

> 

> Peter Border

> Programming and Game Design Co-coordinator

> Minnesota School of Business

> Richfield, MN

> pborder at msbcollege.edu

> ________________________________________

> From: game_edu-bounces at igda.org [game_edu-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf

> Of DeAnne Preston [DPreston at collinscollege.edu]

> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 6:19 PM

> To: IGDA Game Education Listserv

> Subject: Re: [game_edu] [JOB] changed to discussion

> 

> I have welcomed the academic postings here and forwarded them on to

> Instructors whom I know are searching. This posting today was useful to

> me, since the overwhelming majority of students at our school are

> studying game development in order to find work in the industry. It was

> a great way to 'dangle the golden carrot' so to speak - if you attend

> class, take the advice your teachers are offering and build your

> demonstrable skills, there is still great employment available, even in

> this economy.

> 

> DeAnne Preston

> Collins College Career Services Advisor, Game Design

> New Direct Line: 480-446-1136

> dpreston at collinscollege.edu<mailto:dpreston at collinscollege.edu>

> 

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> From: game_edu-bounces at igda.org [mailto:game_edu-bounces at igda.org] On

> Behalf Of Susan Gold

> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 2:28 PM

> To: IGDA Game Education Listserv

> Subject: Re: [game_edu] [JOB] changed to discussion

> 

> So what do you all think about having someone post jobs on the

> listserv? I do not monitor who requests membership to our listserv,

> however, this seems like the 1st time someacademicone has ever posted a

> job on the list that was not academic. What are your thoughts, should

> we allow this type of posting? Should we even allow academic job

> postings? I would like to get your feelings and possibly come up with

> some stipulations or recommendations. The IGDA is about to launch a new

> website and with it many more communication tools. Should we add

> content like job openings to the site? If so, do you want to be in

> charge of it? Should they be limited to purely academic in nature?

> Although I am not too big on tight governance, I think we have grown to

> a reasonable size ~800 folks. I think we should have a discussion about

> what to do with jobs, equal to what we do with CFP? In addition, we

> should have an expanded web presence, not just a list. What are some of

> the things we can move off the list and onto the site? I post slides

> from talks and photos from conferences, but that is about all. We are

> volunteer based and the SIG and this list is what you make it. We have

> a new school year coming up, new opportunities for collaboration and I

> hope possibilities for growth in our organization.

> 

> Susan

> 

> 

> On Aug 18, 2009, at 4:27 PM, Beau Gould (OSS) wrote:

> 

> 

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> 

> Beau J. Gould

> Open Source Staffing

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