CHI*ATLANTA : JOBS

MEMBER BENEFITS
One of the member-only services that CHI*A provides is the job bank. Periodically, potential job opportunities are delivered via e-mail to our membership list. The jobs run the gamut of the computer human interface spectrum. Everything from Information Architects to Human Factors Engineers can be found. The range of companies is equally diverse with businesses both large and small posting jobs.

Access to the list is restricted to those who have a membership with CHI*A.

If you have a job to post with CHI*A, please review our guidelines below.

JOB BANK OVERVIEW AND GUIDELINES
The CHI-Atlanta Job Bank is a free service that connects employers committed to user-centered design with professional and student members of CHI-Atlanta who maintain interests and skills within the field of Computer-Human Interaction. The Job Bank also serves to establish and maintain relationships with companies that value good design and usability principles, and seeks to influence the recognition and growth of usability within local industry and corporate settings.

Any employer with a relevant job opening may submit a job posting, at no cost, by sending an e-mail to the CHI-Atlanta Job Bank Coordinator. It is recommended that all postings adhere to the following guidelines. Postings received by the Job Bank Coordinator that do not adhere to these guidelines may be sent back to the sender for correction or entirely disregarded.

APPLICABLE AND RECOMMENDED JOB TITLES

JOB LISTING GUIDELINES

Company Profile
Provide a summary of pertinent information about the company or group with the open position, such as it’s history, background, etc. If you are a corporate recruiter and cannot reveal the name of the company, please make note of this.

Job Title
One of the above job titles above is preferred. Contact the Job Bank Coordinator for more information or if there are questions about the suitability of any position.

Job Description
Include responsibilities, projects, reporting, etc. Please be as specific as possible.

Job Location
CHI-Atlanta accepts listings from all over the world, but most of our members live in the Atlanta metropolitan area, so keep that in mind when submitting postings.

Special Skills
List the desired educational attainment, special skills, or necessary knowledge.

Job Duration
Specify whether the position is Contract, Temporary, Temp-to-Perm or Permanent, and/or the specific time frame of the project or position’s availability.

Benefits
Include insurance, investment, telecommuting, and any other benefit information.

Contact Info
Include the preferred method of receiving resumes, vitas, and qualifications (i.e., e-mail, postal mail, fax, telephone, etc.). Keep in mind that interested parties may also wish to informally contact you before submitting their information.

Additional Info
Anything else you feel is important for a candidate to know about the job or the company; this includes keywords, comparisons to comparable positions or job titles, etc.

Closing Date
State the date when the position is estimated to be filled or when applications from interested parties will no longer be accepted or reviewed.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR JOB BANK POSTERS AND PARTICIPANTS
Because job postings are sent as text via e-mail to members with many different e-mail readers, the more accessible the posting’s content, the better. Please follow these style guidelines:

• regardless of the word processing program used, save your job posting in text format
• wrap lines at 68 columns or less
• special formatting styles (e.g., bullets) should be easily convertible to text-based objects

Keep postings brief in length and size (shoot for a maximum of 40 lines and filesize of 3-5 Kb)

More information can be retrieved by contacting the CHI-Atlanta Job Bank Coordinator.

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