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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is the problem with the field.  No one knows what they are looking for.  Some companies really just want trainers - which is an old field and doesn't need a lot of educational background.

Some people want someone who can train and do instructional design.  These are entirely different skill sets, one is in front of people, one is not.

Some organizations want instructional designers who can develop e-learning entirely independently which involves a lot of graphic design and tech skills.

Some organizations want someone who can analyze and present data (e.g. tableua experts)

These are all very different skill sets.  [/quote]

This. And it changes with the economy. When the economy is good there are lots of ID and content development gigs. When the economy isn’t doing well? Well, training departments got cut pretty seriously during the recession. A lot of instructional designers lost their jobs.

My masters is in iSD and I expected to spend my career developing elearning materials. But then I fell in love with software product management and have worked in that field in a specific vertical pretty much since a year after getting my degree. 20 years In, I can say that the degree was a great choice but it never took me where I expected to be and if we are being totally honest, there is better money and more opportunity doing what I do now.[/quote]

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