James M. Boekbinder — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 02:39:44 GMT

Very good overview, but I disagree on one point, the ‘Create a straightforward resume’ – Personality should not be part…’ This may be true in many cases, but I have had success by doing exactly the opposite. My resume starts with a sub-header : ‘Who is Jim Boekbinder?’ The fact is, facts often don’t add up to the main reason why someone is effective, or why you would want to work with them. And something else: the profile of an effective person often crosses all these categories of disciplines, and a ‘straightforward’, factual account cannot convey their strong points. It’s precisely the ‘people’ aspect of the work that I like, so I’m the guy to send out to work on location and facilitate all kinds of changes. But if I was only to sum up the ‘facts’, then most people would assume I’m some kind of typical creative who sits in his bubble (educated as filmmaker, won x number of prizes, copywriter, etc.) or only works with other creatives. The little personal bit is my way of battling with the stereotypes that go with existing categories.

James M. Boekbinder — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:57:24 GMT

This is an excellent analytical tool-set which I’m sure can offer a basis for many different kinds of content analysis. My own qualitative analysis for large-scale sites departs more from user scenario’s (we do lots of interviews) and the goals of the site, but all of these aspects play a key role at one point or another. Thanks very much! This will greatly help me explain content analysis to my students at the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences.

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