welsh assembly interview

a few weeks ago i applied to the welsh assembly for a placement as a research officer in their members research department. the job involves researching information for assembly members, spending a lot of time in their library faculty. however, what interested me in particular was their specification for development of their intranet, revamping their public-facing website, and developing a weekly web-based communications system

the interview was this morning at the bay, so i got suited up and got a cab down. i met alun richards, who showed me around his department before taking me to the interview. i think it went pretty well, and i described my interest in applying information architecture theory to their web services. unfortunately, they explained that their website is part of the overall assembly site, and that there's little scope for anything but slight modifications :(

despite that disappointment, i found the interview experience invaluable in preparation for further job interviews this summer; and i got take a tour round the new assembly building, which is very very cool!