Getting a Web Development Job For Dummies E-Book

Kathleen Taylor

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 449

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2014

Beschreibung

Craving a career in web dev? Chart your path with this helpful guide Getting a Web Development Job For Dummies provides a roadmap to one of the "hot jobs" in the booming world of tech. The web development field is large, and it encompasses many actual functions. This book helps you understand the web development career opportunities and determine the path you should take, based on your own personal needs and preferences, to launch your career. You'll learn about various career options, the skills you'll need to become an attractive candidate, how to go about learning the ropes, and proving your abilities to a potential employer or client. With so many possible goals and no one right way to get there, this book cuts through the confusion to put you on the path to a career you want. The web development industry is expected to grow for the foreseeable future, and there is already a shortage of trained workers to fill the jobs. Whether you lean technical or aesthetic, you can find your place in the industry with right skills--both hard and soft--and with the right plan. Getting a Web Development Job For Dummies is your guide to formulating that plan and getting started right. * Find formal or informal ways to build the tech skills you'll need * Discover where you fit, whether as a freelancer or within an organization * Learn how to build a resume, develop a portfolio, and impress interviewers * Get expert tips on finding resources, building a reputation, and more If your pet peeves include malfunctioning forms, flashing banners, and sites that take way too long to load, the web development world needs you. But before you begin your journey, you need a destination and a route in mind. Getting a Web Development Job For Dummies is your roadmap, so you can set out today.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

About This Book

Foolish Assumptions

Icons Used in This Book

Beyond the Book

Where to Go from Here

Part I: Getting a Job in Web Development

Chapter 1: Seeing the Big Picture of Web Development Jobs

Getting Why Web Development Matters

Why There Are So Many Web Development Jobs

Why Do Companies Care about Web Development?

Basic company brochureware

A database-driven site

A marketing site

An e-commerce site

Educational institutions

Chapter 2: Exploring Web Development Career Paths

Distinguishing between Visual Designer and Web Developer

Getting to Know Front-End Roles

The maestro: The visual designer

Front-of-house manager: The front-end developer

Making things feel right: Usability professionals

Making things work right: The web developer

Contributors beyond the Front End

Prepping each piece: Content professionals

The marketing maven: Product manager

Chapter 3: Understanding Where Web Designers Work

Finding Out about Work at a Web Development Company

Finding Out How Companies Use Web Developers

One-man bands

Startups

Small and large companies

Discovering How Not-for-Profits Use Web Developers

Chapter 4: Seeing Yourself in a Web Development Job

Understanding How the Web Has Changed the World

Your Journey into a New Frontier

Getting into graphic design

Starting out as a front-end developer

Working as a content developer

Looking at the Future of Web Development as a Career

What web developers do

Work environment

How to become a web developer

The importance of mathematics in web design

Web development pay

Working with web developers in person

Projected growth in web development

How similar jobs compare

Part II: Core Technologies for Web Development

Chapter 5: Charting Your Path in Web Development

Distinguishing between Good and Bad Web Development Careers

Exploring Utah’s Take on Web Development

Learning Web Development from Lynda.com

Chapter 6: Discovering the Technology behind the Internet

Learning Technical and Cultural Basics

Why technical basics matter

Why cultural basics matter

Figuring Out Binary

Discovering the Keys to Internet Protocol

Chapter 7: Introducing Web History

Discovering How the Internet Started

Understanding the Domain Naming of Parts

Discovering How Tim Berners-Lee Invented the Web

Chapter 8: Introducing HTML

Discovering How the Web Became What It Is

Exploring the Creation of HTML

Discovering Header Elements

Making Use of Core Structural Elements

Using List Elements

Working with Text Formatting and Image Elements

Looking at Table Elements

Chapter 9: Understanding CSS and JavaScript

HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Together

Using CSS for Text Styling

Using CSS for Layout

Using JavaScript in Web Pages

Chapter 10: Tracing the Web Development Life Cycle

Seeing How a Website Gets Started

Considering the Look and Feel

You got the look

Getting the feel right

Chapter 11: Implementing and Shipping a Site

Phase 1: Grokking User Needs

Phase 2: Developing the Look and Feel

Phase 3: Creating Content

Phase 4: Developing Functionality

Phase 5: Creating the Test Site

Phase 6: Launching the Site

Part III: Getting Your Education

Chapter 12: Getting an Education for Web Development

Understanding the Value of Undergraduate Degrees

Getting a Two-Year Degree First

Getting a Four-Year Degree

Getting a four-year degree with experience

Getting a four-year degree with no experience

Chapter 13: Exploring Certificate Programs and Advanced Degrees

Building Your Own University Program

Pursuing Continuing Education

Investigating the strange case of Stanford Continuing Studies

Tips for continuing education

Getting an Advanced Degree

Chapter 14: Knowing Web Graphics Tools

Getting Experience with Web Dev Tools

College and university programs

Online courses and self-study

On-the-job training

Getting to Know Key Tools for Web Graphics

Photoshop and GIMP

Adobe Illustrator and CorelDraw

Adobe InDesign and Quark Xpress

Investigating Additional Adobe Tools and Others

Part IV: Charting Your Career Path

Chapter 15: Using Dreamweaver and WordPress for Your Sites

Discovering the Biggest Trends in Websites Today

Choosing Adobe Dreamweaver

Pros of Dreamweaver

Cons of Dreamweaver

Using WordPress Software

Using WordPress.com

Chapter 16: Building a Competitive Portfolio Site

Introducing Sarah Rudder’s Portfolio Site

Sarah’s career so far

Sarah’s portfolio site, above the fold

The rest of Sarah’s page — and site

Introducing Matt Rudder’s Portfolio Site

Creating Your Own Portfolio Site

Chapter 17: Getting the Interview

Networking in the Real-World

Networking in your current company

Networking outside your company

Building Your Online Network

Creating a Winning Resume

Making a Print Resume Stand Out

Following the Rules for LinkedIn

Chapter 18: Getting and Doing the Job

Getting the Interview

Surviving Interviews

The phone screen

Before you interview

Acing the interview

Becoming a Star Employee

Be stellar at your core skill

Get more technical

Communicate better and earlier

Part V: The Part of Tens

Chapter 19: Ten Frequently Asked Questions in Web-Developer Interviews

What Is Your Greatest Strength?

What Is Your Greatest Weakness?

Why Do You Want to Leave Your Current Company?

Tell Us about an Accomplishment You’re Proud of

Tell Us about a Problem and How You Handled It

Why Do You Want to Work at Our Company?

Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years?

Are You Willing to Relocate?

Are You Willing to Travel?

Do You Have Any Questions for Us?

Chapter 20: Ten Interesting Job Search Websites for Web Developers

Dice.com

Elance/Odesk

We Work Remotely

Startupers

Angel List

Authentic Jobs

Krop

Stackoverflow Careers

Coroflot

Chapter 21: Ten Red-Hot Roles for Web Developers

Visual Designer

SQL Web Developer

Interaction Designer

Mobile Developer

Art Director

Full Stack Developer

Product Manager

Project Manager

Program Manager

Webmaster

About the Authors

Cheat Sheet

Guide

Table of Contents

Begin Reading

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Introduction

Web development is a big bright spot in the world of work. Web development jobs include graphic designers, visual designers, front-end software developers, back-end software developers, content developers, and user experience people. All of these jobs tend to be interesting and high-paying. Most important, they make up a large and fast-growing part of the economy.

Although web development represents a passel of new opportunities, getting a job in the web development area can be a nerve-wracking prospect. The web area is changing fast, and the web needs of organizations change rapidly too. Large companies hire scores or hundreds of people for a big project, then let most of them go when the project is over. Or they hire a web development company, which staffs up when times are good, and then downsizes the moment they get a little difficult.