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  • ISBN-10: 1118967763
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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.

Introduction 1(6)
About This Book
1(2)
Foolish Assumptions
3(1)
Icons Used in This Book
3(1)
Beyond the Book
4(1)
Where to Go from Here
4(3)
Part I Getting a Job in Web Development
7(66)
Chapter 1 Seeing the Big Picture of Web Development Jobs
9(18)
Getting Why Web Development Matters
11(2)
Why There Are So Many Web Development Jobs
13(1)
Why Do Companies Care about Web Development?
14(13)
Basic company brochureware
15(3)
A database-driven site
18(3)
A marketing site
21(1)
An e-commerce site
22(3)
Educational institutions
25(2)
Chapter 2 Exploring Web Development Career Paths
27(12)
Distinguishing between Visual Designer and Web Developer
27(2)
Getting to Know Front-End Roles
29(7)
The maestro: The visual designer
31(1)
Front-of-house manager: The front-end developer
32(2)
Making things feel right: Usability professionals
34(1)
Making things work right: The web developer
35(1)
Contributors beyond the Front End
36(3)
Prepping each piece: Content professionals
36(1)
The marketing maven: Product manager
37(2)
Chapter 3 Understanding Where Web Designers Work
39(14)
Finding Out about Work at a Web Development Company
39(2)
Finding Out How Companies Use Web Developers
41(8)
One-man bands
44(2)
Startups
46(1)
Small and large companies
47(2)
Discovering How Not-for-Profits Use Web Developers
49(4)
Chapter 4 Seeing Yourself in a Web Development Job
53(20)
Understanding How the Web Has Changed the World
53(3)
Your Journey into a New Frontier
56(8)
Getting into graphic design
56(2)
Starting out as a front-end developer
58(3)
Working as a content developer
61(3)
Looking at the Future of Web Development as a Career
64(9)
What web developers do
65(1)
Work environment
65(1)
How to become a web developer
66(2)
The importance of mathematics in web design
68(1)
Web development pay
68(2)
Working with web developers in person
70(1)
Projected growth in web development
70(1)
How similar jobs compare
71(2)
Part II Core Technologies for Web Development
73(88)
Chapter 5 Charting Your Path in Web Development
75(10)
Distinguishing between Good and Bad Web Development Careers
76(1)
Exploring Utah's Take on Web Development
77(4)
Learning Web Development from Lynda.com
81(4)
Chapter 6 Discovering the Technology behind the Internet
85(12)
Learning Technical and Cultural Basics
86(4)
Why technical basics matter
86(1)
Why cultural basics matter
87(3)
Figuring Out Binary
90(4)
Discovering the Keys to Internet Protocol
94(3)
Chapter 7 Introducing Web History
97(10)
Discovering How the Internet Started
98(2)
Understanding the Domain Naming of Parts
100(3)
Discovering How Tim Berners-Lee Invented the Web
103(4)
Chapter 8 Introducing HTML
107(12)
Discovering How the Web Became What It Is
108(2)
Exploring the Creation of HTML
110(1)
Discovering Header Elements
111(1)
Making Use of Core Structural Elements
112(2)
Using List Elements
114(2)
Working with Text Formatting and Image Elements
116(2)
Looking at Table Elements
118(1)
Chapter 9 Understanding CSS and JavaScript
119(14)
HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Together
119(3)
Using CSS for Text Styling
122(3)
Using CSS for Layout
125(3)
Using JavaScript in Web Pages
128(5)
Chapter 10 Tracing the Web Development Life Cycle
133(12)
Seeing How a Website Gets Started
134(3)
Considering the Look and Feel
137(8)
You got the look
138(4)
Getting the feel right
142(3)
Chapter 11 Implementing and Shipping a Site
145(16)
Phase 1 Grokking User Needs
146(2)
Phase 2 Developing the Look and Feel
148(2)
Phase 3 Creating Content
150(3)
Phase 4 Developing Functionality
153(3)
Phase 5 Creating the Test Site
156(2)
Phase 6 Launching the Site
158(3)
Part III Getting Your Education
161(42)
Chapter 12 Getting an Education for Web Development
163(10)
Understanding the Value of Undergraduate Degrees
164(2)
Getting a Two-Year Degree First
166(3)
Getting a Four-Year Degree
169(4)
Getting a four-year degree with experience
169(1)
Getting a four-year degree with no experience
170(3)
Chapter 13 Exploring Certificate Programs and Advanced Degrees
173(16)
Building Your Own University Program
174(6)
Pursuing Continuing Education
180(5)
Investigating the strange case of Stanford Continuing Studies
181(2)
Tips for continuing education
183(2)
Getting an Advanced Degree
185(4)
Chapter 14 Knowing Web Graphics Tools
189(14)
Getting Experience with Web Dev Tools
190(4)
College and university programs
190(1)
Online courses and self-study
191(1)
On-the-job training
192(2)
Getting to Know Key Tools for Web Graphics
194(6)
Photoshop and GIMP
194(4)
Adobe Illustrator and CorelDraw
198(1)
Adobe InDesign and Quark Xpress
199(1)
Investigating Additional Adobe Tools and Others
200(3)
Part IV Charting Your Career Path
203(54)
Chapter 15 Using Dreamweaver and WordPress for Your Sites
205(12)
Discovering the Biggest Trends in Websites Today
206(1)
Choosing Adobe Dreamweaver
207(4)
Pros of Dreamweaver
208(2)
Cons of Dreamweaver
210(1)
Using WordPress Software
211(2)
Using WordPress.com
213(4)
Chapter 16 Building a Competitive Portfolio Site
217(14)
Introducing Sarah Rudder's Portfolio Site
218(7)
Sarah's career so far
218(2)
Sarah's portfolio site, above the fold
220(2)
The rest of Sarah's page --- and site
222(3)
Introducing Matt Rudder's Portfolio Site
225(3)
Creating Your Own Portfolio Site
228(3)
Chapter 17 Getting the Interview
231(12)
Networking in the Real-World
231(6)
Networking in your current company
234(2)
Networking outside your company
236(1)
Building Your Online Network
237(1)
Creating a Winning Resume
238(1)
Making a Print Resume Stand Out
239(1)
Following the Rules for LinkedIn
240(3)
Chapter 18 Getting and Doing the Job
243(14)
Getting the Interview
243(3)
Surviving Interviews
246(5)
The phone screen
247(1)
Before you interview
247(2)
Acing the interview
249(2)
Becoming a Star Employee
251(6)
Be stellar at your core skill
253(1)
Get more technical
253(1)
Communicate better and earlier
254(3)
Part V The Part of Tens
257(24)
Chapter 19 Ten Frequently Asked Questions in Web-Developer Interviews
259(12)
What Is Your Greatest Strength?
259(2)
What Is Your Greatest Weakness?
261(1)
Why Do You Want to Leave Your Current Company?
261(2)
Tell Us about an Accomplishment You're Proud of
263(1)
Tell Us about a Problem and How You Handled It
263(1)
Why Do You Want to Work at Our Company?
264(1)
Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years?
264(2)
Are You Willing to Relocate?
266(1)
Are You Willing to Travel?
267(1)
Do You Have Any Questions for Us?
268(3)
Chapter 20 Ten Interesting Job Search Websites for Web Developers
271(4)
Dice.com
271(1)
Elance/Odesk
272(1)
We Work Remotely
272(1)
Startupers
273(1)
Angel List
273(1)
Authentic Jobs
273(1)
Krop
273(1)
Stackoverflow Careers
274(1)
Coroflot
274(1)
Chapter 21 Ten Red-Hot Roles for Web Developers
275(6)
Visual Designer
275(1)
SQL Web Developer
276(1)
Interaction Designer
276(1)
Mobile Developer
277(1)
Art Director
277(1)
Full Stack Developer
278(1)
Product Manager
278(1)
Project Manager
279(1)
Program Manager
279(1)
Webmaster
280(1)
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Kathleen Taylor is a Silicon Valley-based recruiter and principal of Taylor Executive Search. Her work focuses on finding and recruiting talent for software-as-a-service, digital media, and other tech companies, including startups. Bud E. Smith has written all editions of Creating Web Pages For Dummies.