CIW certificate is it worth it?

Hi,
I'm looking to "turn pro" and try and get a job as a web designer. Is it
worth getting a CIW certificate?

TIA

Paul


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paul wrote

> Hi,
> I'm looking to "turn pro" and try and get a job as a web designer. Is it
> worth getting a CIW certificate?

Depends what you want to do. If you approach a local garage about making
them a website, it's the last thing they will ask for.

Some employers who value a certificate over experience might ask for it.

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In article <d2romn$jij$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk>,
paulioNOSPAM@wattio.freeserve.co.uk says...
> Hi,
> I'm looking to "turn pro" and try and get a job as a web designer. Is it
> worth getting a CIW certificate?
>
> TIA
>
> Paul


Don't waste your time or money. It means nothing. I have never had any
customer ask about it.

paul wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm looking to "turn pro" and try and get a job as a web designer. Is it
> worth getting a CIW certificate?

A current thread in uk.net.web.authoring begins as follows:

"A multi-choice from the CIW mock exam (via computeach)
===========================
While developing a Web site for a corporate client, Kevin uses the
following
HTML tag:
<IMG SRC="invisible.gif" WIDTH="75" HEIGHT="125">
Which of the following statements best describes the result of the HTML tag
on Kevin's Web
page? (Select the best choice.)
a. Kevin has created a 75-pixel paragraph indent on the Web page.
b. Kevin has added a transparent GIF image to the Web page.
c. Kevin has created a client-side image map on the Web page.
d. Kevin has added a 75 x 125-pixel frame to the Web page.
===========================
The correct answer is apparently A.
Don't bother going anywhere near CIW courses.

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I'd be inclined to agree with Del's sentiments, based on the above
question. The techniques outlined in the original question are outdated,
and the answer to the exam question is just plain wrong.


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Matt Bradley wrote

> A current thread in uk.net.web.authoring begins as follows:
>
> "A multi-choice from the CIW mock exam (via computeach)
> ===========================
> While developing a Web site for a corporate client, Kevin uses the
> following
> HTML tag:
> <IMG SRC="invisible.gif" WIDTH="75" HEIGHT="125">
> Which of the following statements best describes the result of the
> HTML tag on Kevin's Web
> page? (Select the best choice.)
> a. Kevin has created a 75-pixel paragraph indent on the Web page.
> b. Kevin has added a transparent GIF image to the Web page.
> c. Kevin has created a client-side image map on the Web page.
> d. Kevin has added a 75 x 125-pixel frame to the Web page.
> ===========================
> The correct answer is apparently A.
> Don't bother going anywhere near CIW courses.

LOL!

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On 4 Apr 2005, Charles Sweeney wrote:

> Matt Bradley wrote
>
> > A current thread in uk.net.web.authoring begins as follows:
> >
> > "A multi-choice from the CIW mock exam (via computeach)
> > ===========================
> > While developing a Web site for a corporate client, Kevin uses the
> > following
> > HTML tag:
> > <IMG SRC="invisible.gif" WIDTH="75" HEIGHT="125">
> > Which of the following statements best describes the result of the
> > HTML tag on Kevin's Web
> > page? (Select the best choice.)
> > a. Kevin has created a 75-pixel paragraph indent on the Web page.
> > b. Kevin has added a transparent GIF image to the Web page.
> > c. Kevin has created a client-side image map on the Web page.
> > d. Kevin has added a 75 x 125-pixel frame to the Web page.
> > ===========================
> > The correct answer is apparently A.
> > Don't bother going anywhere near CIW courses.
>
> LOL!

e. Kevin has a web site about old horror movies or the performing arts.

Four "invisible.gif" images found in minutes that have nothing to do with
using a transparent image for paragraph indents:

"Science Fiction"
http://www.lunaeterna.net/popcult/scifi.htm
http://www.lunaeterna.net/popcult/invisible.gif

"daglig DOSE"
http://www.dose.no/dose/article.jsp?articleid=171
http://www.dose.no/dose/images/doseimages/invisible.GIF

"The Performing Arts Center's Web Site"
http://www.artscenter.org/theatre.html
http://www.artscenter.org/invisible.gif

(no title)
http://www.nomadi.fi/jyrki/choreogra...ble_photo.html
http://www.nomadi.fi/suomi/jyrki/kor.../invisible.gif

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Thanks guys, You've helped me make my mind up and saved me a couple of
grand!

Paul
"Matt Probert" <comments@probertencyclopaedia.com> wrote in message
news:42524724.163724743@news.ntlworld.com...
> Once upon a time, far far away Matt Bradley <my_name_at@equaliser.net>
> spluttered
>
>>"A multi-choice from the CIW mock exam (via computeach)
>>===========================
>>While developing a Web site for a corporate client, Kevin uses the
>>following
>>HTML tag:
>><IMG SRC="invisible.gif" WIDTH="75" HEIGHT="125">
>>Which of the following statements best describes the result of the HTML
>>tag
>>on Kevin's Web
>>page? (Select the best choice.)
>>a. Kevin has created a 75-pixel paragraph indent on the Web page.
>>b. Kevin has added a transparent GIF image to the Web page.
>>c. Kevin has created a client-side image map on the Web page.
>>d. Kevin has added a 75 x 125-pixel frame to the Web page.
>>===========================
>>The correct answer is apparently A.
>>Don't bother going anywhere near CIW courses.
>
> And I thought "e. Kevin has added a 75 x 125 image to the Web page"
>
> My bad.
>
> Matt
>
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