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Mike Rathburn
Courses Plus Student 694 PointsAfter Treehouse certifications
Hello all, I want to start off and thank all the people whom helped make this website possible, I have been in a dead end field for years and although i don't know alot about web design I'm having fun learning and learning alot. so my question is once I'm done learning the tracks I would like to learn, getting help building a portfolio is that really enough to get your foot in the door of a good company? I have read up on these forums about people asking about various certifications out there for web design. the no so good ones. so I wanted to know if the CIW|Web Design Professional Cert (http://www.ciwcertified.com/certifications/web_design_series/design_professional.php) was a ligament certification and if it would help get a job after I'm done learning everything on here I want to learn.
thanks again for this wonderful site.
4 Answers
James Barnett
39,199 PointsA certification is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. I'm not sure how many hiring managers have heard of CIW.
Mike Rathburn
Courses Plus Student 694 PointsThank you james
Brad L'estrange
2,085 PointsWell I personaly don't believe in certifcates just have a good portfolio if your portfolio is good then thats all you should need. Put it this way what would a company rather do hire someone who can do the job without a problem but no certifcate but a good portfolio or someone with a fancy certifcate.
You answer.
James Perih
4,184 PointsOne certificate worth picking up, at least in the design and large corporation world, is the Adobe ACE Certification in Dreamweaver, though this only applies if you want to prove your expertise with using Dreamweaver to design websites. http://training.adobe.com/certification/exams/dwcs6_cert.html Also, less expensive are W3Schools Certifications: http://www.w3schools.com/cert/default.asp
But, a portfolio of work should still speak volumes greater than any certification. Best to conduct the job search even now, and see if any ideal employers are even looking for certifications. If they don't mention one, it probably wasn't as important as demonstrable skills.
James Barnett
39,199 Points> Also, less expensive are W3Schools Certifications: http://www.w3schools.com/cert/default.asp
"W3Schools offers certifications whose value is highly debatable"
source: http://www.w3fools.com/
James Perih
4,184 PointsThank you for that. While I wouldn't also recommend w3fools' alternate recommendations, like anything, W3Schools is showing its age in today's web. But I digress. WebPlatform is nice, but could afford to grow substantially.
We do not warrant the correctness of [W3Schools] content. The risk from using it lies entirely with the user.
Alex Lasek
11,536 PointsAlex Lasek
11,536 PointsThat's absolutely right. The only thing what counts is your portfolio. To be honest, it's just a waste of money, nothing else.
If you have skills, just show them in action!
cheers