I’ve recently been charged with finding a couple new hires for entry level positions at our company. We posted an ad on Craigslist and within a day had dozens of applicants. If you find yourself new to the area of web design and are applying for your first job, here are some things to keep in mind, in no particular order:...

“Hello, my name is Dave.” “Hello Dave, nice to meet you… so what do you do, anyway?” “I work as a Web Developer over at Sparkfire.” “Oh, cool.” This is inevitably followed by a blank stare. It’s at this point which I’m always torn, do I go off on some suitable explanation of “web developer”, or do I just move on. ...