Website  Design                    Due:  December  8  

In  this  assignment  you  will  design  an  at  least  3-­‐page  website  that  you  will  use  to  house  job  search  materials.  

[Requirements]:    1. 3  example  pages,  which  you  are  basing  your  final  project  design  on—basically,  

what,  ideally,  do  you  want  your  final  site  to  look  like?  Take  a  screen  capture  of  these  two  pages  and  write  a  paragraph  about  what  you  like  about  each.  Turn  this  in  in  a  word  doc  with  the  other  documents  that  this  assignment  requires.  

2. Homepage  which  serves  as  a  visual  landing  page  rather  than  a  content  page  (should  look  substantially  different  than  your  2  body  pages).  

3. Clear  navigation:  Links  clearly  labeled  and  the  user  knows  where  they  are  within  the  website  when  they  are  on  a  specific  page  (use  headings).  

4. Contains  a  resume.    5. Contains  an  image.    6. Contains  some  bio  information.  7. Contains  a  writing  and/or  production  sample.  8. Uniform:  layout  is  similar  across  pages,  fonts  are  the  same,  visuals  are  styled  the  

same,  color  scheme  is  well-­‐chosen  and  limited  9. Uses  proper  HTML  and  CSS  (alt  tags  on  images)—does  not  use  an  automatic  

code  generator  like  Wix,  I  will  be  able  to  tell  and  you  will  not  get  credit.    If  you  decide  that  you  do  not  want  a  homepage  but  want  a  scrolling  page  like  the  fancy  one  we  developed  in  class,  that  is  fine.    

Job  Packet                                  Due:  December  8  

Along  with  your  website  you  must  turn  in  a  small  job  packet  which  includes  the  following.  This  job  packet  will  count  for  the  majority  of  the  10%  of  your  grade  that  is  devoted  on  the  syllabus  to  your  blog.  

1. Job  ad  and  analysis  of  this  ad.  • Find 1 job call for a job/internship that you might want to apply to in the future and write

~200 words it. Respond to the following questions: What is this company looking for? What specifically skill sets do they expect? What is this company’s corporate culture like (formal, informal, scientific, creative)? What are the buzzwords they use (find at least two technical/jargon terms and define what they mean)? How might your resume and cover letter respond specifically to this job call—what language will you mimic; what will your tone be? Please include comparisons and contrasts between the two ads.

• After you’ve created your cover letters and résumés briefly describe (in 100 words a piece) how each of your 4 documents has been customized to respond to your analyses.

   

2. 1-­‐page  resume  tailored  to  that  job  ad.  Prepare a 1-page customized résumé for the job call you’ve analyzed. We’ve talked about how this customization should occur. Use our readings, presentations, and discussions to think about what information from your CV to put on the résumé and which to leave off, think about the order of that information depending on what the job call asks for, think about using synonyms for the key words/core values that the company presents itself as holding.    

3. Cover  letter  tailored  to  that  job  ad.    Prepare a 1-page customized cover letter for the job call you’ve analyzed. The letter should be at least 3 paragraphs long. Again, we’ve talked in class and read about what a cover letter should and should not include. The goal of the cover letter should be to show how you and your past experiences can benefit the company you are applying to. Each job call will ask for different experiences so you need to be able to spin yourself to fit those specific experiences. As with the résumés, describe the customizations you’ve made and why in part II-B above. ______Analysis: (20  Points) ______ Résumé: (30  Points)

• Résumé is clearly scannable and follows an easily readable grid. • Resume is uniform, using the same fonts, colors, headings, and positions throughout. • Descriptions of jobs, classes, etc., are brief, active, interesting, and informative. • Everything described on the résumé is specific, not falling into the trap of merely listing

buzzwords. • Resume is ordered in a way that clearly responds the job call, highlighting the most

important things the job call is looking for. • Each résumé is free from grammar and spelling mistakes.

______Cover Letter: (50  Points)

• Each cover letter follows the formatting and guidelines as read about in Anderson 46-58. • Each cover letter is personal and specific, describing what you’ve specifically done and

what skills you’ve specifically developed in the past that might benefit the company your applying to in the future.

• Each cover letter responds to the specific questions and qualifications the job call asks/lists.

• Each cover letter builds an image/ethos of the applicant as active and interesting through showing the applicant doing things.

• Each cover letter is free from grammar and spelling mistakes.