no it isn't

[dubdobdee]

haha the job description of the role they created out of my proposal sez "essential: excellent knowledge of html, css, xml, rss, sql"

a: it is really not as things stand (yet)
b: the ppl doin the interview know nothing whatever of all five
c: where/how can i very speedily bone up to higher bullsh!t level on 2-5?

Comments

[marnameow.livejournal.com]

http://www.w3schools.com/ is a reasonable primer for at least 2 & 3, I think, still. 4 is just a variety of 3 and very simple - look at a few examples and you'll have it down. 5 might be more complicated, in that it can do a variety of stuff, and you cannot easily cram it all.

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

cheers marna: i am frankly dubious this element is a deal-breaker in itself (since one of the interviewers is the person i have been working with for the last six months and she suggested i apply!) -- more like a filter for the agency supplying outside applicants

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Plus also sql is kinda useless without another programming language - you can't do anything with it using just html/css/xml.

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

haha perhaps it's a trick question!!

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

i think it probably means "must be able to do blue words"

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

As far as they know, RSS = stuff that goes into Google Reader. Hence you can probably bullshine this by saying "I can set up 1x blog with rss feed that people can add to their google reader".

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Heehee I just had a job alert plop into my inbox: "we are currently recruiting for a temporary Web Developer to work 4 to 5 days a week for a period of 2 months (starting asap) at a leading Crafts Development Organisation based in London. "