Career and life planning resources for college students, recent grads, and career-changers.
Deciding on a college major is one of the most pivotal life decisions you can make. It often determines how you begin your career and the opportunities available throughout your career. Although major doesn’t have to determine your career, there are some great majors to help ensure that you’ll have the best job options after…
Breaking into the information systems tech field can be difficult because of changing technology, competitiveness, and economic conditions. However, there are many ways to position yourself for burgeoning careers in IT, both academically and on the job market. One way is through temporary assignments. Clearly this is not always the end all be all for…
The field of information technology offers a variety of promising job opportunities, but the rising area of cloud computing is often overlooked. Robert Howden, IT professor at Computer Systems Institute, answered some important questions about this fascinating field. Can you provide a brief explanation of cloud computing? Cloud computing is taking advantage of powerful resources…
It can be tricky to know where to start when looking to start work in software development, but if approached in the right way, you could prove yourself worthy to fill one of the 129,000 IT positions available on the jobs market each year. First of all you must have a clear idea of what…
It is no secret that there is a lot of uncertainty in the employment market right now. The national unemployment rate hovers above 8 percent, yet for professionals in the information technology field, the odds are much improved. The unemployment rate in the tech field was 3.5 percent in July 2012, less than half the…