Technology, Careers, and Job Hunting

Objectives Discuss careers available in the technology Industry Know the education and certification requirements for technology jobs Explain what you need to do to find a job Learn how to use technology to give your résumé maximum exposure Explain how to use the Internet to conduct a job search Computer Concepts – Illustrated 9th Edition 2

Technology Careers—An Overview IT or IS or MIS Departments CIO – Chief Information Officer Figure I-1: Structure of a typical IT department Computer Concepts – Illustrated 9th Edition

Technology Careers—An Overview (continued) Examples of jobs in IT departments Systems analyst Computer programmer Security specialist Database administrator Network specialist/administrator Computer operator Technical support specialist Web site designer Computer Concepts – Illustrated 9th Edition

Technology Careers—An Overview (continued) Examples of computer professionals who work outside of IT departments Technical writer Computer salesperson Quality assurance (QA) specialist Computer engineer Manufacturing technician Computer Concepts – Illustrated 9th Edition

Education and Certification for Technology Jobs Computer-related degrees Offered by colleges and universities Computer engineering Computer science Information systems (IS) Information technology (IT) Software engineering Computer-related associate’s degrees Offered by colleges, community colleges, and technical schools Computer Concepts – Illustrated 9th Edition

Education and Certification for Technology Jobs (continued) Advanced degrees Master’s degrees Doctoral degrees Certification Certificate of completion Certification exam Figure I-3: Certification exams verify your knowledge of a particular subject Computer Concepts – Illustrated 9th Edition

Education and Certification for Technology Jobs (continued) Categories of certification exams General computer knowledge Software applications Database administration Networking Computer hardware Computer security Figure I-4: Certification logo Computer Concepts – Illustrated 8th Edition

How to Start Your Job Search Look at your qualifications Decide what you want to do Computer Concepts – Illustrated 9th Edition

How to Start Your Job Search (continued) Create résumés for: Print Email HTML and XML Figure I-7: Ways to post a résumé Computer Concepts – Illustrated 9th Edition

How to Make Your Résumé Work for You Web portfolio A hypertext version of a résumé Figure I-9: Web sites can help you create an ePortfolio Computer Concepts – Illustrated 9th Edition

How to Use Job Banks and Web Sites to Find a Job Use the Internet to: Research potential jobs and employers Post résumé Locate job leads Write to potential employers Computer Concepts – Illustrated 9th Edition

How to Use Job Banks and Web Sites to Find a Job (continued) Online job bank Database of thousands of job openings posted by employers Figure I-22: Online job bank Computer Concepts – Illustrated 9th Edition

How to Use Job Banks and Web Sites to Find a Job (continued) Job search agent Program that automatically searches databases; notifies you when it finds relevant jobs Figure I-12: Job search agent Computer Concepts – Illustrated 9th Edition

How to Use Job Banks and Web Sites to Find a Job (continued) Social networking sites Figure I-13: Using LinkedIn to search for a job Computer Concepts – Illustrated 9th Edition

Talking Points: What Are Professional Ethics? Defining ethics Ethics: study of moral standards and how they affect our conduct in daily life Professional ethics: our on-the-job choices and actions that reflect our values Computer Concepts – Illustrated 9th Edition

Talking Points: What Are Professional Ethics? (continued) Ethics and computers Sometimes pressure to engage in unethical activities Should be familiar with copyright law and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act Figure I-14: Computer professionals should be familiar with U.S. copyright law Computer Concepts – Illustrated 9th Edition

Talking Points: What Are Professional Ethics? (continued) Privacy and confidentiality issues Be familiar with laws and company policy applicable to privacy Be aware of confidentiality issues Computer Concepts – Illustrated 9th Edition

Talking Points: What Are Professional Ethics? (continued) Code of ethics Published by many professional organizations Figure I-15: Professional organizations, like ACM, publish codes of ethics Computer Concepts – Illustrated 9th Edition

Summary This chapter introduced: Technology Careers—An Overview Education and Certification for Technology Jobs How to Start Your Job Search How to Make Your Résumé Work for You How to Use Job Banks and Web Sites to Find a Job Computer Concepts – Illustrated 9th Edition