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Information Systems CareersInformation Systems Careers
• Outlook for IS Careers
• Learning about IS job requirements
• How to find IS jobs
• How to research a company before an interview
Information for this presentation provided by Dr. Paul Lazarony and Dr. David W. Miller.
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IS Career Outlook:Nationwide--2002-2012
Source: Occupational Outlook Handbook,2004-05 Edition
http://www.bls.gov/oco/print/oco2003.htm
Careers in Information Systems make up five of the top 20 occupations projected to grow the fastest from now until 2012!
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Information Systems Career Outlook:Information Systems Career Outlook:Los Angeles County—2001 to 2008Los Angeles County—2001 to 2008 Source:Source: http://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/occproj/laf&g.htmhttp://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/occproj/laf&g.htm
IS careers make up nine of the 50 jobs with the FASTEST Job Growth.Of those nine, seven of them are in the TOP TEN!
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Information Systems Career Outlook:Information Systems Career Outlook:Los Angeles County—2001 to 2008Los Angeles County—2001 to 2008
Source:Source: http://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/occproj/laf&g.htmhttp://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/occproj/laf&g.htm
IS careers make up six of the 50 jobs with the Greatest Job Growth!
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Learning About IS Job Learning About IS Job RequirementsRequirements
• Salary.com: http://www.salary.com– Very good list of IT job titles and descriptions– Includes education and experience
requirements– Salaries listed are based on HR salary
surveys, and therefore real pay scales.
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How to find IS jobsHow to find IS jobs
• CSUN Career Center: http://www.csun.edu/~hfcar009/
• Monster.com: http://www.monster.com• HotJobs: http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/• Career Builder: http://www.careerbuilder.com/
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How to find IS jobsHow to find IS jobs
• Don’t underestimate the power of you own personal network.– Make everyone you know aware of the fact
you are looking for an IS job. – Many jobs are filled through personal
networking and are never advertised.
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How to research a company How to research a company before an interviewbefore an interview
• Learning about the company and its industry are key to a successful interview.
• If you can talk thoughtfully about the company and its competition you will impress the interviewer!
• CSUN Librarian Karen Anderson: http://library.csun.edu/kanderson/
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Online ResourcesOnline Resources• Job Search:
– CSUN Career Center: http://www.csun.edu/~hfcar009/– Monster.com: http://www.monster.com– HotJobs: http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/– Career Builder: http://www.careerbuilder.com/
• Resume and Cover Letters:– JobSearch Express: http://www.westwords.com/guffey/job.html– JobStar: http://www.jobsmart.org
• Sample Interview Questions:– Top 12 Interview Questions: http://www.csun.edu/~pjl26399/interview.pdf
• Salary Calculator:– Salary.com: http://swz.salary.com/
• Company Information:– CSUN Librarian Karen Anderson: http://library.csun.edu/kanderson/
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Good Career Resource Books:Good Career Resource Books:
• Bolles, R. N., “What Color IS Your Parachute 2003: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers”, Ten Speed Press, 2003.
• Medley, H. A., “Sweaty Palms: The Neglected Art of Being Interviewed”, Ten Speed Press, 1993.
• Sher, B., “I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What IT Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It”, Delacorte Press, 1994.
• Sinetar, M., “Do What You Love, the Money Will Follow: Discovering Your Right Livelihood”, DTP, 1990.