Technician repairing computer hardware in the lab. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock.
Computer hardware as a career had its beginnings in the 1980’s and since then has grown by enormous proportions. Computer hardware as an industry is comparable to any other …
IT consulting is more than advising a company about which computers they should buy. It includes everything related to the information technology side of the business. From implementing new software to creating a plan to recover a crashed hard drive, …
Whether or not you can do a job—and whether or not you can land that job—often depends on your technical skills. Technical skills are a subset of hard skills, which are the knowledge or abilities needed to perform specific tasks. …
In 2018, Amazon scrapped its in-house applicant tracking system because of one major flaw: it didn’t like resumes containing the word “women,” so if an applicant listed “mentoring women entrepreneurs” as one of their achievements, they were out of luck. …
Bill Lawrence, who spent 20 years as a combat fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy, relishes the “new car smell” of stepping into the cockpit of a brand-new jet. Like many veterans, Lawrence, who is now a chief information security …
By Deborah Knight
Are you drawn to photography, video, and computer graphics? Does the idea of using a camera to explore the inner workings of the human body appeal to you?
Q: I am one year out of college and have always had an interest in photography, but have never really let myself seriously consider it as a career. My absolute dream job would be to work for National Geographic or …
It’s never easy to transition from school to the working world. You have to figure out where you want to live and what you want to do and then find and land a job—all while dealing with a slew of …
As a data analyst, your job is to help stakeholders derive meaningful insights from data.
Although many data analysts use math, statistics, and probability on a daily basis, data analysis is actually both an art and a science. By carefully …