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Friday, May 17, 2013 |
After conducting a recent survey, Monster.com revealed the Top 10 IT occupations along with the Top 10 markets for IT jobs: Top 10 Occupations: Software Developers, Applications Web Developers Computer Systems Analysts Network and Computer Systems Administrators Computer User Support Specialists Information Technology Project Managers Computer Programmers Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers Computer Systems Engineers/Architects Database Administrators Top 10 ...
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013 |
Adam Henson, IT-Ready grad
For Adam Henson, establishing a career in the field of information technology once seemed impossible.
“With IT, it’s hard to get a job without experience, but it’s hard to get experience without a job,” he said. “It was a real Catch-22.”
Then he learned about IT-Ready.
Henson, working as a meter reader for an energy ...
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Monday, April 22, 2013 |
When “disposable” starts applying to people, society is taking the idea of convenience a little too far. So says Gene Plaskon, a mentor to students in the IT-Ready program.
“I’ve noticed that in our society, when people get older, they become more disposable,” he said. “And that’s hard for people, especially those who have been working all of their lives ...
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Friday, April 19, 2013 |
Dr. Perry, author of "Top Jobs: Computer and Information Technology"
William G. Perry, Ph.D., has been closely involved in IT training for much of his career, first as director of a post-secondary training center in the early 1980s, later as a college professor. These days he is a professor of computer information systems in the College of Business at Western ...
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Thursday, April 18, 2013 |
Rachel Hopkins, an IT-Ready Graduate
Looking at the jobs she’s held, it’s apparent that Rachel Hopkins enjoys helping people.
She’s managed a dry cleaner, operated an apartment complex, and supervised staff in a call center.
But somehow, each of those positions lacked a certain….something.
“It wasn’t that my previous jobs weren’t satisfying,” she said. “It’s just that I found myself ...
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