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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 |
In some respects, the senior class at Chicago Tech Academy is no different from soon-to-be-graduates of other public high schools. The 70 seniors (the school’s first since the academy debuted in 2008) have asked a Top 40 personality to speak at their graduation ceremony, and they are thinking about doing a goofy dance before they walk onto the stage to ...
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 |
The Creating IT Futures Foundation has contributed $25,000 to Year Up Chicago to help support volunteer engagement in the community.
Year Up is using the contribution to support a local non-profit who could benefit from the work of a Year Up intern with strong technology and communication skills but not be able to afford one, said Alan Anderson, executive director ...
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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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