Creating IT Futures Blog RSS Feed http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blogs.aspx http://backend.userland.com/rss In some respects, the senior class at Chicago Tech Academy is no different from soon-to-be-graduates of other public high schools. ... http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-05-21/Tech_High_School_to_Launch_First_Graduates.aspx chogan http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-05-21/Tech_High_School_to_Launch_First_Graduates.aspx b2056156-4ecc-445f-b5d6-7cda97f29f25 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:33:55 GMT <p>The Creating IT Futures Foundation has contributed $25,000 to Year Up Chicago to help support volunteer engagement in the community. ...</p> http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-05-21/CITFF_contributes_25_000_to_Year_Up_Chicago.aspx chogan http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-05-21/CITFF_contributes_25_000_to_Year_Up_Chicago.aspx 5f65cb70-bb34-4207-8f29-1a0974a619b1 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:55:52 GMT <div style='width: 360px;' class='RightTopImage'> <img alt='Top 10 Image' src='http://www.creatingitfutures.org/Libraries/Community/TopTenImage_Scale.sflb.ashx' /> </div> After conducting a recent survey, Monster.com revealed the Top 10 IT occupations along with the Top 10 markets for IT ... http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-05-17/Top_10_IT_Occupations.aspx chogan http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-05-17/Top_10_IT_Occupations.aspx 68e490f7-959a-411e-a79e-979a86d7eff0 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:45:32 GMT <div style='width: 250px;' class='LeftTopImage'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <img alt='Adam Henson' src='http://www.creatingitfutures.org/Libraries/Community/AdamHenson_scale.sflb.ashx' /> Adam Henson, IT-Ready grad </div> For Adam Henson, establishing a career in the field of information technology once seemed impossible. ... http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-05-15/Breaking_Through_The_Barrier.aspx chogan http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-05-15/Breaking_Through_The_Barrier.aspx 9122789d-c450-43d3-af95-6f2a30077199 Wed, 15 May 2013 14:22:02 GMT When “disposable” starts applying to people, society is taking the idea of convenience a little too far. So says Gene ... http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-04-22/Reuse_Recycle_IT-Ready_Mentor_Gene_Plaskon.aspx chogan http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-04-22/Reuse_Recycle_IT-Ready_Mentor_Gene_Plaskon.aspx 0a503bea-1a21-410e-bfa0-26834e932cbb Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:58:53 GMT <div style='width: 250px;' class='LeftTopImage'><img style='width: 250px; height: 257px; float: left; margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;' alt='Bill Perry' src='http://www.creatingitfutures.org/Libraries/Community/WilliamPerry.sflb.ashx' /> Dr. Perry, author of "Top Jobs: Computer and Information Technology" </div> William G. Perry, Ph.D., has been closely involved in IT ... http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-04-19/Top_Jobs_Computer_and_Information_Technology.aspx chogan http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-04-19/Top_Jobs_Computer_and_Information_Technology.aspx 56f24143-4887-41ef-8e27-08d915a34dfd Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:44:44 GMT <div style='width: 300px;' class='LeftTopImage'> <img style='width: 300px; height: 169px; float: left; margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;' alt='Rachel Hopkins' src='http://www.creatingitfutures.org/Libraries/Community/Rachel_Hopkins_scale.sflb.ashx' /> Rachel Hopkins, an IT-Ready Graduate </div> Looking at the jobs she’s held, it’s apparent that Rachel Hopkins enjoys helping people.<br/> <br/> She’s ... http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-04-18/When_Possibilities_are_Endless.aspx chogan http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-04-18/When_Possibilities_are_Endless.aspx d8daae46-5772-4793-8f87-283d16c0e624 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:58:40 GMT <div style='width: 111px;' class='LeftTopImage'> <img style='float: left; margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;' src='/Libraries/Community/Charles2013.sflb.ashx' alt='' /> Charles Eaton, Executive Director of CITFF, recently took the CompTIA A+ Exam </div> It’s one of the ironies of being an ... http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-04-16/My_Journey_to_Being_A_Certified.aspx chogan http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-04-16/My_Journey_to_Being_A_Certified.aspx 3d1bddc7-e826-4518-864d-d57fd039de5d Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:52:51 GMT Optimism is growing among IT workers, according to results of Computerworld magazine’s 2013 Salary Survey.&nbsp;<br/> <br/> The 4,200-plus technology professionals who ... http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-04-15/Computerworld_Reports_‘IT_Gets_Its_Groove_Back’.aspx chogan http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-04-15/Computerworld_Reports_%e2%80%98IT_Gets_Its_Groove_Back%e2%80%99.aspx c77b7660-c85d-4e37-a27a-a52880cce892 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:05:30 GMT The Creating IT Futures Foundation (CITFF) has donated $10,000 to the scholarship fund of the National Association of Veterans Upward ... http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-03-26/CITFF_Supports_Education_for_Veterans.aspx sbainter http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-03-26/CITFF_Supports_Education_for_Veterans.aspx ef4a99d5-f647-421d-81e0-1e8c72e8163f Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:02:42 GMT <div style='width: 250px;' class='LeftTopImage'><img style='float: left; margin: 5px 5px 15px;' alt='Adam Henson' longdesc='Adam Henson before graduating from the IT-Ready Program' src='http://www.creatingitfutures.org/Libraries/Community/Guy1.sflb.ashx' /> Adam Henson was MTCI's first IT-Ready employee. </div> In an economic recession, IT employers are inundated with job applications from qualified ... http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-03-25/Finding_Just_the_Right_Employee_MTCI_experiences_success_with_IT-Ready_grad.aspx chogan http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-03-25/Finding_Just_the_Right_Employee_MTCI_experiences_success_with_IT-Ready_grad.aspx 1406037f-f234-4c25-9d18-911a4630226f Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:36:29 GMT A number of national and international salary surveys have come out during Q1 2013 and we are pleased that they ... http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-03-22/Survey_Says_Tech_Salaries_Going_Up.aspx sbainter http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-03-22/Survey_Says_Tech_Salaries_Going_Up.aspx 239ba5f4-04c0-45b7-93fa-86f749a775ed Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:27:44 GMT <div style='width: 231px;' class='LeftTopImage'><img src='http://www.creatingitfutures.org/Libraries/Community/Charles_speaking_RTP_Mar20_blog.sflb.ashx' alt='' />&nbsp; Charles Eaton (far right) joined a panel in North Carolina's RTP to help discuss challenges of finding and training ...</div> http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-03-21/The_Qualities_of_Job-Ready_IT_Graduates.aspx sbainter http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-03-21/The_Qualities_of_Job-Ready_IT_Graduates.aspx 1e9a092d-8e8d-42ab-9e59-5fd22f810b33 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:02:35 GMT <div style='width: 231px;' class='LeftTopImage'> &nbsp;&nbsp;<img src='http://www.creatingitfutures.org/Libraries/Community/Andrea_Ring_Blog.sflb.ashx' alt='' /> &nbsp;&nbsp;Andrea Ring describes her role at SecureConnect as interesting and rewarding – and said she easily sees herself working ...</div> http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-03-20/IT-Ready_Graduate_Solving_Customers_Problems_in_Online_Security.aspx sbainter http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-03-20/IT-Ready_Graduate_Solving_Customers_Problems_in_Online_Security.aspx d4f76eed-1f86-40fe-9169-a2698b77762d Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:20:15 GMT <p>Since Creating IT Futures is in the business of helping people find IT jobs, we’re interested in passing on any ...</p> http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-03-11/What_to_Wear_to_an_IT_Job_Interview.aspx sbainter http://www.creatingitfutures.org/blog/13-03-11/What_to_Wear_to_an_IT_Job_Interview.aspx 69d04594-378c-4837-a6f5-bdc857a83026 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:24:16 GMT