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Library Catalog

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Related Resources

• Career Education Center -- Simmons career counseling
• CareerLink-- Simmons online recruiting
• CA$H -- Simmons work study and on-campus jobline
• Alumnet Professional Connections
• School of Management Library -- additional career and business resources at Simmons
• Study Abroad Office

 

Computer Science and Information Technology

Descriptive Career Information | Job Banks and Searching Advice | Employer Directories | Associations | Graduate School Information

Descriptive Career Information

Occupational Outlook Handbook- Computer Programmers.
Excellent overview to careers in computer programming from the Occupational Outlook Handbook
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos110.htm

Video Game Developers
Excellent overview to careers in video game development from the Occupational Outlook Quarterly.
http://stats.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2000/Summer/art01.pdf

Job Banks and Searching Advice

Dice
Search for computer jobs by location, keyword, and other criteria.
www.dice.com

Computer Jobs
Great site for national computer and IT jobs.
www.computerjobs.com/homepages.aspx

Computer Work Job Database and Resume Board
Includes a database of jobs that can be searched by location and keyword. Also offers links to other career resources and information, and technology news.
www.computerwork.com

IEEE Career Resources
A non-searchable list of computer science job openings.
http://careers.ieee.org/

See Also: General Job Banks and Other Job Search Tools

Employer Directories

Guide to the Massachusetts Internet and Software Industry
Comprehensive directory of software and Internet companies in Massachusetts by the Mass. Software Council. Searchable by company name, company focus, sales, number of employees, platforms, operating systems, ownership, and foreign distribution.
http://www.swcouncil.org/the_guide/default.asp

Microsoft
Microsoft's Career Resource Pages
http://members.microsoft.com/careers/default.mspx

Apple Computers
Apple Computer Job Bank.
http://www.apple.com/jobs/

Dell Computers
Dell Computers Career pages.
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/corp/careers/en/world?c=us&cs=555&l=en&s=biz

Hewlett Packard
Hewlett-Packard Job Bank.
http://h10055.www1.hp.com/jobsathp/

Computer Science Corporation's Career Source
Worldwide computer science searchable job databse.
http://careers.csc.com/index.shtml

Associations

Association for Women in Computing (AWC)
A professional organization with industry news and professional links.
http://www.awc-hq.org/

Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange
A professional organization featuring job listings and resume board for Boston area IT positions.
http://www.mimc.org/main.cfm

Graduate School Information

Peterson's Online Educational Resources
Peterson's Online Educational resources, search for a graduate program by keyword, location, etc.
http://www.petersons.com

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Page updated: February 28, 2008