LibGuides: Information Technology: Computer Careers

Getting a Job

See Yourself in Cyber: Security Careers Beyond Hacking by Ed Adams
Call Number: North Circulating Books QA 76.9 .A25 A326 2024

ISBN: 9781394225590

Publication Date: 2024-02-21
Exploring Careers in Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics by Lucy Tsado; Robert Osgood
Call Number: North Circulating Books QA 76.9 .A25 T763 2022

ISBN: 9781538140611

Publication Date: 2022-02-15
Cybersecurity and Information Security Analysts: A Practical Career Guide by Kezia Endsley
Call Number: North Circulating Books TK 5105.59 .E54 2021

ISBN: 9781538145128

Publication Date: 2020-12-15

Find Career Books

What Do Computer Professionals do?

Occupational Outlook Handbook by Bureau of Labor Statistics (Editor)
Call Number: Wilm & North Reference Books HF 5381 .U62 2018-19

ISBN: 9781598889765

Publication Date: 2018-01-09

Organizations for Computer Professionals

Top Computer Careers with a Two Year Degree

Top Careers

This link provides an introduction to Computers and Information Technology with a two year degree. On the left is a clickable list of possible careers and information about each one, once opened.

Ferguson's Computer Careers

Career Guidance Center (Ferguson's)
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center offers job descriptions of numerous possible careers. Type "computer" in the search box in the upper right of the Fergusons web page after clicking this link for a list of computer career descriptions.

Job-Hunting and Workplace Skills: guidance on the essentials of getting a job and keeping it—establishing a career path, honing interview skills, writing résumés, and more

Career and Industry Resources: more than 55,000 searchable, browsable resource entries, divided into convenient categories on fellowships, organizations, internships, scholarships, and awards

School Searches: four comprehensive, current databases, provided by Peterson's Nelnet, LLC, covering undergraduate, graduate, nursing, and vocational and technical schools in the U.S. and Canada; search for schools by type, region, areas of study, and a variety of other characteristics

Career Interest Assessment: ranks users' work interest areas and suggests related occupations and industries

Links to Current Job Opportunities: access to live job postings.