LibGuides: Information Technology: Computer Careers

Getting a Job

Use the CFCC Catalog (Encore) in the middle column to search for additional titles.

College Majors Handbook with Real Career Paths and Payoffs by Neeta P. Fogg; Paul E. Harrington; Thomas F. Harrington; Laurence Shatkin
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books HF 5382.5 .U5 F644 2012
ISBN: 9781593577711
Publication Date: 2012-07-01
Expert Resumes for Computer and Web Jobs by Wendy S. Enelow; Louise M. Kursmark
Call Number: North Circulating Books QA 76.25 .E525 2011
ISBN: 9781593578114
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Knock 'Em Dead 2013 by Martin Yate
Call Number: North Circulating Books HF 5549.5 .I6 Y37 2012
ISBN: 9781440536823
Publication Date: 2012-10-18

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What Do Computer Professionals do?

The book below is available at the library. Follow the Computer Hardware Engineer link for the page of the online OOH. Other Computer and Information Technology Occupations career information can be found by clicking this link.

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) This link opens in a new window
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.