Accenture Technology
Adobe Systems
Applied Signal
Arc International
Broadcom
Cisco
Contivo
Earthlink
General Dynamics
HP
Hughes Aircraft in LA
IBM
Intel
La Petite Academy, Chicago
NASA
National Semiconductor
Network Resource
Qualcomm
Quatum
Ratheon
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Rocket Mobile, Inc
Sun Microsystems
The Belote Consulting Group
The Internet Archive
Trapeze Networks
Yahoo
Locally:
Borland
Seagate
Plantronics
UCSC (in IT support)
Knova Software, Inc.
Graphics students:
Nvidia
SGI
Pixar
PDI (Pacific Data Images)
Electronic Arts |
Brand Consultant
Database Support Technician
Design Engineer
Director of Advanced Technology
Director of Solutions Architecture
Embedded Systems Programming Consultant
Network Consultant |
Sales Engineer
Senior Marketing Manager
Senior Programmer
Senior Software Engineer
Software Engineer
Staff Engineer |
COMMON CAREER PATHS FOR
COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJORS:
Programming: Systems, Scientific Applications, Business Applications,
Project Management
Systems Development: Analysis, Design, Support, Quality Assurance,
Specialty Systems: Database, Client-Server
Network Technology: Installation, Maintenance, Administration
Internet: Programming, Software Design, Systems Analysis, Web Page
Design
Consulting: System Installation, System Implementation, Training
Education: Teaching, Instructional Technology
Non-Technical: Customer/Product Support, Technical Writing, Sales
& Marketing
INDUSTRIES THAT EMPLOY COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJORS:
Computer and Software Vendors
Software and computer companies
Management & Consulting firms
Research laboratories
Local, state and federal government agencies
Large organizations including: Universities, banks, retail chains,
and manufacturers
On line and Internet service providers
Internet related companies: service providers, browsers, search
engines, website design services
JOB WEBSITES:
Career Marketplace
Computer
World
Computerjobs.com
Computerwork.com
Jobs for
programmers
Jobs in C++
Just Tech
Jobs
Softwarejobs.com
Tech-Centric
Techies
ASSOCIATIONS:
Association for
Women in Computing
Computing Research Association
IEEE Computer Society (includes a job board you can subscribe to)
IEEE Magazine
- Computer
Independent Computer
Consultants Association
Internet Society (Search under “STC Members”, “Career Center”)
ITAA: Information Technology
Association of America
IWA: International Webmasters
Association
Society for Industrial and Applied
Mathematics
Society for Technical Communication (technical writing jobs)
Advanced Computer Systems Association
JOB PREPARATION STRATEGIES:
- Obtain an internship, summer or volunteer work in a career field you are considering
- Do an undergraduate research project
- Join a student branch of a professional association
- Develop good communication skills including: public speaking skills and writing skills
- Develop good resume writing, cover letter writing, interviewing and job networking skills
- Learn about federal, state and local government job applications process
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