Salary Wizard

Salary.com has put together an application called "Salary Wizard," http://washingtonpost.salary.com/salarywizard/layoutscripts/swzl_keywordsearch.asp.

I ti s available on line through the Washington Post. It's not hard to use and can be helpful when you are looking at salaries.

ACM Computing Careers

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has put together a great Web site dealing with careers in computing, "Computing Careers," http://computingcareers.acm.org/
Items include

• Top 10 Reasons to Major in Computing
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Computing Disciplines & Majors
• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Information Systems
• Information Technology
• Software Engineering
• Mixed Disciplinary Majors
• What Computing Professionals Do
• Majors & Career Opportunities
• Skills You'll Learn if You Study Computing

"Computer science majors find jobs easily"

From the ACM News Service:

"Computer Science Majors Find Jobs Easily"
El Paso Times (TX) (09/16/05); Flynn, Ken

College students in the El Paso-Las Cruces area came out for a free seminar involving IBM executives to learn more about the opportunities available to them in pursuing a career in information technology. "Hundreds of thousands of high-tech jobs in the United States go unfulfilled because of the lack of qualified computer science graduates," said IBM's Mark Hanny. Hanny participated in the seminar at the University of Texas El Paso, along with Irene Hernandez Roberts of Austin IBM, as part of a series to get Hispanics and women more interested in the IT industry. Ann Gates, director of the UTEP Computer Science Department, said too many students believe the computer science field is for geeks who enjoy sitting alone in front of a computer all day. "Computer science majors are all over the world, as well as in the local business community, coming up with innovative ideas and applying them to solve problems," she said. UTEP launched a computer science doctoral program this fall, but Gates said the number of computer science majors has reached a 10-year low because of the poor image people have of tech jobs.
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Computer Science Career Guide

Here's another guide to careers in Computer Science. "Computer Science Career Guide, " published in February 2005 by the

VOCATIONAL INFORMATION CENTER

It's huge with lots of resources!

Career Information Guide Sheet

Not sure what you can do with a degree in Computer Science? The Office of Career Services has published a Career Information Guide Sheet for Computer Science. Give it a read!

Here's an excerpt

" The job titles and hiring institutions which follow are meant to give you an idea of the careers available to computer science majors, however many other possibilities also exist. You are encouraged to explore all career paths that interest you.

POTENTIAL JOB TITLES

• Accountant
• Air traffic controller
• Animation coordinator
• Budget/management analyst
• Business/management trainee
• Cartographer
• CD-Rom producer
• Computer programmer/analyst
• Computer sales
• Cryptanalyst
• Cyber cafe owner
• Film editor
• Financial planner
• Financial/investment analyst
• Graphics
• High tech head hunter
• Internet access provider
• LAN specialist
• Market research analyst
• Meteorologist
• Navigator
• Network administrator
• Operations research analyst
• Physicist
• Pilot, airplane
• Psychometrist
• Systems analyst/engineer
• Teacher (secondary)
• Technical illustrator/writer
• Virtual reality developer
• Web master
• Web page designer

INTERNSHIP - Titan Systems

We received this announcement of an internship with Titan Systems from Chris Todd, MWC CS 2001. Write to Chris, christopher.todd@titan.com, about it if you are interested.

Titan is looking to interview CS majors in their Junior year, interested in systems administration, web development, networking, and software engineering.  These positions would be for Titan SIS (Systems Integration Sector), most likely in our Intelligence Services division. We provide IT and systems support for government clients such as NSA, Navy, the National Reconnaissance Office, and other sectors of Titan.



Titan is a growing company (Currently over 12,000 employees - 1200 in the SIS sector), with over 90% of our personnel holding clearances (most Top Secret / SCI or higher). Although we're growing rapidly, we're looking to remain agile and bring in young technologists to keep our perspectives fresh and broad.



Some of the current technologies we're looking to have interns working with include:



-Web development with PHP and MySQL/PostgreSQL on Apache; some .NET work, too.

-Linux system administration (RedHat, Gentoo, and Fedora Core)

-J2EE Development and systems engineering with WebLogic and Tomcat

-Network engineering with new packet-loss remediation protocols

-Network application development in C++ with proprietary traffic protection libraries

-Work on Government proposal development and review teams



We're looking to find out what kinds of interests and skills students have out there, and we'll be making decisions in 6-8 weeks to fill anywhere between 10 to 15 positions from a few schools in VA.  (Currently, UVA, Tech, and UMW are on the list, as we're going by alums on our team.) We'll be taking a few from each school, for internships at our Chantilly, Reston, and perhaps Suitland locations. There may be a couple of positions in Tampa, FL -- but I haven't heard details on that yet.



These internships will *not* be for coffee gophers and file clerks! We're looking for technical people who want to gain hands-on experience in the government contracting world.



Out of these 10-15 internships, the most successful and those most interested will go on to submit for their security clearance, and will be offered a full-time position to start when they graduate in 2006.



The current requirements are CS majors in their Junior year, with a 3.3 GPA or higher. Students should know that a successful internship program will result in submission for a security clearance for potential employment on a contract, so they should understand that this requires US Citizenship and will entail a thorough background investigation by the Government. Resumes can be sent directly to me, at christopher.todd@titan.com. Students should include a brief note (a couple of sentences) as to what their career interests are.



We'll only be able to interview perhaps 5-6 students, so we encourage those who are seriously interested in working in the Government/Defense contracting arena to apply.

Career Calendar Spring 2005 - February

The Office of Career Services has distributed its Career Calendar for Spring 2005. It's available using the URL http://people.umw.edu/~ernie/dept/careercalendarspring2005.doc. Here is the calendar for February.

February

Tuesday, Feb. 1 4:00 - 5:00 Resume Writing

Thursday, Feb. 3 4:00 - 5:00 Interview Skills

Thursday, Feb. 17 4:00 - 5:00 Resume Writing

Monday, Feb. 21 5:00 - 6:00 Interview Skills

Wednesday, Feb. 23 11:00 - 3:00 Employer Fair, Great Hall

TBA Mock Interviews With An Employer

INTERNSHIP - services available

This is from Career Services.

Visit their Web page, http://www.umw.edu/carerrservices/, Stop by Career Services, GW 305, or call 654-1022 for more information.

LOOKING FOR A SUMMER INTERNSHIP?

The Office of Career Services has a binder of summer internship listings.  Many of these positions are paid.  These listings include internships at:



-Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies

-Congressional Management Foundation

-Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

-Institute for Humane Studies

-GEICO Summer Leadership Development Program

-Marine Corps Marathon

-National Gallery of Art

-National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

-Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

	

The deadline to register for a summer internship is Friday, June 3.  However, some agencies may have their own application deadline dates.  Also, please note that you must have completed at least 58 credit hours to be eligible to receive internship credit.  Stop by Career Services, GW 305, or call 654-1022 for more information.



Another note on internships:  Don’t forget, we have purchased access to an on-line internship site that you may want to check out.  Go to www.internships-usa.com and click on the link that says “The Internship Series on Line”.  At the password prompt enter the following:  User Name:  degree    Password:  work.  This is designed to be the most comprehensive source of internship information on the web.  The site provides full, up-to-date information on over 2,800 organizations offering internships and summer jobs for students.

Career Calendar Spring 2005 - January

The Office of Career Services has distributed its Career Calendar for Spring 2005. It's available using the URL http://people.umw.edu/~ernie/dept/careercalendarspring2005.doc.

Here is the schedule for January:

January

Tuesday, Jan. 18 3:30 - 4:30 Choosing a Major

Wednesday, Jan. 19 4:00 - 5:00 Internship Information Session

Monday, Jan. 24 4:00 - 5:00 Resume Writing

Tuesday, Jan. 25 4:30 - 6:00 Career Kick-Off For Seniors
(Resume writing, interviewing and an overview of our services.)

Friday, Jan. 28 Deadline to Register for Spring Internships

Sunday, Jan. 30 2:00 - 4:00 Washington, DC Area Student/Alumni Networking Reception. Van Provided


Take advantage of these free services. It's your career!

Interview Alert

From the Office of Career Services:
"Just to let you know so you can alert your students: Eben Wells, CPSC, 1994 and Lindsay Voglen, GEOG, 2002, from ESRI, the world's leading developer in Geographic information systems (GIS) mapping software and services in Redlands, CA are coming to Employer Fair in the Great Hall on February 23, from 11 to 3 p.m. and they are seeking: GIS Product Specialist, Junior Development Programmers, Database Analyst, Internet Application Developers and Technical Support."

INTERNSHIP - 2005 Summer Internship Program

The Free Lance-Star Publishing Company announces its 2005 summer internship program. One internship is available in information Technology.

"Information Technology - The intern will assist with programming projects"

Eligibility: The internship is open to rising juniors, seniors, and graduating college seniors.

To apply: Send a cover letter, resume, and the names and telephone numbers of at least 3 professional references to:

Human Resources
The Free Lance-Star
616 Amelia St
Fredericksburg, VA 22401

Deadline: February 28, 2005

Pay: $6.50 per hour + housing allowance available to interns living outside a 50-mile radius of The Free Lance-Star.
Interested persons should contact Angela Rock, Employment Coordinator at 540-368-5006 or arock@freelancestar.com for more information.

Blog Purpose

This blog is being set up to list announcements of career, intership, or job information of interest to students majoring in Computer Science at Mary Washington College of the University of Mary Washington.


This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
Ernest Ackermann Department of Computer Science, Mary Washington College, University of Mary Washington