Career Exploration Resources

In over a decade building software at companies such as Apple and Uber, Daniel Heller has mentored and managed tens of engineers from a variety of training backgrounds, and those engineers inspired this book with their hundreds of questions about career issues and day-to-day problems. Designed for either random access or cover-to-cover reading, it offers concise treatments of virtually every non-technical challenge you will face in the first five years of your career--as well as a selection of industry-focused technical topics rarely covered in training. Discover every important nontechnical facet of professional programming as well as several key technical practices essential to the transition from student to professional Build relationships with your employer Improve your communication, including technical writing, asking good questions, and public speaking.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that employment in all computer occupations is expected to increase by 22% by 2020. Give your students and researchers the information they need to learn about the many, varied career paths in information technology with our latest Careers title. Careers in Information Technology examines 25 potential career paths in Information Technology, including: Computer Engineer Computer Programmer Robotics Technician Database Administrator Information Security Analyst Multimedia Artist & Animator Software Developer Web Administrator . Information-packed chapters provide real-world information about these in-demand professions, including: A Day in the Life, Work Environment, Education & Training, Earnings & Advancement, Employment Outlook, Networking Contacts, Areas with the Highest Employment Levels, and Conversations with Real Professionals.

Understanding the wide variety of jobs in these segments is important for anyone preparing for a career in this field. This book comprises more than twenty-five length chapters on a broad range of occupations including traditional and long established jobs such as Civil Engineer and Chemist, as well as in-demand jobs like Computer Engineer and Mining and Geological Engineer. Careers in Science and Engineering highlights over 25 career paths in science and engineering, including: Biomedical Engineer Chemical Technician Nuclear Technician Park Naturalist Solar Energy Systems Engineer Plus much more! Individual chapters provide real-world insight into these professions, including: A day in the Life, Work Environment, Education & Training, Earnings & Advancement, Employment Outlook, Networking Contacts, Areas with the Highest Employment Levels, alongside with Conversations with Real Professionals.

So what exactly do these people do on the job, day in and day out? What kind of skills and educational background do you need to succeed in these fields? How much can you expect to make, and what are the pros and cons of these various fields? Includes interviews with professionals in the field, covers the following areas of this field that have proven to be stable, lucrative, and growing professions: Technical Support Staff, Programmers, Web Developers, Systems Analysts, Network Architects, [and] Security Analysts.

Career Challenges examines the career development encounters that people experience across their life-span. The book begins with a comprehensive examination of the career development process and why these eight phases must be understood in order for career success and satisfaction to be achieved. This analysis is followed by a meticulous treatment of more than two dozen significant challenges that members of the workforce must confront and resolve as they navigate their life experience. The career challenges examine the right and wrong ways to move through career development and address everything from conducting an effective job search and knowing how to manage career growth and mobility to essential tasks like preparing a resume, managing an interview' and dealing with job stagnation, change, or loss.