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Information Systems CareersInformation Systems Careers

• Outlook for IS Careers

• Learning about IS job requirements

• How to find IS jobs

• How to research a company before an interview

Information for this presentation provided by Dr. Paul Lazarony and Dr. David W. Miller.

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IS Career Outlook:Nationwide--2002-2012

Source: Occupational Outlook Handbook,2004-05 Edition

http://www.bls.gov/oco/print/oco2003.htm

Careers in Information Systems make up five of the top 20 occupations projected to grow the fastest from now until 2012!

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Information Systems Career Outlook:Information Systems Career Outlook:Los Angeles County—2001 to 2008Los Angeles County—2001 to 2008 Source:Source: http://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/occproj/laf&g.htmhttp://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/occproj/laf&g.htm

IS careers make up nine of the 50 jobs with the FASTEST Job Growth.Of those nine, seven of them are in the TOP TEN!

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Information Systems Career Outlook:Information Systems Career Outlook:Los Angeles County—2001 to 2008Los Angeles County—2001 to 2008

Source:Source: http://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/occproj/laf&g.htmhttp://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/occproj/laf&g.htm

IS careers make up six of the 50 jobs with the Greatest Job Growth!

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Learning About IS Job Learning About IS Job RequirementsRequirements

• Salary.com: http://www.salary.com– Very good list of IT job titles and descriptions– Includes education and experience

requirements– Salaries listed are based on HR salary

surveys, and therefore real pay scales.

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How to find IS jobsHow to find IS jobs

• CSUN Career Center: http://www.csun.edu/~hfcar009/

• Monster.com: http://www.monster.com• HotJobs: http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/• Career Builder: http://www.careerbuilder.com/

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How to find IS jobsHow to find IS jobs

• Don’t underestimate the power of you own personal network.– Make everyone you know aware of the fact

you are looking for an IS job. – Many jobs are filled through personal

networking and are never advertised.

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How to research a company How to research a company before an interviewbefore an interview

• Learning about the company and its industry are key to a successful interview.

• If you can talk thoughtfully about the company and its competition you will impress the interviewer!

• CSUN Librarian Karen Anderson: http://library.csun.edu/kanderson/

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Online ResourcesOnline Resources• Job Search:

– CSUN Career Center: http://www.csun.edu/~hfcar009/– Monster.com: http://www.monster.com– HotJobs: http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/– Career Builder: http://www.careerbuilder.com/

• Resume and Cover Letters:– JobSearch Express: http://www.westwords.com/guffey/job.html– JobStar: http://www.jobsmart.org

• Sample Interview Questions:– Top 12 Interview Questions: http://www.csun.edu/~pjl26399/interview.pdf

• Salary Calculator:– Salary.com: http://swz.salary.com/

• Company Information:– CSUN Librarian Karen Anderson: http://library.csun.edu/kanderson/

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Good Career Resource Books:Good Career Resource Books:

• Bolles, R. N., “What Color IS Your Parachute 2003: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers”, Ten Speed Press, 2003.

• Medley, H. A., “Sweaty Palms: The Neglected Art of Being Interviewed”, Ten Speed Press, 1993.

• Sher, B., “I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What IT Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It”, Delacorte Press, 1994.

• Sinetar, M., “Do What You Love, the Money Will Follow: Discovering Your Right Livelihood”, DTP, 1990.