CAREERS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

WELCOME

Career Exploration is a three-step process -- Know Yourself, Know the Market, Make the Match. Follow the steps below to find out if a career in information technology is for you. Or if you know that it already is something that you're interested in, proceed directly to step 2, "Know the Market," to get more information on occupational opportunities in Southwestern PA and around the country.

1. Know Yourself. Links to self-assessment tools to help you decide if IT careers fit your interests, abilities, skills, work values, and personality.
2. Know the Market. Information on jobs in information technology, job requirements, employers, and educational requirements and options.
3. Make the Match. Links to information and resources to help you decide on a career in IT and how you can get started.



MAKE THE MATCH

Now that you know more about yourself and information technology careers, you may be ready to make some decisions. Below are some resources to help you decide what you want to do, as well as how to search for jobs in the occupational cluster.

CareerTech offers a great site to new computer and engineering graduates. Includes job banks, articles, and on-line tutorials for writing your resume, interviewing, etc.

IT Talent provides a wealth of resources on job searching and career planning.

techies.com is a fun and informative site for IT professionals. Good articles and links to everything about getting and keeping IT jobs.

TeamPA CareerLink Click on "Job Seeker Services" and then "Search for Jobs."

America's Job Bank A Department of Labor-sponsored job search web site that lets you search for jobs throughout the country or in your specific region.

Meet the Employers