Software Engineer: 2012′s Top Job
Hiring demand, high salaries, and some lesser-known perks make software engineering the most enviable profession, CareerCast.com survey finds. By Cindy Waxer InformationWeek May 15, 2012 08:30 AM Read More
Read MoreWhy Engineering, Science Gender Gap Persists
BY: JENNY MARDER Consider these numbers: In 2008, 41 percent of college freshman men planned to major in science and engineering, compared to 30 percent of women, according to the National Science Foundation’s Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering report. Some areas of science do attract more women than men, such as biology and social and behavioral sciences. But …
Read MoreGunshots To Google: Teaching Entrepreneurship To Chicago’s Inner City
Teens at Chicago Tech Academy face unique challenges, but for those spending their morning here at TechNexus, understanding business models isn’t one of them. As part of a curriculum steeped in entrepreneurship and technology, every student at the three-year-old charter school southwest of Chicago’s Loop learns how to create and pitch a business plan. Read More
Read MoreCertifications most likely to land you a new job
by Toni Bowers Tech Republic Takeaway: PMP and CCNA lead the way for certifications that are in most demand. Project Management Professional (PMP) is the most frequently desired certification according to the latest Dice report, with nearly 2,200 requests in job postings on any given day, up nine percent year/year. Following close on the PMP’s heels are CCNA certifications. Job …
Read More13 Things You Never Knew You Could Do On LinkedIn
by Steve Kovak – Business Insider A lot of LinkedIn’s ~150 million users don’t know how to unlock its true potential. The company’s co-founder, Reid Hoffman, said as much in a recent profile by WIRED: “They think it’s a place they keep their CV online and maybe have some connections with people they know professionally. They don’t think of it as a …
Read MoreChicago CSTA presents Computer Science is for Everyone with Avis Yates Rivers
Monday, May 21, 2012 Register One Page Flyer – Lachlan Tidmarsh, CIO CPS (download PDF) Computer Science is for Everyone: A call to Action for Expanding the Teaching and Learning of Computer Science in Chicago. Kicking off CSEd Week 2012. The issue: No other subject will open as many doors in the 21st Century as computer science, regardless of …
Read MoreState schools prep homegrown engineering, computer science talent for startups
By Wailin Wong, Chicago Tribune reporter Promise of stronger pipeline reverses gripe that Illinois loses too many grads to Silicon Valley Chicago’s startup community wants to hire young people like Ravi Pilla. As a high school student at the Illinois Math and Science Academy, Pilla and a few friends created a cloud-based music startup they later sold. Pilla, now a …
Read MoreMicrosoft Hosting 40 Mather High School Students
We would like to thank Microsoft for hosting 40 Mather High School Students. The Illinois Technology Foundation has launched it’s first CPS Local IT Advisory Council at Mather H.S. This field trip is one of the first initiatives launched through the program. The Council is a joint effort between the high school administration and industry executives to bring real life opportunities to Students. In addition to …
Read MoreIllinois makes Modest Gains in Graduation Rates
According to a new 2012 report Building a Grad Nation: Progress and Challenge in Ending the High School Dropout Epidemic, Illinois made a modest gain in graduation rates from 77.1% to 77.7%. Heading in the right direction, but according to the report, we need to move faster.
Read MoreIT Jobs: What’s Hot and What’s Not
The 2012 IT Salary Guide released by business consulting firm Bluewolf shows which IT jobs are hot, and which are not. Read More
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