1. 1 Information 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.

2. 2 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!

3. 3 Information Systems Career Outlook: Los Angeles County—2001 to 2008 Source: http://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/occproj/laf&g.htm http://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!

4. 4 Information Systems Career Outlook: Los Angeles County—2001 to 2008 Source: http://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/occproj/laf&g.htm http://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/occproj/laf&g.htm IS careers make up six of the 50 jobs with the Greatest Job Growth!

5. 5 Learning About IS Job Requirements Salary.com: http://www.salary.comhttp://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.

6. 6 How to find IS jobs CSUN Career Center: http://www.csun.edu/~hfcar009/ http://www.csun.edu/~hfcar009/ Monster.com: http://www.monster.comhttp://www.monster.com HotJobs: http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ Career Builder: http://www.careerbuilder.com/http://www.careerbuilder.com/

7. 7 How 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.

8. 8 How to research a company before 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/ http://library.csun.edu/kanderson/

9. 9 Online Resources Job Search: –CSUN Career Center: http://www.csun.edu/~hfcar009/http://www.csun.edu/~hfcar009/ –Monster.com: http://www.monster.comhttp://www.monster.com –HotJobs: http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ –Career Builder: http://www.careerbuilder.com/http://www.careerbuilder.com/ Resume and Cover Letters: –JobSearch Express: http://www.westwords.com/guffey/job.htmlhttp://www.westwords.com/guffey/job.html –JobStar: http://www.jobsmart.orghttp://www.jobsmart.org Sample Interview Questions: –Top 12 Interview Questions: http://www.csun.edu/~pjl26399/interview.pdf http://www.csun.edu/~pjl26399/interview.pdf Salary Calculator: –Salary.com: http://swz.salary.com/http://swz.salary.com/ Company Information: –CSUN Librarian Karen Anderson: http://library.csun.edu/kanderson/http://library.csun.edu/kanderson/

10. 10 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.