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Woman working on a laptop computer
Woman working on a laptop computer

Career Exploration

Career exploration is the process of identifying career and employment options that align with your interests, skills, and values. It requires learning more about yourself, researching your options, and creating a plan to achieve your uniquely tailored professional aspirations. Below are specific resources to better educate you as to the world of technology and potential career paths.

Occupational Outlook Handbook – The Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) is a career resource from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) that provides information on hundreds of occupations in the United States. The OOH is designed to help people make decisions about their future careers.

Career Cornerstone Center - The Career Cornerstone Center is an ever-expanding resource for anyone interested in exploring career opportunities in technology, engineering, mathematics, and computing. 

O*Net Online - ONET OnLine is a web application that allows users to explore the Occupational Information Network (ONET) database. O*NET is the primary source of occupational information in the United States, replacing the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT). The database contains information on job characteristics and worker attributes, including: Work tasks, Skill requirements, Work values and styles, and Links to industry-specific professional organizations.

Georgia Tech Career Resource Planning Platform (Steppingblocks) - Steppingblocks, built in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF), has over 80% of the U.S. active workforce in their database — containing more than 135 million profiles and 1 billion career milestones. The platform uses parallel computing to map tens of billions of data points from the first job title to the last and everything in between including salary, skills, and degrees.

Firsthand/Vault Industry Guides – Vault is a career management research tool for students to explore careers through industry career guides, and articles highlighting topics that include job search preparation, resumes, networking, interviewing, “A Day in the Life,” job search strategies for international students, and career readiness.

LinkedIn Learning – LinkedIn Learning covers a wide array of courses, from Business and Technology, to the latest Digital Creative Topics. With over 13,000 expert-led, online courses and video tutorials, LinkedIn Learning has a course topic for every step of your career.

CoC Career Services Exploration Workshops – The College of Computing Career Services team offers a multitude of programs and workshops to help college students better understand and explore the vast career options available to CS and CM students.

Computational Media Exploration - The Bachelor of Science in Computational Media is a collaborative effort by the College of Computing, the School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC), and the School of Music. The program offers a thorough education in all aspects of the computer as a medium: the technical, the historical-critical, and the applied. Program graduates will have both significant hands-on and theoretical knowledge of computing and an understanding of visual design and the history of media.

 

Community

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Ayanna Howard during a table discussion at Georgia Tech last year.

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To highlight these entrepreneurs and inspire those that follow, GT Computing has established the John P. Imlay Jr. Series on Entrepreneurship. This series profiles GT Computing students, alumni, and faculty that are shaping the College's entrepreneurial culture.

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This entrepreneurial spirit is embodied in the College's students, alumni, and faculty who have turned scores of good ideas into successful business ventures.

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