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title: Working in Tech & Information Technology(IT)
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## Working in Tech and IT
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A wide variety of technology-related fields such as web development, design, data science, and product management are often lumped into the catch-all term "tech" or IT.
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This section will focus on various aspects of working in tech. We will discuss the additional career challenges that under-represented minorities and people from non-traditional education backgrounds face. This includes issues such as sexism and ageism that have been particularly prevalent in certain industries and organizations.
### Computer Security
The field of computer security is growing at a rapid rate every year, in a report done recently it is estimated that by 2021 their will be 3.5 million jobs unfilled. The demand is due to the increase in cyber attacks and with how much data is being created everyday, data is so valuable nowadays and it needs to be kept secure and safe.
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### Examples of Tech related jobs
- Software Developer
- Computer Systems Analyst
- Web Developer
- IT Manager
- Computer Systems Administrator
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- Network Administrator
- Support Desk Engineer
- Security Engineer
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### Books
[About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design](https://amzn.to/2uwtugk)
[Thinking in Systems: A Primer](https://amzn.to/2u6FbJF)
[Thinking, Fast and Slow](https://amzn.to/2tnnlTN)
[Learn You a Haskell for Great Good!](https://amzn.to/2veOjdv)
[Think Like a Programmer](https://www.nostarch.com/thinklikeaprogrammer)
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[Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products](https://www.amazon.com/Hooked-How-Build-Habit-Forming-Products/dp/1591847788/)
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["Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead" by Sheryl Sandberg](https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Women-Work-Will-Lead/dp/0385349947/)
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To see the full list, visit: https://talkpython.fm/episodes/show/130/10-books-python-developers-should-be-reading
### Articles
* [We fired our top talent. Best decision we ever made.](https://medium.freecodecamp.org/we-fired-our-top-talent-best-decision-we-ever-made-4c0a99728fde)
* [You fired your top talent. I hope you’re happy.](https://medium.com/@deusexmachina667/you-fired-your-top-talent-i-hope-youre-happy-cf57c41183dd)
* [How to run a successful development process (even if you’re not technical)](https://medium.freecodecamp.org/how-to-run-a-successful-development-process-even-if-youre-not-technical-185d0558c89a)
* [What is technical debt? And why does almost every startup have it?](https://medium.freecodecamp.org/what-is-technical-debt-and-why-do-most-startups-have-it-9a54458daabf)
* [How you can land a 6-figure job In tech with no connections — tips that got me job offers from Google and other tech giants](https://medium.freecodecamp.org/how-you-can-land-a-6-figure-job-in-tech-with-no-connections-6eed0de26ea4)
* [The Complete Software Developer's Career Guide](https://simpleprogrammer.com/products/careerguide/)
### Podcasts
[10 Books Python Developers should be reading - talkpython.fm](https://talkpython.fm/episodes/show/130/10-books-python-developers-should-be-reading)
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[Programming Throwdown - Good overview of multiple languages and concepts](https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/)