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Working in Tech & Information Technology(IT)

Working in Tech and IT

A wide variety of technology-related fields such as web development, design, data science, infrastructure support, information security, and product management are often lumped into the catch-all term "tech" or IT.

This section will focus on additional career challenges faced by under-represented minorities and people from non-traditional education backgrounds. Specific topis will include sexism and ageism, which have been particularly prevalent in certain industries and organizations.

Computer Security

The field of computer security is growing at a rapid rate every year. A recent report estimates that by 2021, 3.5 million jobs in computer security will be unfilled. The demand is due to the ever-increasing amount of valuable data being created every day that must be kept safe and secure from cyber attacks.

  • Software Developer
  • Computer Systems Analyst
  • Web Developer
  • IT Manager
  • Computer Systems Administrator
  • Network Administrator
  • Support Desk Engineer
  • Security Engineer
  • Infrastructure Support
  • Help Desk Analyst — Project manager

Books

About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design

Thinking in Systems: A Primer

Thinking, Fast and Slow

How to Win Friends & Influence People

Learn You a Haskell for Great Good!

Think Like a Programmer

The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering

The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master

Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship

Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software

Cracking the Coding Interview: 189 Programming Questions and Solutions

Introduction to Algorithms

Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg

Articles

Podcasts