Upcoming Events

April 13 – 6PM

"Everything You Know is Wrong"

What are the four false assumptions of mainstream IT? What works better? Knowing the answers to those two questions may make a substantial difference to your IT career.

Join internationally known IT author Bob Lewis at Inver Hills Community College when he reveals the answers.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Business Skills

A better understanding of what an employer wants in an employee, coupled to good grammar and writing may have helped these applicants get an interview. Can you tell, from these real messages, why they didn’t?

GLEANINGS

From the February Health IT: Myths & Realities event:

Recruiters Roundtable

Skills are important, but it is your work ethic, your attitude, your ability to work in a group, and your willingness to adapt that will make you an important, long-lived part of an organization.

OPPORTUNITIES AT SECURE 360 CONFERENCE

Alumni Association $50 Discount

Special Student Rate $350 Discount

Protecting the organization and its assets, from information to physical to procedural, is the responsibility of all employees. Regardless of what you call it – Information Assurance, Information Security, Physical Security, Business Continuity Planning, Audit and Governance – it is one of the major challenges all organizations face.

Job Openings – Students

OASIS Job Opportunity for Students

Software Quality Assurance Analyst (15-20 hours per week) $14 an hour
Learn More …

Maverick Software Consulting Job Opportunity for Metropolitan State Students

Part-time software engineers - $13.50 an hour Learn More …

National Security Agency, I813 Project Summer Internship Opportunity

Summer software engineer Learn More ...

In This Issue

Upcoming Events
Professional Development
Gleanings
Opportunities at Secure360
Get Connected
Hiring & Job Trends
Further Resources
Job Openings

Get Connected!

Join the Twin Cities IT Alumni Association LINKEDIN group — network with peers and employers.

iSeek IT Blog NEW BLOG POST! — Follow us!

Professionalism in IT Blog — Follow us!

TCITAA

Interested members are invited to join the Twin Cities IT Alumni Association Board of Advisors (TCITAA). The BOA meets every month on the first Friday at 11:30. Interested IT students and alumni may contact Sharon Boerbon Hanson at 621-659-7227 for more information.

Further Resources

IT Networking Team - Yahoo Group for Information Technology Professionals going through a job transition, based in Minneapolis/St. Paul
Minnesota One-Stop Career Centers - support for your job search, at locations across the state
MN Job Hunters - Yahoo Group for job hunters and recruiters in Minnesota
Veterans Programs - across the state
WomenVenture - St. Paul, MN

Hiring & Job Trends 2011

Hiring statistics from a pool of more than 12,000 job listings determine the top 5 tech jobs:

Product Manager
IT Manager
Systems Engineer
Database Administrator
Software Engineer

Top 5 Technologies in Demand:

Android
Drupal
Flash
HTML5
Javascript / jQuery

Statistics from cybercoders.com

Alumni & Students Association eResources Bulletin