Tech Titans: Shaping Tomorrow’s World
If you like problem solving and being an active learner, a tech job could be right for you!
The world of technology is a vibrant and expansive field that encompasses a wide range of roles and specializations in all companies, not just the tech ones! Areas of growth are particularly strong in healthcare, financial services, government, and manufacturing, driven by the need for telemedicine, AI, cloud computing, and advanced analytics.
Defined by CompTIA as the utilization of computing via hardware, software, services, and infrastructure to create, store, exchange, and leverage information, information technology is integral to nearly every sector. From developing cutting-edge software and hardware to providing essential services and maintaining robust infrastructure to diving into the deep ocean of data for insights and strategies, joining this dynamic field means becoming part of a community that is shaping the future through innovation and technology.
Tech industries tend to be just in time hiring, unless you are looking at tech roles in other industries that have specific hiring cycles (like finance or accounting).
Peak Recruitment: August – March
International Students: STEM and technology are by far the most popular roles/industries for international students in the US. Many companies, especially large companies, will be eager to start the recruitment process as early as possible as they often have long hiring processes with multiple, complex interviews for each position. Peak recruitment: August – March. Data analysts roles really pick up starting in the Spring and throughout the summer, but depend on the industries. See more on Interstride
Graduate Students: Internships are a great place to start and there are many kinds of analyst or tech roles available. Start looking into your main industries or by type of role you want to data to analyze. Hiring for full-time is similar to above.
MBAs: Hiring timeline for full-time roles start mid-August with postings and offers from internships. MBA internships open in September with conferences and events by employers along with online postings. For jobs or internships openings tend to be by function and industry starting with: human resources, banking, consulting, big tech and healthcare, and the rest of energy, transportation & logistics, entertainment, consumer goods, retail/luxury goods, social impact, manufacturing and agribusiness.
For more technical roles in tech and IT, try and find specific pipeline programs at different firms and industries.
Terms to use when searching for an internship or job: information technology, digital strategy, data engineer, software engineer, project management, product management, machine learning, statistical analysis, data science, data mining, business analytics, predictive analytics, statistical modeling, research analyst, and quantitative modeling.
Sample Roles and Titles: Business intelligence analyst, data cybersecurity specialist, systems/computer network architect, cybersecurity specialist, IT specialist, IT manager, database administrator, developer, machine learning/AI specialist, project manager, AI and machine learning specialists, business intelligence analysts, cloud architects, and cybersecurity experts, statistical analysis, data science, (business/predictive) analytics, statistical modeling, research analyst, and quantitative modeling, information technology, digital strategy, data engineer, and software engineer, project management, product management
Taking on leadership or e-board roles in student clubs is a great way of buildings skills and competencies as well as your network!
- Analytics Club
- Consulting Club
- Kogod Women in Business
- Alpha Kappa Psi
- American Statistical Association
- Association of Data Scientists
- Data Science Council of America
- IOL Home – INFORMS
- Homepage – Academic Data Science Alliance
- About the Data Science Association | Data Science Association (datascienceassn.org)
- WITI – About WITI
- IEEE
- International Association of Privacy Professionals
Checking out our resources below for more help and dive into the world of Analytics and Information Technology through articles, technology tools and by using the Industry Insights Module below.
