What’s in the guide?
This 30-page guide is built around actionable advice that will help you set goals and advance through your career as a computing professional.
By the end of this guide, you will have the resources to find mentors, develop leadership skills, and build a professional network with potential collaborators and colleagues.
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Who is this for?
Students, recent graduates, and professionals will all find useful pieces of advice.
You already have the hard skills, now it's time to invest in the skills that will help you advance as a computer scientist or engineer.
Making the Most of Your
Computer Science Degree
Getting a degree gets you in the door, but what do you do once you're in? Learn the steps successful computer scientists and engineers have taken to advance in their career.
James Ivers, "Exploration is good, but I think it should be pursued with purpose. I encourage those who are still undecided to put their interests to non-trivial tests. Get a job or internship that pushes you and learn from that experience. Pursuing personal projects is good, and encouraged, but not the same as working on a team or putting your work out for others to use and judge. "
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Learn From Experts in Computer Science
Here's a complete list of the topics you'll cover in this guide.
Introduction
01
Mapping a Changing Field
05
Creating a Foundation for Expansion
07
Building Your Knowledge
09
Build Your Network
12
Building Your Portfolio
17
Developing Your Career Vision
21
Timing Your Next Move
25
Final Thoughts and Advice
27
Resources
29
Dr. Seema Chopra
Technical Fellow, Artificial Intelligence
Dr. Chopra works at Boeing Research and Technology, India, and has spent nearly two decades in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, churning out multiple patents, trade secrets, and publications. She earned her doctorate degree in Control engineering from IIT Roorkee, India.
James Ivers
Initiative Lead of Architecture Design, Analysis, and Automation
James has worked in the field of software architecture for more than 25 years and has expertise in architecture and design languages, formal methods, and code analysis, and is the co-author of Documenting Software Architectures.
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Making the Most of Your CS Degree
30 pages of actionable advice and career resources for computer science and engineering professional.
Getting a degree gets you in the door, but what do you do once you're in? Learn the steps successful computer scientists and engineers have taken to advance in their career.