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  1-10 of 21 Reviews about "Occupations (K.7.1)": Date Reviewed
   The NICE cyber security framework: cyber security intelligence and analytics (2nd ed.)
Alsmadi I., Springer International Publishing, Cham, Switzerland, 2023. 396 pp.  Type: Book (9783031216503)

Demand for skilled workers in the field of cybersecurity is currently strong and expected to remain so for the next few years. At the same time, many countries are experiencing skill shortages in this area. This book describes the National Initiat...

Aug 29 2023
  The secret formula for choosing the right next role
Matsudaira K. Communications of the ACM 61(10): 44-46, 2018.  Type: Article

Like it or not, tech professionals still very much enjoy great career opportunities. Searching and changing positions, with various motivations, is just a part of life for some tech professionals. Reported in a recent survey, the tech ...

Dec 3 2018
  CIOs at work
Yourdon E., Apress, Berkeley, CA, 2011. 380 pp.  Type: Book (978-1-430235-54-5)

This is a collection of interviews conducted by Ed Yourdon of 16 prominent chief information officers (CIOs) from large private and public organizations like Google, Microsoft, the University of Miami, Verizon, British Telecom, the UK ...

Apr 26 2012
  Making it big in software: Get the job. Work the org. Become great.
Lightstone S., Prentice Hall Press, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2010. 456 pp.  Type: Book (978-0-137059-67-6)

While the marketplace is saturated with self-help and career management texts, this title is an improvement in several important respects, making it useful for both new graduates and established professionals. It is written by a softwa...

Jan 24 2011
  Examining the masculinity and femininity of critical attributes necessary to succeed in IT
Joshi K., Kuhn K.  Computer personnel research (Proceedings of the 2005 ACM SIGMIS CPR Conference on Computer Personnel Research, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Apr 14-16, 2005) 32-35, 2005.  Type: Proceedings

Many studies have classified personality traits and cognitive attributes as masculine, feminine, and gender-neutral. It has also been found that, in the male-dominated occupations, successful professionals attribute their success and s...

May 12 2005
  Employment and salaries of recent CS doctorates
Maisel H., Gaddy C. Communications of the ACM 41(11): 99-101, 1998.  Type: Article

The authors report on a fall 1997 survey of recent computer science (CS) doctoral graduates. The survey is a repeat and refinement of a similar survey conducted in the fall of 1996. It asks whether there is a surplus of doctorates in c...

Dec 1 1998
  How to be a successful Internet consultant
Keyes J., McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, NY, 1997.  Type: Book (9780070345317)

Here we have two books under one cover, and the author makes no secret of it. The first five chapters deal with the technical and other hands-on aspects of the Internet, as seen from the perspective of an IT professional who wants to h...

Oct 1 1997
  The complete computer trainer
Clothier P., McGraw-Hill, Inc., Hightstown, NJ, 1996.  Type: Book (9780070116399)

When I was on the board of a public school system, our superintendent told us that many can teach but only a few can get students to learn. He also said that, because each of us has gone to school, we all think we are experts on educat...

Jul 1 1997
  Professional issues in software engineering (2nd ed.)
Bott F. (ed), Coleman A., Eaton J., Rowland D., UCL Press Ltd., London, UK, 1995.  Type: Book (9781857284508)

The actual topic of this book is the management of any engineering process. Although it focuses on software development, it would not take much effort to change the book’s focus to, say, engineering in manufacturing. The auth...

Mar 1 1997
  The demographics of candidates for faculty positions in computer science
Ralston A. Communications of the ACM 39(3): 78-84, 1996.  Type: Article

This interesting paper is true to its title, although it deals with faculty positions at SUNY at Buffalo specifically. The author categorizes the salient demographic factors of those who applied for a tenure-track position at the unive...

Oct 1 1996
 
 
 
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