Job situation for IT graduates (Fall 2008). Presentation for high schools used as a way to increase enrollment in IT education.

1. Careers in Computing Randy Connolly Dept. Computer Science & Information Systems Mount Royal College

3. Increasing Number of IT Jobs

4. Increasing Number of IT Jobs

9. However …

10. Decreasing Supply of Students

13. Computing is just for nerds

14. It’s a solitary career not suited to a people person … or… It will make you go bald!

15. You’ll spend long dull hours sitting in a cubicle programming in the middle of the night …

16. Only males go into computing …

17. These are all misconceptions!

18. Computing Careers: Taking a hard look at the reality

19. Not nerds, but young, interesting, and with money to spend

20. Computing careers are social careers

21. You’ll rarely be alone in a cubicle

22. Types of Computing Careers

32. Senior Positions

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