Career Support & Resources

Build Up Your Connections

• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Women, a community for women in computing.
• Break Through Tech AI Program, an initiative by Cornell Tech to support underrepresented students in AI, ML, and data science with skills through industry-hosted projects. They also have another program named as Sprinternships. (Recommended by Samantha Betancourt)
• Rider ACM Club, get together in a friendly environment outside the classroom to adapt skills that benefit you in your future field of study in science and technology.
• Rider Career Development and Success, get one-on-one support to build your resume, hands-on experience of job searching skills, job fairs, and networking opportunities.
• Cybersecurity Jobs, a place for everyone to look for job opportunities in cybersecurity.
• Rewriting the Code, a place to support women students in tech careers. (Recommended by Samantha Betancourt)
• Women in CyberSecurity, a place to support women students in cybersecurity careers. (Recommended by Samantha Betancourt)
• ColorStack, a place to support career opportunities for black or latinx computer science students. (Recommended by Samantha Betancourt)
• SHPE, the nation's largest association dedicated to fostering Hispanic leadership in the STEM field! (Recommended by Samantha Betancourt)

Get your Linkedin profile set up now and start to connect if you haven't already!

Resources

• Bureau of Labor Statistics, a source for career and job market information.
• Explore graduate school? These links might help:
  1. GradSchools.com, a platform that provides information on graduate programs and admissions.
  2. Princeton Review - Graduate School Advice, a platform that provides information on graduate programs and admissions.
  3. The Ph.D. Experience, by Mihir Bellare.
  4. So long, and thanks for the Ph.D., by Azuma.
• "It has often been observed the true gain is in the struggle and not in the achievement—a life without a struggle on your part to make yourself excellent is hardly a life worth living." --The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn by Richard W. Hamming. (A great book to check out on a weekend afternoon!)
• There are a lot of discussions about "taste" in the AI age. What does it mean in engineering? Check out these discussions for more information:
1. What is "good taste" in software engineering? by Sean Goedecke.
2. What Do Engineers Mean When We Say "Taste"? by Dave Griffith.
3. Impact, agency, and taste