CS/IT Job Opportunities & Preparations

Study and Career

Find your passion
- Something you can spend hours or even days to work on.
- Something you whould like to learn and study in depth by yourself.
- Something you would like to do in long-term.
Identify the major/area you are interested in
- Check this advisement page to know the difference between CS and IT, course-related topics, and how to find an internship/full-time job
- Study the high level field in the "Careers in CS/IT" section below to know the possible job areas
- Check the guide sheets (Programs/Options) offered by the department and identify the Programs/Options (degree) that you are interested in
Build your career path
- Understand the job market for specific positions shown in the section below
  - Understand their functions and salary range
- Take courses based on your interests and the skills required by the positions
  - NOT the course schedule
Put extra effort, NOT just doing course work
- Project, research, internship
Learn to adjust yourself quickly
- Handle pressure properly and avoid lousy work
Networking
- Internship, clubs, conferences, events, classes

Career in CS/IT

CS/IT Job Opportunities

Full time

Internship

Job Preparations in CS/IT

Questions and exercises

Describe a project you worked on in 5 minutes in a job fair interview
1. Introduce the project in high level, 1 minute
2. Describe the team work, your role, software development method, 1 minute
3. Describe the functions, 1 minute
4. Explain the technical skills involved (programming languages, systems, database, front-end, back-end, 3-tier architecture, API, integration, etc), 2 minutes
5. Bring a laptop for live demo, if possible. Make sure the project and source codes are well polished.
6. It is a good idea to present your personal website that is well designed with projects (live or animated) and resume.
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Questions and exercises

leetcode.com Online exercises for tech interviews in programming, database, algorithms, Shell, and system design questions.
Computer Science Interview/Challenge Questions - Reddit

Books

Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming Questions and Solutions

Resume tips in CS, IT

Interview Skills in CS, IT

Salary
Salary is depended on the job function, location, working experiences, etc. You should search online and see what could be the reasonable rate before you ask the employer.