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Technology & Data Science/Analytics

Explore&Make Connections(Tech)

Explore & Make Connections

Talking to alumni in tech and alumni in data analytics can help you make informed choices and potentially open doors.  Join Swatties Helping Swatties and conduct informational interviews to enhance your career journey. Make an appointment to chat with an advisor about this field.

Learn&Apply(Tech)

Learn & Apply

Browse the industry guides to learn more about types of roles, organizations and skills valued by employers. Look for internships and jobs on Handshake, where you can also browse employers and industry-specific events.

The Best Jobs in Fintech: Part II

Welcome back to our series on some of the best jobs in fintech. Last time we spoke about just some of the career paths in the rapidly growing fintech industry, so if you haven’t read part one yet, you can …

By Rob Porter - Firsthand
Firsthand
We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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Where the Tech Jobs Are in 2023

For those working in the tech industry, the past several months have been rocky at best. Massive layoffs were announced starting last year, with tech giants such as Google, Microsoft, and IBM cutting thousands of jobs. Along with this, the …

By Rob Porter - Firsthand
Firsthand
We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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What Is Data Analytics?

Data analytics is a technology field that helps individuals and organizations make sense of the data that analysts collect, organize, and analyze. This career requires technical expertise to analyze and visualize data to help improve company decision-making and performance.

In …

By Robin Madell - Forage
Forage
Showcase your skills. Find your career fit.
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What Is a Data Engineer?

A data engineer is a technology professional who builds storage solutions for vast amounts of data. These engineers are also responsible for creating the pipeline this data travels through: from input, to storage, to transformation into usable information. The need …

By McKayla Girardin - Forage
Forage
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What Is a Data Analyst?

A data analyst is a problem solver who prepares and analyzes data to provide organizations with insights that help them make better business decisions. If you’re interested in a tech career involving both technical skills and interesting challenges, a career …

By Robin Madell - Forage
Forage
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Career & Industry Guides

Vault Guide to Internet Content Jobs, Second Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Vault Career Guide to Information Technology, Third Edition

Opportunity is definitely knocking for information technology professionals; employment for computer programmers, computer support specialists, computer systems analysts, software developers …

Vault Guide to Computer Software Jobs, Third Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Vault Guide to Information Technology Jobs, Third Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Vault Guide to Mathematics and Physics Jobs, Third Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Skill Building Courses

Ace Your Web Developer Interview

Emma Bostian
You know you’re a great developer for the job, but how do you prove it to your interviewers? It can…

Tech Career Skills: Searching, Interviewing, and Landing a Job

Nishant Bhajaria
Too many engineers focus on building hard technical skills, but do not receive the guidance or coaching necessary to make…

The Data Science of Media and Entertainment with Barton Poulson

Barton Poulson
Music, theater, dance, and film may not seem like data-driven businesses, but they can benefit from data science just as…

Web Portfolio Projects: Sortable Table and Arrays

Leigh Lawhon
As a JavaScript developer vying for a new position, you may encounter tricky interview questions that test you on topics…

Bracketology Club: Using March Madness to Learn Data Science

Brian Tonsoni
When one pictures the group who bested over 100 sports experts to win the 2016 Bracket Matrix—an online March Madness…

Meta-analysis for Data Science and Business Analytics

Conrad Carlberg
In a world where nearly everyone uses data to inform their business methodologies, an emerging consensus is that more emphasis…

The Data Science of Sports Management, with Barton Poulson

Barton Poulson
A passion for sports can turn an ordinarily math-averse individual into an amateur statistician, ready to back up their pick…

Get Ready for Your Coding Interview

YK Sugi
If you’ve nabbed an interview for a software development position, it’s likely that you’ll have to face a common hurdle—the…

Customer Insights and Consumer Analytics for Organizations: Tools and Analysis

Chris DallaVilla
To build products that resonate with customers, companies must first understand where their audience is coming from. What do their…

Introduction to Web APIs (2019)

Andrew Probert
More from LinkedIn Learning’s top experts Front-End Web Development Newsletter The term “API,” much like “the cloud,” is often thrown…

Women Transforming Tech: Networking

Nitya Narasimhan
Building a career in technology can be challenging—especially for women. A solid community can make all the difference to a…

Data Science Foundations: Data Assessment for Predictive Modeling

Keith McCormick
CRISP-DM, the cross-industry standard process for data mining, is composed of six phases. Most new data scientists rush to modeling…

Writing a Tech Resume

Emma Bostian
When you apply for technology jobs, your resume is your opportunity to stand out from the crowd. Emma Bostian shows…

Nail Your Java Interview

Kathryn Hodge
Have you lined up an interview for a Java developer position? In this course, review critical Java concepts-and commonly-asked interview…

Digital Accessibility for the Modern Workplace

Hector Minto
The move towards a more digital workplace affects everyone, from newly remote employees to frontline workers. With technology being such…

Prepare for Your Data Science Interview

Ben Sullins
If you’re looking for work as a junior data analyst, engineer, or scientist, this course gives you the best techniques…

Using Power BI with Excel

Madecraft
Are you ready to take your skills as a data analyst to the next level? Power BI is an easy-to-use…

Lessons from the World of Sports Analytics

Ben Sullins
If you’re a sports fan and a data geek at heart, you may have thought about your dream career. You…

Introduction to Career Skills in Data Analytics

Robin Hunt
Are you ready to take the first step on your journey as a data analyst? Whatever your goals, you don’t…

The Data Science of Healthcare, Medicine, and Public Health

Barton Poulson
Data analytics plays an increasingly pivotal role in how we go about managing our healthcare systems and personal health. This…

Career Resources

LeetCode

Through a premium subscription, LeetCode provides interview prep tailored to major companies and videos detailing different aspects of technology interviewing. …

LaunchDeck

Swarthmore’s Largest Tech and Entrepreneurship Club

Negotiating Software Engineering Offers

Negotiating software engineering offers. Advice will be most helpful for new grad students targeting major computer science companies, but some …

Internship Search

Practical guide to navigate your tech internship hunt by CodePath.org

Swarthmore Women+ in Computer Science

Our purpose is to create a supportive community for women in Computer Science as one way to change this trend.

Google BOLD Internship Program

Be bold. A unique undergraduate internship experience to Build Opportunities for Leadership & Development (BOLD).

BOLD interns join teams across …

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