Video Game Industry Careers: An Inside Look at Gaming Jobs & How You Can Land One

In the last year and a half of the pandemic, video games have come to serve as a release valve for the cooped-up populace, enabling players to vicariously experience things they no longer could in the real world. “I thought …

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AI in Finance & Banking: 11 Ways It’s Changing the Industry

In 1950, when Alan Turing questioned whether machines could think, no one knew how much capability artificial intelligence would have more than 70 years later. This question alone gave rise to complex concepts like machine learning (ML), robotics, deep learning, expert …

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Vault Career Guide to Cybersecurity

The digital world is a dangerous place. Cybercriminals seek to steal financial information and money; damage or destroy data, or …

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 Internet Services and Security 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 …

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 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 …

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Get Ready for Your Coding Interview

Taught by 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…

The Data Science of Media and Entertainment with Barton Poulson

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

The Data Science of Sports Management, with Barton Poulson

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

Customer Insights and Consumer Analytics for Organizations: Tools and Analysis

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

Writing a Tech Resume

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

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

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

Data Science Foundations: Data Assessment for Predictive Modeling

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

Nail Your Java Interview

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

Using Power BI with Excel

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

Digital Marketing Foundations

Taught by Brad Batesole
Learn how to promote your brand or business effectively online and develop a targeted marketing strategy that engages potential customers…

Introduction to Career Skills in Data Analytics

Taught by 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

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

GitHub for Data Science Job Seekers

Taught by Isil Berkun
Explore ways to use your GitHub profile and projects to increase your value add and visibility, improve opportunities to be…

Transitioning to a Career in Sports Analytics

Taught by Ray Yocke
Are you looking to break into the exciting world of sports analytics, but not sure where to begin? This course…

Jeff Weiner on Establishing a Culture and a Plan for Scaling

Taught by Jeff Weiner
What does it take to scale a multibillion-dollar business and foster a healthy company culture at the same time? Listen…

Leading the Shift: Creating the new field of data for social impact | data.org

Taught by Microsoft Azure | Leading the Shift
You’ve heard of data-driven products, data-driven services, and data-driven business models, but data.org is pioneering an entirely new field: data…

Swarthmore & External Resources

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Alumni Connections

  • Research Assistant Healthy, Equitable And Responsive Democracy Research Initiative (HEARD)
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  • Analyst Praescient Analytics
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  • Senior technical product manager Amazon
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  • Data Scientist Holman Automotive
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  • Managing Director and Co-Founder The Counsly Group
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  • Software Engineer Rillavoice
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  • Investment Mentor - Technology Developer Accelerator Programme Advanced Propulsion Centre UK
Meet Duran
  • Analyst Analysis Group, Inc.
Meet Ellie

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Swarthmore, PA 19081

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Tuesday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Wednesday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Thursday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Office closed daily from 12–1pm for lunch.