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Women in IT at Yale ([email protected] )
Turn Your Skills Into A Career in Information Technology
Adriene Nazaretian Radcliffe, co-chair
Women in IT at Yale ([email protected] )
Yale University
April 2015
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Adriene Radcliffe
http://www.yale.edu/wit
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Topics Covered Today
• What is Information Technology (IT)
• Why IT is a Good Choice
• What Skills Do you Need Anyway?
• Finding Your Path
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Topics Covered Today
• What is Information Technology (IT)
• Why IT is a Good Choice
• What Skills Do you Need Anyway?
• Finding Your Path
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What is Information Technology
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What is Information Technology
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What is Information Technology
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Topics Covered Today
• What is Information Technology (IT)
• Why IT is a Good Choice
• What Skills Do you Need Anyway?
• Finding Your Path
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Why IT is a Good Choice
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Why IT is a Good Choice
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Why IT is a Good Choice
US News ranked top 100 jobs
CRITERIA:
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Why IT is a Good Choice
US News ranked top 100 jobs
#3
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Why IT is a Good Choice
US News ranked top 100 BEST PAID JOBS
#11
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Why IT is a Good Choice
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Topics Covered Today
• What is Information Technology (IT)
• Why IT is a Good Choice
• What Skills Do you Need Anyway?
• Finding Your Path
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What Skills Do You Need Anyway?
When YOU think of Information
Technology, what skills comes to mind?
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What Skills Do You Need Anyway?
Susan West provides an introduction - almost any skill can be used in IT!
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Topics Covered Today
• What is Information Technology (IT)
• Why IT is a Good Choice
• What Skills Do you Need Anyway?
• Finding Your Path
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Finding Your Path
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Finding Your Path
Kate Nimety tells us about her path into IT
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Finding Your Path
Lisa Sawin was self-taught and got her start by reading books!
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Finding Your Path
FYI – a Yale ITS intern put together the Diversity in IT: Women in IT video profile pages….
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Finding Your Path
View the Women in IT web site and see our Path To Leadership Poster Campaign
Kay’s Career Path
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Women in IT at Yale ([email protected] )
Turn Your Skills Into A Career in Information Technology
Adriene Nazaretian Radcliffe, co-chair
Women in IT at Yale ([email protected] )
Yale University
April 2015
a_radcliffe
Adriene Radcliffe
http://www.yale.edu/wit