How to Plan Your Job Search

The goal of this resource is to help you take control of your job search timeline and provide you with strategies for advancing your job search process. It will be most useful for people who need to find a job within a certain timeframe and who want to be as effective as possible at every […]
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How veteran Stevenson landed his first IT job

My name is Stevenson and I’m from Florida. I took the Google IT Support Professional Certificate program on Coursera and it helped me get a job as an IT Support Specialist. I didn’t have professional IT support experience before taking the certificate. I’ve always had an affinity for troubleshooting computers. My interest in computers started […]
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Ask Slashdot: How Can You Refresh Your Linux and Sysadmin Skills?

Slashdot reader PrimeGoat has used Linux for 20 years, “10 of which were during my career as a Linux sysadmin…” “However, there’s more to being a sysadmin than just knowing how to use Linux.” There are best practices that evolve, new methods of doing things and new software that constantly comes out and evolves. This is where my challenge comes. In…

From the Kitchen to the Help Desk: Arthur’s Story

My name is Arthur and I’m from the state of Massachusetts. I completed the Google IT Support Professional Certificate, and today I work in IT as a level 1 Systems Engineer. I spent the last 12 years in restaurant management and did not have any professional IT experience before I was offered my new job.  […]
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More Than 50,000 Marijuana Convictions in Los Angeles Will Be Automatically Wiped Clean

Vic Bishop – Finally, the act of having possession of a plant will no longer hold these people back. Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/04/19/more-than-50000-marijuana-convictions-in-los-angeles-will-be-automatically-wiped-clean/…

How to Start Your STEM Career – Seven Engineering Courses

In a series of four blog posts, we’ll be highlighting courses available on edX that you can take as your first steps towards exploring and learning STEM – science, technology, engineering and math – skills. Read the first two blogs featuring science and technology courses. Engineers use math, science and technology to solve real world… Continue reading How to Start Your STEM Career – Seven Engineering Courses