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Your Passport to a Career in Bioinformatics by Every field and industry has at least one publication that people in the field read to keep up with what's going on. These magazines are in the Library's collections and you can access them and read like any pro in your field! For those exploring careers, they are great sources for inspiration. For job seekers, they are sources that can help you look knowledgable on trends, which can give you an edge for your job interviews and put you at ease for those moments of small talk with a potential employer.
Classic titles are:
Example: clean tech. Check off "Trade Publications" on the left to focus on news & developments in the field.
Below are two technology analyst report providers. Their reports give background on trends, and help you identify potential employers and provide news useful when preparing for interviews.
Cutter acts as a “global business-technology advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations leverage emerging technologies and the latest business management thinking to achieve competitive advantage and mission success” and UC San Diego has a subscription to its web contents, which includes expert research and analysis of industry trends in information technology. Cutter focuses on these practice areas:
Its website contents include reports, Cutter IT Journal, the Cutter blog, training and events. Some of Cutter’s content is free, but to see the industry reports that come with the UCSD membership, you must register for an account. Instructions are here - http://blink.ucsd.edu/sponsor/ITS/services/cutter.html. Please use your ucsd.edu email address to register.
Regional business news sources also follow high tech companies throughout North America. they are good for following the news in locales you'd like to work, finding potential employer and locating background to prepare for interviews. We have two major sources of these publications, listed below.
