This is a part-time opportunity (10 hrs. / week) assisting with general web activities on multiple websites. Candidate must have:

• web experience (HTML, CSS, Javascript)
• design skills
• a creative brain

This is an hourly position ( No more than 10 hrs / week). Pay is negotiable based on experience. Send inquiries to: Bob Humphrey rbhumphrey@purefishing.com

We are looking for someone to help with development and additions to our website as a contracted worker. This is paid short-term position with the possibility of further employment upon completion of initial contract term. Qualifications: Third year Computer Science Majors and up Self-motivated Individual with Analytical and Problem Solving Skills Experience working with javascript, Php, and postgres/mysql is a plus. Please email resume and contact information to benkepes@yahoo.com for review.

We have just posted 2 IT jobs, not for students. I have posted for alumni on jobmate, but feel free to alert anyone you know who has experience and is interested in applying for a full time position. App Dev position in SCANA's Badging/Security team. info & apply online http://www.scana.com job 963981 . MS SQL Server req'd Infrastructure Analyst position in SCANA's Cyber Security team. info & apply online http://www.scana.com job 964046

Glassdor.com has published a report on Software Engineer Salaries at the 15 Top Tech Companies:

Of the 15 tech companies in this report, Google Software Engineers earn the highest average base salary for 2012 ($128,336). Trailing closely behind are software engineers at Facebook ($123,626), Apple ($114,413), eBay ($108,809) and Zynga ($105,568).

They also report that the national average software engineer salary is $92,648. So, the average Software Engineer still makes less than the average Lawyer, Pharmacist, Doctor, vice president, or (much less than) Banker, but more than the average manager, accountant, or business analyst. Also, see the slashdot discussion.

The GEM (Graduate Education for Minorities) Fellowship prepares technical leaders for advanced careers in industry, academia, and government agencies by identifying and selecting highly qualified students to complete a program of STEM graduate study and industry internships. Through our university and employer members, GEM awards fellowships and builds mentor networks to support Fellows in achieving academic and professional success. GEM Fellows will receive an internship with a sponsor company.

Entries due November 3 to November 15.

From Dr. Valtorta:

Today's lead story in the Business section of the State is about GM's plan to hire "up to" 10,000 software developers and other IT professionals in the next 3-5 years ("GM to bring computer technology in-house"). This is an Associated Press article by Tom Krisher, bylined Detroit. It is very well written. For comparison, the expected number of jobs in mechanical engineering nationwide for the same period is about the same (cf. BLS Report).

Dr. Buell adds:

10000 jobs over four years (averaging 3 to 5) is 2500 per year. That represents 6.25% of the total estimated production of new graduates, if these were all to be new graduates.

I like this quote from the article:

Experts say it’s also the start of a trend as manufacturers realize that software is among the few things that will set them apart from competitors.

When manufacturing is entirely done by 'robots' (CNC machines, 3D printers, actual robots, etc), then the only thing left for us to do is tell the machines what to do, which is the definition of software: that which tells the machine what to do.

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