Information Sciences and Operations Management

Major, Career & Job Hunting Information Online

General

• Exploring Majors  – includes description of major, special skills and abilities needed to succeed, examples of job titles, examples of organizations that hire ISOM majors, resources for learning about the field, contacts.
• Academic Course Planning Form – Select the course Planning Form for the year that you entered Mason as a student or stop by Academic Advising, SUB1, Room 304
• Contacts
• Vernon Hsu, ISOM Department Area Chair, 155 Enterprise Hall, (703) 993-1771    
• Academic Advising Center, SUB 1, 304, (703) 993-2470
• Laura Rhoades, Kerry Willigan, and Laura Winkler, Office of Academic and Career Services, School of Management, 008 Enterprise Hall, (703) 993-1880
• ISOM Department

Additional Career/Occupation Information

• Career Library Resources – Blue section located in SUB1, Room 348
• O*NET Online (In-depth information about occupations)                                                                                       
• American Society for Information Science and Technology (http://asis.org)
• Association for Women in Computing (www.awc-hq.org)
• Association of Records Managers and Administrators (www.arma.org)
• Society for Information Management (www.simnet.org)
• Occupational Outlook Handbook (Computer and Information Systems Managers section)
• George Mason University Career Network (available to Mason students)

Getting Experience

• Campus Access – Technology Internships
• PatriotJobWeb – University Career Services
• Internship Fair – each spring semester an internship fair is held at Mason
• Career Library Resources – Yellow section located in SUB1, Room 348
• Types of Career Related Experience
• Getting the Most from Your Internship Experience
• Prepare to Job Hunt (good information for getting experience as well – writing resumes, interviewing, etc.)

Graduate and Professional School

• The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business - Business School Profiles
• All Business Schools – Technology Management (www.allbusinessschools.com)
• Career Library Resources – Red section located in SUB1, Room 348

Job Hunting & Preparation

• Job Hunting Strategies
• PatriotJobWeb – University Career Services
• Career Library Resources – Yellow section located in SUB1, Room 348
• IT World.com’s Career Section (Connections to recent articles on hiring trends, salary information, corporate cultures, as well as some job postings) 
• DICE (Job postings in the DC Metro Area)
• ComputerJobs.com (Job postings nationwide)
• Preparing to Job Hunt