PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR: Career Opportunities in Big Tech

Event Type

Professional Development

Sponsor

Illinois Computer Science

Location

200 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 701, Chicago, IL 60606

Virtual

Date

Apr 27, 2023   5:00 - 6:00 pm  

Registration

In-Person Attendees: RSVP here to let us know you're coming!

E-Mail

chicago-staff@cs.illinois.edu

Views

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Originating Calendar

Computer Science Speakers Calendar

Join Zoom meeting: go.cs.illinois.edu/cspd-spr23
Meeting ID: 826 5168 7135
Passcode: 262065
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Event Description

Many computer scientists spend their entire careers in large tech companies. Do you wonder what it would be like to do that long term? Might you get stuck on a project and have to change companies to stay excited about your work? Or maybe you're concerned that if you stay too long with one company that it would be hard to change later if you'd like to? Are you worried that you would only interact with other computer scientists? Or maybe you're not convinced that it's possible to have a life and also succeed in a place like this. This session will feature alums and recruiters who can share their perspectives from the trenches - come with your questions and they will do their best to answer them!

Speakers

James Commons
Vice President, Technology and Operations
Yahoo Finance

James is VP of Technology and Operations at Yahoo where he leads a global team of approximately 400 employees who are responsible for key technology platforms and processes that power $6B of Yahoo's $8B in revenue. Prior to Yahoo, James was part of the leadership team at AOL that helped to turn around the company and ultimately led to its successful sale to Verizon in 2015. He started his career at Deloitte Consulting and is a 2007 University of Illinois computer science alum.

Additional speakers: To Be Announced