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Guest Post: SCANA Internship

May 8th, 2013 | Posted by Carmen Harris in IT-oLogy Defined | Teach IT - (0 Comments)

Intern Jack Lee talks about his accomplishments this week at SCANA.

As the semester is getting to the end, the time for me and SCANA Corporation to go our separate ways is also coming close. I will be deeply sad on my last day of employment at SCANA, but right now, I just have to not think about it and try to make the best of it.

This week is a slow week, with not a lot of jobs for the Workstation Support Department. I have been imaging some old machines occasionally and wiping old computers twice a week. According to my supervisor, the last day of my Co-Op at SCANA Corporation will be May 10, which is the day before my graduation. My co-worker Michael Taylor also told me that SCANA is about to bring summer students in for a new batch of Co-Op employment. I even helped set up a new workstation for the summer Co-Op students. Thinking about my time at SCANA, I have really learned a lot new IT skills, and I hope I can use them during my future career.

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Job Spotlight: Outside Technology Sales Representative

May 2nd, 2013 | Posted by Whitney Williams in IT-oLogy Defined | Teach IT - (0 Comments)

Advantec Global Services, Anywhere in NC, SC, or TN

Advantec Global Services, Inc. is currently in search of a hard working, energetic, customer friendly Outside Sales Representative to join their sales team. We are looking for people with drive, energy, intelligence and the motivation to work hard and make money.  If you have these skills, we WILL train you!  Additional qualifications for a successful Outside Sales Representative are:

The Outside Sales Representative will be responsible for the following

  • Sell solutions-based products in security, virtualization, and mobility
  • Attend and participate in sales meetings
  •  Learn and use a consultative sales process
  •  Perform cold calls to potential clients

The ideal candidate for this position will have the following skill set:

  • Excellent customer service, negotiation and communication skills
  • A personable and professional demeanor
  • Ability to utilize a tablet-like PC as a sales and measuring tool
  • Basic understanding of Microsoft Office applications and sales tools
  • Customer-focused sales approach
  • Willingness to cold call and learn a consultative sales approach
  • Technology knowledge/background is strongly desired

 

Advantec Global Services Inc was created in 1994 to provide technical solutions for business needs throughout the Southeast US.  Advantec now provides world class information solutions on a global scale. Our beliefs in honesty and integrity make us stand out from other companies. Our client base covers small legal firms to large multi-national financial, retail, manufacturing, and healthcare organizations.

If you are looking for an Outside Sales Representative opportunity where you can be successful with uncapped earning potential, qualified leads, and a supportive sales and customer service team, then Advantec Global Services, Inc. is the place for you! Join our team today!

Apply online at the IT Gateway by visiting www.it-ology.org/jobs.

Internship Spotlight: AT&T

May 2nd, 2013 | Posted by Whitney Williams in Teach IT - (0 Comments)

IT Student Intern – Summer

AT&T, Columbia, SC

The Information Technology Summer Internship Program is a strategic program that enables participants to combine their coursework experience with the skills and real world experience needed to broaden their knowledge across the IT application development spectrum.

Through our student internships, you’ll benefit from the combination of classroom theory and real world experience.  You will receive on-the-job training where interns can work with project teams.

Our internships will give you hands-on experience and valuable knowledge that will last you a lifetime. You’ll make valuable contacts and get the inside view of telecommunications from the industry leader.

Mentors are assigned to each intern, one for project and one for additional skills development.

This program is an 8-12 week program and curriculum may include one or many of the following subjects:

  • Java
  • J2EE
  • Oracle
  • C/C++/Unix
  • HTML
  • XML
  • Project Management
  • Requirements
  • Strong Team Building Skills
  • Finance
  • Leadership Skills

Required Qualifications:

  • Working towards BS or BA degree in Computer Science, MIS or related technical field
  • Good communication, self-motivation and teamwork skills are a must
  • Open to US Citizenship or Permanent Residents

AT&T is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to hiring a diverse and talented workforce.  EOE/AA/M/F/D/V

Apply online at the IT Gateway by visiting www.it-ology.org/internships.

Job Spotlight: Intermediate Software Developer

May 2nd, 2013 | Posted by Whitney Williams in Careers | Teach IT - (0 Comments)

ACS – Florence, SC

ACS Technologies is a leader in providing outstanding technology solutions, backed by superior sales and service. With over 50,000 clients in the United States, Canada, and Europe, ACS Technologies enables churches, schools, and organizations to manage events, finances, donor relationships, staff, reporting, websites, growth strategies, and so much more. ACST is looking for a Software Developer responsible for coding, testing, debugging, and documenting desktop and browser-based programs. Our developers work in a fast-paced environment, employing agile development processes that allow for quick-to-market solutions. Our development teams are relatively small and each successful team member is empowered to make a significant impact on the delivered solutions.

We offer employees a competitive salary and robust benefits plan. Our benefits include among others, Medical and Dental plans, generous paid time off, a 401K program, and Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability plans.

What you’ll do:

• Leads in development, testing, debugging, and documentation of software applications across various platforms within an agile development team.

• Accountable for maintaining approved development standards and quality within his/her agile team and contributing to these across all teams.

• Responsible for independently resolving issues, providing technical leadership on projects, mentoring other developers, contributing to the developer community, and providing technical expertise to non-developers.

What we’re looking for:

• Expert knowledge of Delphi for Windows, SQL, Visual Basic, C#, or equivalent programming language.

• Must possess a strong body of technical and/or application knowledge. Is knowledgeable in the technical underpinnings of at least one web-based application.

• Proven technical skills and the ability to communicate complex ideas to diverse individuals.

• Complex problem-solving both independently and collaboratively.

Education and Experience:

• BA/BS in Computer Science and 3-4 years of software development experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Apply online at the IT Gateway by visiting www.it-ology.org/jobs.

Internship Spotlight: SPARC-Charleston, SC

April 9th, 2013 | Posted by Whitney Williams in Careers | IT-oLogy Defined | Teach IT - (0 Comments)

SPARC, located in Charleston, SC is looking for a Software Development Intern

Desired Class Level(s):

College Junior, College Senior

Responsibilities

  • Assist in development efforts for software enhancements, extensions, defect corrections and integration of features.
  • Create or assist in mobile web applications (Android/Apple) applications.
  • Assist Senior Developers with implementation of requirements, system specifications, input/output processes and working parameters for software integration.
  • Use innovative problem solving and critical thinking approaches to proactively solve a broad range of problems across technologies.
  • Learn to apply Agile development methodologies for complex, state-of-the-art modules.
  • Review test results and evaluate for conformance to design.
  • Develop systems and design infrastructure necessary to support both business and technical integration needs.

Qualifications:

To be considered for this position, you must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below:

  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must live in the Charleston, SC area.
  • Strong software development skills, including design, development, testing, deployment and support.
  • Excellent communication (written and verbal), time management, interpersonal and team participation.
  • Ability to rapidly assimilate new technologies and be able to communicate effectively with various teams.
  • Demonstrate ability to systematically gather relevant information from different sources to address an issue and make a prompt and insightful decision.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills including analytical, problem solving, organizational, issue resolution.
  • Possess and apply a comprehensive knowledge across key tasks and high impact assignments.
  • Must be independent and self driven.
  • Pursuing Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related topic.
  • 2 or more years class or projects with Software Development and Implementation.

Preferred Qualifications:
Candidates with these desired skills will be given preferential consideration. The candidate for this internship will have software development experience or have taken classes related to in some of the following areas:

  • Open Source development experience
  • Java
  • Understanding of Web Services Design, Testing and Implementation
  • Agile development methodologies
  • Understanding of architecting large scale enterprise applications
  • Understanding of code.google integration or other cloud based services integration

 

If you are interested in this position, please visit www.it-ology.org/internships and apply through the IT Gateway.  Questions? Please contact Bethany Human at recruiting@it-ology.org.

Job Spotlight: AvidXChange one of the top 25 best mid-sized companies in Charlotte

March 6th, 2013 | Posted by Whitney Williams in Careers | IT-oLogy Defined | Teach IT - (0 Comments)

Web Application Developer Charlotte, NC AvidXChange
At Avidxchange there is a culture of innovation, accountability, responsibility, entrepreneurship, and life-balance, as well as tremendous annual growth. There are always emerging roles that create opportunities for personal and professional development. We were #3 in 2010 on the list of top 25 best mid-sized companies in Charlotte, and we’re shooting for #1
If you want to work for a recognized leader in an exciting market that is always on the forefront of innovation, and you want to be surrounded by “A” players who will challenge you every day, then we want to hear from you.

Explore a career at AvidXchange if…
• Your brains and your drive are underutilized
• A slow pace just kills you
• You have a creative, entrepreneurial spirit
• You want your ideas heard
• You can’t stand bureaucracy
• You have boundless energy and endless potential
• You’re loyal, dedicated, and have a high work ethic

 Job Purpose:
• We are in need for an experienced ASP.NET/ C# web Developer for a full time position. Your role will be lead developer as part of a team that builds customer-facing web applications for Integration with our customer systems.
• Perform full life cycle web applications development, enhancement, and proof of concepts.
• Performs specific well-defined assignments as part of a project team or works independently on small and large projects.
• Follow development standards and contribute to the improvement of those standards by recommending best practices and lessons learned from previous implementations.
• Analyze and define interfaces, design classes and design subsystems

Please visit https://it-ology-csm.symplicity.com/ and sign up for the IT Gateway to apply for this position and have your resume submitted directly to the hiring manager.

If you have any questions, please contact Campus Relations Manager Bethany Human at recruiting@it-ology.org.

Guest Blog Post: SCANA Internship

February 19th, 2013 | Posted by Whitney Williams in IT-oLogy Defined | Teach IT - (0 Comments)

Intern Jack Lee talks about his accomplishments this week at SCANA. 

This is my fifth week working at SCANA Corporation. I have completed many projects this week, and I felt a strong sense of accomplishment by the end of the week. I assisted my co-workers in upgrading machines for an entire department, and helped install new applications on computers for other SCANA offices.

As soon as I stepped into the office on Monday, my co-worker Brian Vause asked me to help him with a project. The project was to assist some SCANA Gas offices upgrade their computers and install some applications that were needed. I used a special script written by one of our top scriptwriters. The operations were not difficult, and it didn’t even take long because the script allows the applications to be installed in 15 to 20 minutes without rebooting the computers. At the end of the day, Mr. Vause said that I did a great job and that I provided them a lot of help. Another highlight of my week was on Friday when I helped my co-worker install a new motherboard. This operation allowed me to refresh what I learned in ITEC 343 back in my sophomore year. Despite some small troubles that I ran into, I got the job done.  Seeing the computer I put together actually working made me very happy.

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Guest Blog Post: Updates and Software Installation becomes easier at SCANA

February 12th, 2013 | Posted by Whitney Williams in IT-oLogy Defined | Teach IT - (0 Comments)

Intern Jack Lee talks about his work experiences at SCANA this week.

This is my fourth week working at SCANA Corporation. I had a very productive week–we have lots of projects going on, and I provided a lot of assistance for my co-workers. I feel more and more happy working at SCANA Corporation.

The highlight of my week came on Friday, when I was invited to a staff meeting. We talked about some up coming projects. It turns out that we have to help update all the machines for a big department. I guess there will be more computer imaging jobs for me to do next week. After the meeting, we also learned about a new script that was written by one of our co-workers. The script provides a special function that will allow the computer to update and install software on its own. Despite some occasional clicking and agreeing to software terms, the script has made life easier for staff and shortened program installation time. Normally, it takes many hours to install all the applications, but the new script only needs about 15 to 20 minutes. This script is incredible, and our workstation department is looking forward to using it in the future.

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The Value of Version Control/Git Presented at IT-oLogy

February 6th, 2013 | Posted by ToddLewis in IT-oLogy Defined | Teach IT - (0 Comments)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Open IT Lab at IT-oLogy presented a “Version Control/Git/GitHub” workshop on Thursday, January 17. Many computer science students and local IT professionals attended.

Version control is a common tool used by software developers to keep track of changes in code or documents. By using version control and “checking in” changes made to a project into a repository responsible for managing a project, it’s possible to examine old versions, revert mistakes, determine who made changes, enable easier collaboration, and provide better organization for projects of all sizes.

Jarrell covered topics like creation of a repository, repository organization, common git workflows, working with remote repositories, how to use the staging area and manage commits, adding and removing files, creating branches, managing tags, viewing logs, reverting changes in a repository, viewing changes between commits, viewing the status of the working tree, and many others.

Attendees walked away with valuable knowledge that will help them manage projects and track code more effectively.

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IT Jobs Series: Digital and Web Communications

November 5th, 2012 | Posted by Emily in Teach IT - (1 Comments)

With the world becoming more digital and web-based, having a substantial web and digital communications plan is becoming crucial for all types of businesses and organizations. Duties within this group include working online and having a working knowledge of Cloud Computing, CD-ROMs, DVDs, and future storage and delivery technologies.

As a company’s primary means of communications online, the responsibilities of someone working in communications are crucial. One should be able to design and produce interactive training presentations, produce digital representations of sales materials, manage e-commerce, and design graphics that can be used on products as well as for online promotion.

Since the web communications job field does not require as much hands-on software development, the credentials and qualifications focus more toward web and media.  Sample credentials include:

  • iGeneration Certified Creative Producer
  • WOW (World Organization of Webmasters) Certified
  • Professional Webmaster
  • Certificate of Webmaster Technology
  • CompTIA I-Net+
  • Associate of Science in Real-Time Interactive Simulation
  • Bachelor of Arts in Media

Web and digital communications jobs are expected to grow as ecommerce grows. Jobs in web development are projected to grow 22% by 2020, which is faster than the national average for all occupations. In the age where the latest technologies can open endless doors for businesses, being in a growing technological field can be both promising and rewarding.

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