acm-header
Sign In

Communications of the ACM

Careers

Featured Job
bg-corner
hands pointing at code in open-source concept, illustration
Documentation Academy Aims to Empower Open Source Newcomers
From ACM Careers Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and… BNN | February 28, 2024
Women Aren't Becoming Engineers Because of Confidence Issues
From ACM Careers

Women Aren't Becoming Engineers Because of Confidence Issues

Women are less likely than men to stay in engineering majors and to become engineers because they want to have families and are more insecure about their math abilities... American Sociological Association
From ACM Careers | October 25, 2011
Salaries Projected to Rise in 2012 For In-Demand It Professionals
From ACM Careers

Salaries Projected to Rise in 2012 For In-Demand It Professionals

The newly released 2012 Salary Guides from Robert Half International project U.S. starting salaries for technology positions will increase 4.5 percent increase... Robert Half International
From ACM Careers | October 25, 2011
More Jobs Predicted For Machines, Not People
From ACM Careers

More Jobs Predicted For Machines, Not People

A faltering economy explains much of the job shortage in America, but advancing technology has sharply magnified the effect, according to two researchers at the... The New York Times
From ACM Careers | October 24, 2011
A Silicon Valley School That Doesn't Compute
From ACM Careers

A Silicon Valley School That Doesn't Compute

Schools nationwide have rushed to supply their classrooms with computers. But the contrarian point of view can be found at the epicenter of the tech economy,... The New York Times
From ACM Careers | October 24, 2011
Microsoft Employee Connects High-Tech Professionals With Local Students
From ACM Careers

Microsoft Employee Connects High-Tech Professionals With Local Students

An innovative computer science program launched last year by Microsoft software engineer Kevin Wang now includes three dozen industry professionals who are volunteering... Sammamish Patch
From ACM Careers | October 21, 2011
The Rare Find: Reinventing Recruiting
From ACM Careers

The Rare Find: Reinventing Recruiting

Companies like Google and Facebook are downplaying résumés and identifying talent in unusual ways. An excerpt from George Anders's book "The Rare Find." Bloomberg Businessweek
From ACM Careers | October 20, 2011
A Personal History With Computers
From ACM Careers

A Personal History With Computers

Carol Spradling's life changed when she saw a computer application that could do her time-consuming accounting work in seconds. She was recently named the recipient... NewspressNow.com
From ACM Careers | October 20, 2011
10 Secrets of Successful Leaders
From ACM Careers

10 Secrets of Successful Leaders

Leadership is one of the areas that many entrepreneurs tend to overlook. It turns out, the skills and talents necessary to guide your team in the right direction... Entrepreneur
From ACM Careers | October 20, 2011
Open Source Jobs: What's Hot, Where to Look, What to Learn
From ACM Careers

Open Source Jobs: What's Hot, Where to Look, What to Learn

For eager, talented software developers, free/open source software offers considerably more richness of opportunity than anything else. It is everywhere, from... ITworld
From ACM Careers | October 19, 2011
From ACM Opinion

The Importance of Word Choice: Terms with Multiple Meanings For Scientists and the Public

If you haven't seen the excellent post on Mountain Beltway—Words matter—you should head over there and take a look. The post brought up some interesting ideas about... Southern Fried Science
From ACM Opinion | October 19, 2011
Mentoring Builds Great Leaders, but Only If There Is Fierce Honesty
From ACM Careers

Mentoring Builds Great Leaders, but Only If There Is Fierce Honesty

A new study suggests that pairing a seasoned pro with a promising prospect in an informal mentorship was significantly more potent in developing strong leaders... University of Nebraska-Lincoln
From ACM Careers | October 19, 2011
Georgia Tech Turns Iphone Into Spiphone
From ACM Careers

Georgia Tech Turns Iphone Into Spiphone

A research team from Georgia Tech has discovered how to program a smartphone to sense nearby keyboard vibrations and decipher complete sentences with up to 80 percent... Georgia Institute of Technology
From ACM Careers | October 19, 2011
The Rare Find: Reinventing Recruiting
From ACM Careers

The Rare Find: Reinventing Recruiting

In late 2006, 22-year-old Adam D'Angelo confronted a serious problem. Facebook, then a small Silicon Valley startup, had picked him to be its chief technology... Businessweek
From ACM Careers | October 18, 2011
Vcu Training Simulator Tests, Evaluates School Leaders
From ACM Careers

Vcu Training Simulator Tests, Evaluates School Leaders

Using a five-year, $5.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, researchers with "Project ALL" are developing a computer simulator that evaluates... Virginia Commonwealth ­niversity
From ACM Careers | October 18, 2011
­.va. Team Awarded $3 Million Nsf Secure Computation Grant
From ACM Careers

­.va. Team Awarded $3 Million Nsf Secure Computation Grant

The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded a $3 million grant to a team lead by University of Virginia computer scientist David Evans for a project to develop... ­niversity of Virginia
From ACM Careers | October 18, 2011
How to Conduct a Job Search: What You Need to Know Today
From ACM CareerNews

How to Conduct a Job Search: What You Need to Know Today

Initiating a job search by social networking represents a significant change in the way IT jobseekers look for work today. Job hunters and career experts both say... CIO
From ACM CareerNews | September 26, 2011
Instant Health Checks For Buildings and Bridges
From ACM News

Instant Health Checks For Buildings and Bridges

During 2011's deadly onslaught of earthquakes, floods and tornadoes, countless buildings had to be evacuated while workers checked to make sure they were stable... Scientific American
From ACM News | October 17, 2011
Gender and Competition: What Companies Need to Know
From ACM CareerNews

Gender and Competition: What Companies Need to Know

Three Harvard researchers studying cooperation and competition in the workplace found that women's and men's workplace performance may be strongly linked to the... Harvard Business School
From ACM CareerNews | September 21, 2011
Robot Biologist Solves Complex Problem from Scratch
From ACM Careers

Robot Biologist Solves Complex Problem from Scratch

A team of scientists has taken a major step toward developing robot biologists. They have shown that their system, the Automated Biology Explorer, can solve a complicated... Vanderbilt ­niversity
From ACM Careers | October 14, 2011
$9.8m Program Aims to Change How Science Is Taught
From ACM Careers

$9.8m Program Aims to Change How Science Is Taught

A coalition of regional partners in upstate New York has received $9.8 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation to expand a promising, teacher-focused... University at Buffalo
From ACM Careers | October 14, 2011
<<464465466467468469470471472473>>
Sign In for Full Access
» Forgot Password? » Create an ACM Web Account