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Resources for Employers

Recruiting SIMS Students: how to recruit SIMS students
Student Skills: SIMS grads' interests and skills
Summer Internships: hire a SIMS student for the summer

Message from the Dean

The information revolution has created the need for a new kind of professional: someone who is skilled in locating, organizing, manipulating, filtering and presenting information. The mission of the School of Information Management and Systems is to educate such information managers. Information managers must be familiar with the technology used to store, organize and retrieve information in business, government, libraries and academic settings. However, technical expertise alone is not sufficient for success; our graduates not only manage technology but also manage information and people as well.

Our students know how to organize information, how to design usable interfaces, how to search effectively, how to keep information secure, how to assess and evaluate information needs, and how to manage projects. Most importantly, they understand the economic and social environment in which their organization functions and are familiar with the relevant issues in law, economics, ethics, and management.

This profession is inherently multidisciplinary, requiring aspects of computer science, cognitive science, business, law, information studies, and communications. Our graduates have found employment in major corporations, government offices, the media industry, libraries, and academic institutions. They work as consultants, information architects, Web designers, project managers, usability experts, and in a variety of other areas. With the ever-growing supply of information, we foresee a growing need for professionals who know how to manage it effectively.