What do Google, the CIA, United Health Group, IBM, and Bloomberg have in common? They hire Computational Linguists.

Sharon Jones of Career Thought Leaders

Do you know more languages than you can count on a single hand? Do you read wikipedia articles for fun in your spare time…we need outstanding people to help solve the following problem: How to organize ALL of the world’s data.  

Data Specialist, Factual

Do you dream in MapReduce? Can you imagine ways to predict the downfall of civilizations or the next American Idol winner from internet traffic? Can you herd yellow elephants to solve Big Data problems?

Senior Big Data Developer, Dell

If you have a unique combination of language and computer science or mathematics skills, computational linguistics (sometimes called human language technology or natural language processing) may be the perfect degree—and career—for you. Continue Reading

Payoff for Master’s Degree Evident in Starting Salaries

If you are looking to increase your earning potential beyond your bachelor’s degree, then consider getting a master’s degree.

Master’s degree graduates in many fields realize significantly higher starting salaries than their counterparts who hold bachelor’s degrees, according to a new report by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

NACE’s September 2012 Salary Survey indicates that there can be a significant “payoff” for the higher-level degree. Continue Reading