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Articles covering issues relating to developing a career in GIS including interview preparation, educational background, and ongoing professional development. Also listed are GIS job resources.


GIS Career Resources – Jobs and Internships

Filed in GIS Career and Jobs by Caitlin Dempsey on March 27, 2013 • 10 Comments
GIS Career Resources – Jobs and Internships

Resources to developing your professional GIS career.  Find job listings sites, tips on how to build a career in GIS, where to find a GIS internship, geography related career guides, and advice on searching and finding a job in the GIS field.  Also listed are resources to distance learning, GIS certificate programs, and GIS certification. [...]

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GIS Salary Survey Results

Filed in GIS Career and Jobs by Caitlin Dempsey on March 23, 2013 • 6 Comments
GIS Salary Survey Results

GIS Lounge is running a quick survey to look at the state of GIS salaries.  Since the poll was launched three days ago, there have been 185 respondents.  As more respondents are submitted, this results page will be updated.  To take the survey, visit this page. Respondents to the GIS salary survey were asked to [...]

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Ten Tips to Prepare for a GIS Job Interview

Filed in GIS Career and Jobs by Kristina Jacob on March 14, 2013 • 0 Comments
Ten Tips to Prepare for a GIS Job Interview

Got a portfolio? Kristina Jacob presents ten tips for preparing for a GIS job interview.

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Summer GIS Opportunities

Filed in GIS Career and Jobs by Caitlin Dempsey on March 5, 2013 • 0 Comments
Summer GIS Opportunities

Summer is a great time for students to focus their efforts on learning more about GIS and developing hands on experience.  Start lining up your GIS summer experience.  Listed here are summer GIS opportunities. Esri User Conference Student Assistants Each year, Esri offers students the opportunity to work at the annual Esri User Conference hosted in [...]

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GIS Job Definitions

Filed in GIS Career and Jobs by Caitlin Dempsey on December 1, 2012 • 0 Comments

What are the different types of geospatial job listings out there?  Listed here is the list of different GIS and geospatial job types and what they mean. The job titles are listed in alphabetical order.  Keep in mind that there is no uniform adoption of GIS job titles and the actual degree of experience and [...]

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To understand the different options for GIS education read How to Learn GIS , GIS distance learning programs, and GIS certification versus certificate programs

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Interested in GIS as a career? Visit GISGig.com for GIS job listings.A good first article is the Building a Career in GIS which provides an introduction to the building blocks of GIS employment .

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