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Industry Insights 9 min read · Students and career switchers

Technology & Data Career Roadmap

Understand entry routes, role families, and portfolio evidence for technology and data careers.

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1

Choose a role family

Technology is not one career. Start with the kind of problems you want to solve and the work you want to do each day.

  • check_circle Software: build and maintain applications or platforms.
  • check_circle Data: clean, analyze, visualize, and explain evidence.
  • check_circle Cybersecurity: protect systems, users, and information.
  • check_circle Product and UX: connect user needs with feasible solutions.
2

Create proof of skill

Certificates can support learning, but employers also need evidence that you can apply knowledge.

  • check_circle Complete two small projects and one deeper capstone.
  • check_circle Explain your decisions, trade-offs, and results.
  • check_circle Publish work in a portfolio with a clear problem-solution narrative.

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Choose one next step for the next seven days

Add it to your Career Goal Planner in Compass and review what you learned after completing it.

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