Careers & Occupations
This guide covers the primary resources to begin your job related search. To begin with, you may want to consult the Industry Overviews guide to see if the industries you have identified have growth potential. For additional research, you will also want to look at the guides for Private Companies, Public Companies, or Non-Profit Companies & Organizations to complete your background research.
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- Top Databases
- Books, Reference & Print Resources
- Internet Resources & Websites
- Related Research Guides
- Additional Information
Top Databases
Associations UnlimitedHere information can be found on nonprofit membership organizations in all fields. It covers major international organizations and U.S. national, regional, state, and local organizations. Entries for each organization include contact information, descriptions of the organization, number of members, budget and other information. The database allows searching by association name, acronym, keyword in name, location, subject terms, SIC codes, etc. Trade associations in particular can be a very valuable resource for data about an industry. Check their descriptions to see if the association collects statistics or if they have a library that collects data. [more]
CareerSearch
CareerSearch covers U.S. (public and private), Canadian, and international companies, universities, and non-profit organizations. The database is primarily designed to aid individuals in identifying job prospects based upon selected criteria such as location, industry, SIC codes, and other elements. It does not include job announcements. It usually contains the names of Human Resource Managers and top executives, as well as basic company information. The database can also be used to identify competitors by industry and SIC code, making it useful for company competitive analysis or the development of business plans. [more]
Vault Online Career Library
Vault provides access to industry and career guides, including employer profiles. Also included are books and reports that offer advice on consulting case interviews, financial interviews, and career trends. Review the message boards to pose questions and find out what it's really like to work at a company or in an industry. [more]
WetFeet
The WetFeet Insider Guides are independently-researched reports on leading companies, industries and career advice topics that are known for providing "inside information" that is hard to obtain from other sources. Restrictive digital rights management allows each user to download one, single copy of each of the Insider Guides to his/her computer. [more]
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Books, Reference & Print Resources
Vault and WetFeetWe own many Vault and WetFeet publications which can be found
in the Library catalog (ACORN)
and checked out and used outside the library. All of these reports are also
available online in the databases.
Career Section
We have a Career Planning Collection which you can browse.
It contains how-to books on job hunting.
Book of Lists
The Career section also includes the BIZJOURNALS "Book of Lists" for many major cities. These list the primary companies in a specific area and are unique for each city. See this link to browse by CITY or set up an Alert for a specific industry: http://www.bizjournals.com/
Search for more books in the ACORN Catalog
Internet Resources & Websites
City RankingsTop Metro Areas for Business and Careers
Salary Calculator
Company Rankings & Lists
Going Global
Country guides for employment in 24 countries.
Top Lists of Resources by Industry
Knock 'Em Dead Knock 'Em Dead has job hunting, interviewing hints and information and also includes international websites for your job search.
Related Research Guides
- Industry Overviews
- Nonprofit Companies & Organizations
- Private Companies
- Public Companies
- Salary Survey & Relocation
- View all Research Guides
Additional Information
- Use of the databases implies acceptance of our Copyright and Licensing Restrictions.
- Need help accessing a resource from off-campus? Take a look at the Troubleshooting Tips page.
- Don't know where to begin? Check out the How do I begin my research? page for information on how to get started researching various topics and use citation information.
- Do you know the name of a database that you'd like to use? Use Databases (A-Z) to locate a known resource and get more information.
- The Databases by Subject page can help direct you to similar resources by topic.
- Additional databases are also available through the Jean & Alexander Heard Library.
- Want to browse electronic journals? Check out the E-Journals (A-Z).
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