Ramsey Library Research Guides
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Entering
the rat race:career* vita* |
retrieves career, careers retrieves vita, vitae, but also retrieves unrelated terms, such as vitamin, vital, vitality |
To require a term, precede it with a plus sign (+):
+jobs
+"career center*"
+"animal wrangler" +film*
Specific resources
There many services on the Web for job seekers and for employers. The UNCA Career Center has links to a more organized selection of sites. This is just a very small sample of what is on the World Wide Web.
Career Builder - Database of 70,000+ positions from around the world. Simple search form to specify an exact job title or employer. Posting your résumé is free, using an online form. Employers pay nothing to browse submitted résumés, but pay to advertise job openings.
Monster Board - Scans new postings that match your profile and alerts you via e-mail. Channels organize this huge site into categories, such as medical jobs, human resources jobs, or entrepreneurial opportunities. Includes Canadian companies and some companies in other countries.
CareerSite - Job seekers register and enter a profile that is run against job openings from participating companies. Employers can also search for profiles that match their job listings. There is not much information at the site about its sponsors, but the list of employers includes some well-known companies.
CareerPath.com - Search the classified job ads from over 40 newspapers in the United States. The Charlotte Observer is included in this list.
JOBTRAK - Listings of 650 college and university career centers, MBA programs, and alumni associations.
Professional Organizations
Encyclopedia of Associations - Annual printed directory of national associations. REF DESK AS22 .E5
Many organizations have Web pages that tell you how to meet educational requirements, salary ranges, and working conditions. Here are examples of professional organization pages:
American Psychological Association
American Marketing Association
American Physical Therapy Association
National Education Association
Sometimes organizations have special pages for students. For example, if you are a biology major, you might visit the Web site of The American Society of Parasitologists and look for the "Students" and "Careers" links. Students from high school through graduate school can get information about careers in psychology from The American Psychological Association.
Federal Government
FedWorld Federal Jobs Search - Search by location and keyword.
USA Jobs - "The U.S. Government's official site for jobs and employment information provided by the United States Office of Personnel Management."
State Governments
Almost every state has a Web site that includes a link to employment opportunities or job listings. Sometimes individual state agencies have their own job Web listings (such as the North Carolina State Library). Ramsey Library is also a selective depository for North Carolina government publications.
North Carolina Employment Security Commission - See available positions listed with this state office. Search by occupational group or job category and region or for a job title and educational level.
North Carolina Office of State Personnel Job Vacancies - Jobs with the state government are listed by major category.
America's Job Bank - Search approximately 750,000 job listings not locally filled offices of the State Employment Service. The Career InfoNet button leads to State Profiles, including North Carolina's.
America's Talent Bank - Part of America's Job Bank. A database of electronic resume's. If you want to submit your electronic résumé, follow the online instructions to register and get your USERID and PIN number.
Cities or other geographical areas
Excite Travel (formerly City.net) - Links to major sites by region, country, state, or city. Well-chosen Web sites provide solid information about most places. An easy way to navigate is to scroll down to the Destinations section and click on a region. From there you can narrow your search by clicking on a map.
Zip2 - Features City Guides compiled by over 145 newspapers. Guides feature real estate and business listings as well as travel and event information.
NC Jobs - Service of the Asheville Citizen-Times. Search classified ads and more.
Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce - Search by type of business or visit member links. The printed Asheville Area chamber of Commerce Directory is also available at the REF DESK HD5068 .A8 A8
Other countries
The easiest way to find official country Web pages is go to Yahoo! directory and select the Regional, countries link on the main directory page.
The Excite Travel (formerly City.net) site has country pages as well as city pages. In spite of the "travel guide" image, there are excellent links to background information and official sites as well as tourist information.
Visit the Riley Guide's Resources for International Job Opportunities. We could not do any better.
American Jobs Abroad - Directory of American corporations and non-profit organizations that employ Americans abroad. REF HF5382.56 U6 H37
Information about industries and companies
Industries
Web Resources
Standard Industrial Classification Manual - You may need the "SIC" code of a business or industry in order to search some of the Web or printed directories. The print version of the Standard Industrial Classification Manual is located in REF HF 1042 S73 1987.
Economic Census - The Economic Census consists of several series of publications on specific sectors of the economy. Issued in years ending in "2" and "7." The 1997 Economic Census will survey of 5 million businesses beginning in December 1997. The 1992 Economic Census data is the latest available.
The 1992 Economic Census is a good source of information about number of establishments, payroll, number of employees and other data for:
Sectors of the economy:
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Special reports:
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Statistics of U.S. Businesses - Data by:
- Industry - two-, three-, and four-digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
- Geography - state, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), and county
- Legal Form of Organization - corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, and non-profit organizations
- Enterprise Size - employment and receipts size
Click on a state to get an area report.
Library Resources
LexisNexis Academic. News and wire services; company, industry and market information; resources for legal and political research; medical news; government information.
Small Business Profiles - Start-up information for the new small business owner. REF HD62.7 .S53 1994
Standard
and Poor is the corporate author of many reference series on finance and corporations.
For an overview of 52 major industry groups see:
Standard
& Poor's Industry Surveys - REF HG4501 .S633
Value Line Investment Survey Ratings & Reports of key industries. Each section is updated at 13-week intervals. REF DESK HG4501 .V26
U.S. Industry & Trade Outlook '98 - (Formerly entitled U.S. Industrial Outlook) - Forecasts of business prospects for several hundred industries. Latest issue is at REF DESK HC106.5 .A17; earlier editions are in UNCA FED DOC C 61.34: [year].
Business Periodicals Index - Print index to business journals and magazines. Organized by subject heading. No abstracts. 1958-present. INDEX AREA AI .B5
RMA Annual Statement Studies - Business ratios. REF HF5681.B2 R6
Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios - REF HF5681.R25 T68
Companies
Web Resources
Standard Industrial Classification Manual - You may need the "SIC" code of a business or industry in order to search some of the Web or printed directories. The SIC code will be replaced by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Information about NAICS is available from the Census Bureau.
SEC's EDGAR Database -
Search for 10-K rerports and related information filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. EDGAR is an acronym for "the Electronic Data
Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system."
EdgarScan - Price Waterhouse
site that offers "an intelligent interface to the SEC EDGAR
database." Includes all of the 10-Q and 10-K reports in EDGAR. User-friendly search
engine.
Enter part or all of a company name and press Enter to search. Output is available in
several
formats, including Excel.
America's Employers - Company directory searchable by state and type of business. Lists 40,000 firms. A few have links to Web sites. The site also has classifieds, résumé help, and other features.
CompaniesOnline - Search for company information by entering criteria in a search form. If you know the name of a company you want to research, enter it in the search form. Search the database of all company categories or select a category, such as "Publishing & Media." You can then search within this category or "drill-down" to a sub-category, such as "TV-Broadcasting." Results list address, D-U-N-S number, telephone number, industry category, and links to the company's Web sites. The site may offer a Dun & Bradstreet report on the company that you can purchase, since it is affiliated with Lycos and Dun & Bradstreet.
BigBook - Directory information only, but a quick way to build a list of companies by geographic area and type of business. Each entry is accompanied by a map.
Fortune 500 - Basic information and comparisons of the Fortune 500 corporations. Links to company Web sites and related articles in Time-Warner's Pathfinder database.
JobWeb - Search for jobs or employer profiles by keywords relating to job title, skill, or degree. JobWeb is a service of The National Association of Colleges and Employers.
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers - Standard directory of manufacturers. The Web version requires registration but it's free.
Remember, you can always explore the Yahoo! directory of Companies/Employment under Business and Economy.
Library Resources
Directory of Corporate Affiliations - Find the parent company or subsidiaries of public, private, or international corporations. REF HG4057 .A217 WCU-A
Moody's Industrial Manual - One of several Moody's series containing financial data about specific companies. REF HG4961 .M68
Depending on the type of company you are researching, you may want to look at:
- Moody's Bank and Finance Manual - REF HG4961 .M65
- Moody's OTC Industrial Manual - REF HG4961 .M7237
- Moody's Public Utility Manual - REF HG4961 .M69
- Moody's Transportation Manual - REF HG4961 .M7
For each Manual there is an annual compilation and a binder for weekly news updates.
Mergent News Reports (formerly Moody's)
are available in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format
Standard & Poor's Corporation Records - REF HG4501 .S63
Value Line Investment Survey - Ratings & Reports of key industries. Each section is updated at 13-week intervals. REF DESK HG4501 .V26
North Carolina Business Directory - Four sections: Businesses by city; by yellow page category; major employers; and manufacturers by city and product. REF C107.N8 N7525
North Carolina Employment Guide - Concise listing by company, city, industry, and employment size. REF HF5382.75 .U62 N86
North Carolina Manufacturers Directory - Organized by county, but also includes an alphabetical directory and SIC list. Additional features include statistics and information on foreign trade. REF HF5065 .N8 .H37
Ward's
business directory of U.S. private and public companies - Unique source of information
about 142,000 companies. The first 3 volumes list companies by name with financial
information, SIC codes, ticker symbol, main company officers, and a brief description.
Volume 4 lists all the companies by state and zip code. Volume 5 arranges companies by SIC
code and ranks them according to sales volume. You can estimate market share within SIC
code by comparing a company's totals with the SIC total.
REF HG4057 .A575 1994
International Directory of Company Histories - REF HD2721 .I63
- Hoover's Handbook of American Business - REF HG4057 .A28617
- Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies - REF HG4057 .A28618
- Hoover's Handbook of World Business - REF HG4009 .H66
In the Online library catalog you can also Search by Subject or Words to find titles about specific companies, such as:
Creative or unusual professions
Do a Web search (such as +jobs +music) to find sites on specific topics.
Visit Web pages that showcase the work of individual entrepreneurs or artisans to find out how other people are making a living doing what they love. Here are a few "off the wall" links:
Employment Services for Librarians - This is a library Web page, after all. ;-)
ECO - Environmental Careers
FiberArt.com - Fascinating links. See: The Woad Page and The Sheep Page
Learning More About Llamas
Worm farming
Flute Making
Summer jobs, internships, and post-graduate service
CoolWorks - Easy to navigate. Many jobs in recreation and national parks.
Summer Jobs for Students - A Peterson's guide. Heavy on camp and recreational service jobs. REF HF5382.5 .U5 S76
Peterson's Internships - REF LC1072 .I58 P48
Be careful out there!
The Web is a very large forum of communication for profit-seeking individuals and companies as well as more altruistic endeavors. Apply the same standards of credibility to Web pages that you do to printed works.
- Examine the URL for clues as to it's origin. Is it a government site (has ".gov" in the URL)? A college or university site (.edu)? An organization (.org)? Or a personal Web page (includes a tilde (~) on Unix servers)?
- Do the links on the page include external links to other sites, or are they mostly internal, on the same site? All internal links may indicate an insular, closed viewpoint.
- Does the page include an address, telephone number, background information, e-mail address?
- Can you tell when the page was last updated? Currency is extremely important for job seekers.
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