Landing Your Dream Job January 18th , 2008.ppt

Landing Your Dream Job January 18th , 2008 Laura L. Leavitt Human Resources Labor Relations Librarian Michigan State University 50 Law College Building 517-355-4647 leavitt9@ Slides available online: /staff/leavitt9/LandingYourDreamJob.ppt * Today’s Topics Workshop Benefits Career Exploration Company Information Industry Information * Career Exploration Career Resources Research Guide (MSU) O*Net Online America’s Career InfoNet Bridges – Choices Planner* WetFeet* Career TV* * Available through MSU Career Services Network /students * Career Prospecting American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries* CareerSearch* Foreign Firms Operating in the US* Reference USA * Available through MSU Career Services Network /students * Company Information Factiva Hoover’s Online Pro Plus Marketline Business Information Centre MergentOnline ReferenceUSA Company profiles and descriptions * Company Information Factiva Mergent Online SEC’s EDGAR online (free) Financial data * Company Information Investext Plus Valueline Investment Reports Zack’s (free) Analyst Reports * Company Information Factiva Google Alerts (free) Business Updating Services: NYTimes Deal Book (free) MSNBC Business News Alerts (free) News * Industry Information GMID Mintel Plunkett Research SP Industry Surveys Business Reference Collection: HC 106.6 .S75 Trade Associations – start with Associations Unlimited * Finding It All! Start at the MSU Business Library’s Main Page: /branches/bus Click on Databases A to Z. There will be a number of resources listed on this page (by title), including the ones we covered today. Business Library Resources * Finding It All! Start at the MSU Career Services Network – Students page /students Click on Career Research 3. Login with your MSU ID and password 4. The resources we covered today (and more) will be listed on the page after you login. MSU Career Network Resources * Useful Links Gast Business Library website: /branches/bus A-Z List of Business Databases: /page.phtml