Compiled by Greta Forsman, maintained by Mikael Kriz, Reference Librarian
Updated: August 23, 2006

Adams Electronic Job Search Almanac.
     Ref. HF 5382.7 .A34 2000

America's Top Internet Job Sites
     Ref. HG 5382.7 .K69 2002

Best Career and Education Web Sites:  A Quick Guide to Online Job Search.
     Ref. HF 5382.7 .B485 4th ed. 2004

Bolles, Richard Nelson.  What Color is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job Hunters.
     Ref. HF 5383 .B56
     Online version: http://www.jobhuntersbible.com

Dyer, Paul L.  The Ultimate Job Search Survival Guide.
     Ref. HF 5392.7 .D94 1998

Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance.
     Ref. HF 53l81.E52

Farr, Michael.  America's Top Jobs for College Graduates.  4th ed.
     Ref. HD 6278.U5 A64

Guide to Internet Job Searching, 2000-2001 Edition.
      Ref. HF 5382.7 .R557 2000-2001

Job Hunter's Sourcebook.
     Ref. HF 5382.75 .U6 J63

Jobs and Employment Sourcebook.
     Ref. HF 5382.7 .J635 1997

Krantz, Les.  Jobs Rated Almanac.
     Ref. HF 5382.5 .U5 J637 2001

Lauber, Daniel.  Professional's Job Finder 1997-2000.
     Ref. HF 5382.75 .U6 L33 1997

Occupational Outlook Handbook.  Annual.
     http://www.bls.gov/oco/
     Ref. HF 5382.5 .U O23 Current edition at reference desk. Older editions in Government Documents collection on Level 1 at L2.3

Peterson's Hidden Job Market 2000.
     Ref. HF 5382.75 .U6 H53 9th ed. 2000

Potts, Kathleen E. Maki, ed.   The Job Vault:  Where to Find Employment Leads and Other Job Search Resources.  4th ed.
     Ref. HF 5382.75 U6 H36 1997

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Damp, Dennis V.  The Book of U.S. Government Jobs:  Where They Are, What's Available, and How to Get One.  7th ed.
     Ref. JK 716 .D36

Guide to America's Federal Jobs:  A Complete Directory of Federal Career Opportunities.  2nd. ed.
     Ref. JK 692 .G85 2001

Kocher, Eric.  International Jobs:  Where They Are and How to Get Them.  5th ed.
     Ref. HF 5549.5 .E45 K63

Lauber, Daniel. International Job Finder: Where the Jobs are Worldwide.
      Ref. HF 5549.5 .E45 L38 2002

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Block, Jay A.  101 Best.com Resumes and Cover Letters.
    Ref. HF 5383 .B532 2001

Farr, J. Michael.  America's Top Resumes for America's Top Jobs.
     Ref. HF 5383 .F316 1998

Krannich, Caryl Rae and Ronald L. Krannich.  Interview for Success:  A Practical Guide to Increasing Job Interviews, Offers, and Salaries.
     Ref. HF 5549.5 .I6 K72 1996

Thompson, Mary Anne.  The Global Resume and CV Guide.
     Ref. HG 5383 .T53 2000

Tullier, L. Michelle.  Job Notes:  Cover Letters.
     Ref. HF 5383 .T85 1997

Vault Guide to Resumes, Cover Letters & Interviews. 2nd ed.
      Ref. HF 5383 .V38 2001

Wendleton, Kate.  Building a Great Resume.
     Ref. HF533 .W42 1999

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America's Top Internships.
     Ref. LC 1072 .I58 2000

The National Directory of Internships.
     Ref. HF 5549 .5 .T7 N374

Oldman, Mark and Samer Hamadeh.  Internship Bible.
     Ref. LC 1072 .I58 P748

Peterson's Internships.
     Ref. LC 901 .I66

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American Almanac of Jobs and Salaries.
     Ref. HD 8038 .U5 A68 

American Salaries and Wages Survey.
     Ref. HD 4973 .A67 

America's Top-Rated Cities: A Statistical Handbook. 
     Ref. HT 123 .A669  5 volumes 

The 2000 Geographic Reference Report:  Annual Report of Costs Wages, Salaries and Human Resource Statistics U.S. and Canada.
     Ref. HD 6983 .G83 

Places Rated Almanac: Your Guide to Finding the Best Places to Live in North America.
     Ref. HN 60 .S284 

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COMPANIES

Index Table 1

INDUSTRIES

Index Table 1

Ready Reference (ask at the reference desk)

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Business Organizations and Agencies Directory/International Business Directories.
     Ref. HF 5549.5 .E45

Encyclopedia of Associations.
     Ready Ref. AS 22 .E5  3 volumes

Encyclopedia of Associations.  International Organizations.
     Ready Ref. AS 8 .E5  2 volumes

Encyclopedia of Associations.  Regional, State, and Local Organizations.
     Ready Ref. AS 22 .E53  5 volumes 

National Trade and Professional Associations of the United States.
      Ref. HD 2425 .D53

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Search the Saint Louis University Libraries Catalog, the SLU electronic library catalog, and MOBIUS, the Missouri Union Catalog, by author, title, keywords, author-title, subject, etc.  Use in the library or by remote access.  The Saint Louis University Libraries Catalog is available from the SLU Libraries Home Page.  Tip:  Always search Saint Louis University first.  If needed item(s) is/are not found, extend the search to MOBIUS.

Some helpful subject headings to locate job hunting information

For specific companies, use the company name in the subject or the keyword search mode.

Some helpful subject headings to locate books with information on more than one company

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Access to the following resources is available to any SLU students, faculty and staff. Any resources with the label, "in-library access" means that access is available in the Reference Department of Pius Library. Any resources identified as being available via "remote access" are available through the SLU Libraries Web site [http://libraries.slu.edu]. If you are connecting from off-campus, you will be asked to login using the SLUnet ID and password.

ABI/INFORM Global Edition.  1971-  .  ProQuest.  In-library and remote access.
     Updated daily.  Indexes and abstracts over 1,300 journals and trade publications in all areas of business and management, many with an international focus. Full text is available for approximately 600 of the periodicals in page image (PDF), text, and/or Bell & Howell's Text+Graphics format.  Examples of areas covered are accounting and taxation, banking and finance, economics, government, health care, human resources, labor relations, marketing, public administration, real estate, etc.

Academic Search Premier . 1975-  .  EBSCOhost.  In-library and remote access.
      Updated daily.  This multidisciplinary database that includes education provides indexing and abstracting for 8,040 scholarly journals from various fields and has full text for over 4,060 beginning as far back as 1975. 6,679 journals are peer reviewed.

LexisNexis Academic.  Start date varies by publication.  LexisNexis.  In-library and remote access.
     Updated continuously.  A subset of LEXIS-NEXIS.  Covers news, business, and legal information.  Use Business category for company and industry information.

Bizjournals.com
      http://bizjournals.bcentral.com
A one time registration allows access to news, information and commentary from 40 metropolitan business newspapers.  Job listings are also included.  Direct access to the St. Louis Business Journal is located below under INTERNET RESOURCES:  Missouri/St. Louis Job Search.

Business and Company Resource Center.  1980-  .  Gale.  In-library and remote access.
     Updated daily except Sunday. Indexes approximately 1,000 business journals and trade/industry publications as well as 200,000 full-text company directory profiles and over 50,000 full-text investment reports.  Approximately half of the journals and trade/industry publications are full text.  Also includes brief industry profiles, company histories, company financial statements, performance ratings, rankings, product and brand listings, and association listings.

Business Periodicals Index.  1958-2001.  In-library.
      Latest 5 years in reference stacks, older Non-Circ Z 7164 .C81 B983 found on Level 5 East.
This is a print subject index to approximately 350 periodicals in all areas of business.

Mergent Online (formerly Moodys).  Coverage varies by information type.  Web.  In-library and remote access.
     Contains historical and financial information as reported by the companies for over 12,000 U.S. public companies traded on the NYSE, AMEX and Nasdaq stock exchanges as well as historical and financial information for approximately 17,000 non-United States-based companies from over 100 countries.  Includes links to Edgar filings from 1993 to present for U.S. companies.  Annual reports in image format are also available.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 
     http://www.stltoday.com
Visit this Web site for daily print stories, late-breaking stories and stories not available in the print version.  For archival articles use the St. Louis Post Dispatch from NewsBank.  Updated daily, this database contains current and archival, full-text articles from 1989 forward. Another source for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is Lexis-Nexis located above in this list.  For classified ads, see the St. Louis @ Work under Missouri/St. Louis Job Search in the INTERNET RESOURCES section below.

St. Louis Business Journal
     http://stlouis.bcentral.com/stlouis/
This is a good source for articles about local companies as well as access to Business Journals in other cities. A one-time registration required for all Bizjournals to view selected full-text.

Wall Street Journal Index.  1958-2001.  In-library.
      1997-2001 in reference stacks, older Non-Circ HG 1 .W26 found on Level 3 East
This print index is divided into two sections.  The Companies volume indexes articles related to specific companies.  The General volume indexes all other news, business related or general.

Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition).  1986-  .  ProQuest.  In-library and remote access.
     Updated daily.  This newspaper is part of the ABI/INFORM database.  It "is the financial newspaper of record" and "offers in-depth coverage of national and international finance as well as first rate coverage of hard news." [text from site]  Indexing, abstracting, and full text is available from 1986 forward.

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CONTENTS

General Job Search || Specialized Job Search || Missouri/St. Louis Job Search || Federal Job Search
International Job Search || Recent College Graduate Job Search || Internships || Locations and Salaries
Company Information & Job Listings || Industry Information || Professional & Trade Associations

GENERAL JOB SEARCH

Many Web sites contain job ads, resume help, interviewing tips, etc. The following are some of the possibilities available:

Saint Louis University Career Services
     http://www.slu.edu/services/cc/
The SLU Career Center resources and services include company profiles, books, computer programs and video tapes, as well as workshops, on-campus recruiting, resume writing information, referral services and more.  Use the Site Map feature on this web site to find electronically available resources and to find out more about the services offered. The Center is located in the Academic Resources Center, Suite 110, 3840 Lindell Blvd. (977-2828).

JobHuntersBible.com
     http://www.jobhuntersbible.com
This site is designed as a supplement to What Color Is Your Parachute, [Ref. HF 5383 .B56] by Richard Bolles.  Not only does it help with the usual job hunting tools, it contains relevant articles and a section on how to use the Web in the job hunting process.

JobStar Central 
     http://jobstar.org
Not just for California anymore!  Find resumes and salaries in addition to information on the "hidden job market" - unadvertised jobs.

jobweb
     http://www.jobweb.com
Links jobs, job seekers, and job search information.

Monster.com
     http://www.monster.com
Access to over 300,000 job listings.  Check the CAREER CENTER for resume, relocation, salary, negotiation, etc. help.

monsterTRAK.com
     http://www.jobtrak.com/
A service of Monster.com it also includes job search tips.

Newspapers Online 
     http://www.newspapers.com
Access to many newspapers and their classified ads.

O*net OnLine
     http://online.onetcenter.org/
From the U.S. Department of Labor, O*NET includes information on skills, abilities, work activities, and interests associated with occupations to help job seekers determine jobs or careers of interest.

Quintessential Careers
     http://www.quintcareers.com
Comprehensive career and job hunting resources guide including a biweekly, free e-zine.

The Riley Guide:  Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet 
     http://www.rileyguide.com/
This in an award winning site that offers not only jobs, careers, resumes, career fairs, etc. but lots of tips on using the internet in the job hunting process. Scroll down on the home page for the general index to the site and be sure look at the section called "Job Listings!" for links to a wealth of information.

Vault.com:  the insider career network
     http://www.vault.com
Vault advertises itself as "the Internet's ultimate destination for insider company information, advice, and career management services."  It also contains information on industries, internships and job search techniques.

WetFeet.com
     http://www.wetfeet.com
From company research to city profiles, internships and industry information, this site provides comprehensive job hunting help.

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SPECIALIZED JOB SEARCH

Academic360.com (Formerly Jobs in Higher Education)
     http://www.academic360.com
Links can be found to jobs for faculty, staff, and administrative positions in higher education, mainly in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom and Australia.

The Black Collegian Online
     http://www.black-collegian.com
This is the online version of The Black Collegian, the career and self-development magazine for African-American students.  It provides information on careers, job opportunities, graduate/professional school, internships/co-ops, study abroad programs etc. for Black collegians and all people of color.

Chronicle of Higher Education:  Career Network
     http://chronicle.com/jobs/
This site has faculty, staff, and administrative job listings from the Chronicle of Higher Education.  Current week ads are by subscription and can only be accessed in Pius Library Reference Department.  See a reference librarian to be logged on.  Previous week's ads are available without a password.

Coolworks.com 
     http://www.coolworks.com
Provides links to seasonal and specialty jobs and internships in national parks, cruise lines, camps, resorts, etc.

Green Dream Jobs 
     http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/jobs/
May only be viewed through Internet Explorer.
Lists jobs and internships in businesses that support environmental interests.

Idealist.org:  Action Without Borders
     http://www.idealist.org/career.html
Find US and international jobs and internships in the nonprofit sector.  Be sure to check the "More Nonprofit Jobs on the Web" choice for additional nonprofit job websites.

The Riley Guide:  Resources for Women, Minorities and Other Affinity Groups and Audiences
     http://www.rileyguide.com/diverse.html
A subset of the Riley Guide, these resources are specifically set up to meet needs or interests of various groups.

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MISSOURI/ST. LOUIS JOB SEARCH

Great Hires (formerly Missouri Works!)
     http://www.greathires.org/
Missouri Department of Economic Development provides information on job openings as well a resource center with information on employment, labor market, training, etc.

St. Louis at Work
     http://www.stlouisatwork.com
St. Louis at Work is a public - private partnership designed to attract, train and retain a multi-skilled talent pool in the St. Louis metro area. Job listings as well as career advice are available.

St. Louis Business Journal
     http://stlouis.bcentral.com/stlouis
A one-time registration is required.  Scroll down to use HIRE ST. LOUIS for job listings.  This is also a good source for articles about local companies.  See Bizjournals under INDEXES & ABSTRACTS above for similar information in 40 other cities.

St. Louis Employment Links
     http://www.stlouisemploymentlinks.com
This site is only able to be viewed through Internet Explorer. Use an alphabetical list of links for job postings at local St. Louis area for-profit and nonprofit organizations.

State Employment Opportunities
     http://oa.mo.gov/pers/newjoas.htm
Gives access to job opportunities with the State of Missouri through the Missouri Division of Personnel.

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FEDERAL JOB SEARCH

armedforcescareers.com
     http://www.armedforcescareers.com
This is a directory to lots of military career information.

Defense Finance and Accounting Service
     http://www.dod.mil/dfas/careers.html
Careers, civilian and military.

Federal Jobs Digest
     http://www.jobsfed.com
Sponsored by a non-government company, this site has job listings and resume advice. It also includes hiring news, information on federal benefits, general descriptions for various types of jobs and salary tables.

FedWorld Federal Jobs
     http://www.fedworld.gov/jobs/jobsearch.html
FedWorld is an online system operated by the National Technical Information Service (NITS) an agency of the US Department of Commerce.

USA Jobs 
     http://www.usajobs.opm.gov
Information is from the US Office of Personnel Management, the official US government site for jobs.  It also includes information on applying for federal jobs and available benefits.

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INTERNATIONAL JOB SEARCH

EscapeArtist.com
     http://jobs.escapeartist.com/
This site links to job postings and other resources and information on international living and work.

International Career Employment Center
     http://internationaljobs.org/
Hot Jobs This Week is available to anyone. A membership fee allows access to an electronic newspaper with job openings, profiles of major employers, and ability to post your credentials to the database.

Monster Global Getaway
     http://international.monster.com/
A part of Campus Monster, this site provides information on jobs available internationally as well as visas, relocation advise, etc.

OverseasJobs.com
     http://www.overseasjobs.com/
International jobs and resources for new job seekers, professionals and expatriates are provided.

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RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATE JOB SEARCH

College Grad Job Hunter
     http://www.collegegrad.com
Everything from preparing for your job search to negotiating offers and actually preparing for the first day on the job can be found here. Job Hunter, an e-zine, is included on the site.

Entry Level Jobs
     http://jobsearch.about.com/msubent.htm
Links to entry-level job sites and a variety of other job hunting resources are provided by About.com.

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INTERNSHIPS

About.com:  College Internship Guide
     http://collegegradjobs.about.com/cs/internships
This is About.com's section on internship listings as well as tips and advise on finding internships.

International Opportunities Program
     http://www.cie.uci.edu/prospective/iopother/intern.shtml
The International Opportunities Program at the University of California at Irvine, this site links to internship opportunities and related web sites. Gold stars mark those sites they feel will be the most helpful.

Internweb.com
     http://www.internweb.com
You can search for internships by internship type, employer type, geographic location or any combination.  Resources for out-of-state housing, cover letter and resume writing, interviewing and other useful topics are also presented.

Saint Louis University Career Services
     http://www.slu.edu/services/cc/ocr/experlearn2003.pdf
This University service is located in Academic Resources Center, Suite 110, 3840 Lindell Blvd. (314-977-2828).  One of the services provided by the Career Center is information on internships and co-op opportunities. Information is available electronically at this site.

WebFeet.com:  Internships
     http://www.wetfeet.com/Undergrad/Internships.aspx
Easy to use, this Wetfeet site allows browsers to search and apply for thousands of internships using their Internship Search Engine.  You must be a member, but membership is free.

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LOCATIONS & SALARIES

CNNMoney:  Best Places to Live
     http://money.cnn.com/best/bplive/
From CNN Money.com, this site offers a search for the best place for you to live based on your choice of over 40 factors, comparison of cost of living between any two U.S. cities, and a statistical snapshot of any one of 300 U.S. cities.

Moving.com
     http://www.moving.com
Offers access to a comprehensive selection of moving-related services as well as a set of relocation tools to help in the moving process.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
     http://www.bls.gov/oco
The electronic version of the Occupational Outlook Handbook [Ref. HF 5382.5 .U O23 available at the reference desk]] from the Department of Labor can help you determine which jobs and industries have good growth prospects and what their median salaries are.

Salary Calculator
     http://www.homefair.com/calc/salcalc.html?=default
Compare cost of living in hundreds of US and international cities as well as access school reports, home prices, city reports, relocation costs, etc.

Salary.com
     http://www.salary.com
Choose a job category and a region to find the median salaries by position by using the Salary Wizard feature.

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COMPANY INFORMATION & JOB LISTINGS

Company web sites often have job listings. Use a company's Web address if you know it.  Otherwise, try one of the following sites for access to many companies for their job listings as well as annual report and other company information.

Business & Company Information
     http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/qrefsour/qrefcpin.html
Located under Quick Reference on the Pius XII Memorial Library home page.

Company Listings
     http://www.reportgallery.com/
This is an alphabetical list of publicly traded company Annual Reports and other financial information.

Corporate Information
     http://www.corporateinformation.com
Links to sites with information on privately held companies.

Fortune.com
     http://www.fortune.com
This site has a variety of lists including the Fortune 500 and lots of information on companies, industries, careers and jobs.

Hoover's Online
     http://hoovers.com
Information on more than 13,500 public and private companies can be found here.  It includes articles and links to company pages and business sites. Its List of Lists is a compilation of links to external lists from a variety of sources that rank companies and people in a number of ways.  There are dozens of lists that rank companies by size, sales, reputation, and many other criteria.

Inc500
     http://www.inc.com/inc500/index.html
This is Inc Magazine's annual list of the 500 fastest growing private companies in America.  This feature began in 1982. Companies in the list have a link to their homepages.

SEC Filings & Forms (EDGAR)
     http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm
Maintained by the SEC, the Edgar database offers the electronically-filed text versions of many annual reports, 10-Ks, proxies, and other SEC filings. It includes public and private companies.

Wall Street Research Net
      http://www.wsrn.com
This is a comprehensive source of information on companies, industries, and economic and financial news provided by Wall Street Research Net. Choose "Company Research" for information on companies.

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INDUSTRY INFORMATION

Business.com:  Industry-Specific Information
     http://www.business.com/
This site includes in-depth and updated industry profiles, industry-specific news, events, associations and more.

Career Guide to Industries
     http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/
This Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics publication provides information on available careers by industry, including the nature of the industry, working conditions, employment, occupations in the industry, training and advancement, earnings and benefits, employment outlook, and lists of organizations that can provide additional information.  The Career Guide is a companion to the Occupational Outlook Handbook.

Hoover's Online:  Industries
     http://www.hoovers.com/free/ind/dir.xhtml
A new feature of Hoover's gives information on current and future trends, identifies key players, and links you to industry sites that cover all the bases.

Wetfeet.com:  Industries
     http://www.wetfeet.com/asp/industries_atoz.asp
This is an A to Z list of industry profiles provided by Wetfeet.com.

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PROFESSIONAL & TRADE ASSOCIATONS

Associations on the Net (AON)
     http://www.ipl.org/ref/AON/
Information is listed by subject.

Directories
     http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/qrefsour/qrefdir.html
Located under Quick Reference on the Pius XII Memorial Library home page, this provides general and specific category directories as well as suggestions on finding print directories through the MERLIN catalog.

Gateway to Associations
     http://www.asaecenter.org/Directories/AssociationSearch.cfm
Provided by the American Society of Association Executives, this site can be searched by name or keyword/category and links directly to the selected association's home page.

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