Some recommended web sites are:
bizjournals - Offers daily industry news from over 40 industry
journals in 40 major metropolitan areas.
business.com - The Business Search Engine® offers news,
research and contacts for 10,000 public companies and 44,000 private companies.
CollegeBoard.com - Career Browser - What do you want to be?
For college students. Describes hundreds of occupations regardless of experience level. You can browse and learn about
occupations, job outlook, earnings etc.
U.S. Department of Labor - Career Guide to Industries - Careers
are categorized by industry, including the nature of the industry, earnings and links to other useful sites.
CorporateInformation.com - One of the best portals for
researching public and private companies.
EDGAR Online, Inc. - A leader
in the business information industry, specializing in the extraction, packaging and distribution of public
company information contained in SEC filings. They provide subscription products, data and services to financial
institutions, corporations, law firms and Internet portals worldwide.
FindArticles.com - This
is a large archive of articles back to 1998. You can search by industry.
Infospace - The "search new address" feature
is handy to find companies in a certain location.
JobStar - Guides for
Specific Careers this site offers numerous resources for over 40 careers.
MagPortal.com - Magazine Article Search
Engine You can search articles by key words. Forbes, Inc., Kiplinger's', Red herring are some of
the reputable magazines in this site.
NewsDirectory - Links you to over 3000 newspapers
and 4000 magazines.
U.S. Department of Labor - Occupational Outlook Handbook - This is a recognized
source of career information. It discusses job trends and training and education needed.
Occupational Outlook Quarterly - Provides articles
on emerging occupations, salary trends etc.
SuperPages.com/ - Yellow Pages, White Pages,
allows search by city within an x-mile radius of a city -- it requires an industry category or company name.
Thomas Register - Comprehensive resource for industrial information.
It's free but you must register, offers links to pharmaceutical, healthcare biotech and other sites. Search string results can be sorted by state.
Vault.com - This is
a guide to over 50 careers with overviews, skills required, career paths, compensation etc.
VertMarkets - Offers e-mail newsletters
for 14 major industries and over 60 sub-industries. You get latest trends, analysis, and new products.
Career InfoNet - Offers
information about wages and employment trends across industries and occupations. You can investigate state by state.
Wetfeet - Offers career profiles in over
forty industries. There is an overview, requirements, job outlook, career tracks, and a salary summary for each profile.
Hoover's - Solid up to date information on companies,
products and industries -- fee based options for more in depth data.
O*Net - It is a database that includes
information on skills, abilities, knowledge, work activities and interests with occupations.
Job seekers use O*Net to find out which job fits their interests, skills and experience, explore
growth career profiles using the latest labor market data, research what it takes to get their dream job,
maximize earning potential and job satisfaction and know what it takes to be successful in their field
and related occupations. The database is based largely on occupational analysts using sources such
as the Dictionary of occupational Titles (DOT).
CeoTrak - Excellent resource for the executive.
Links to industry information, job openings etc.
KnowX - Get the inside information on who owns companies.
Websites For Tracking Down Managers and Key Decision makers
Research firms can be a source for tracking down key hiring managers or decision makers in a job search.
Here are several firms that can help:
Professional Research Services
Search Link
HTC Research
The Carlson Research Group
ATM Executive Research
Kennedy Information
RW Stearns
Duran Human Capital Partners
Redmond/Research
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