Job Search
Company Research /Job Search
I. Resources Available in Langsdale
A. Print Sources
Ask the Reference Librarian on the first floor or perform a word search on Catalog USMAI with your career interest and "vocational guidance" as the keywords to find additional materials. To locate material that will assist you in resume preparation or with interviews, use the subject headings "resumes" or "employment interviewing."
1. Fitch, Thomas. (2007) Career opportunities in banking, finance, and insurance. New York: Checkmark Books. Reference HG173 .F55 2007.
2. Stair, Lila B. & Leslie Stair. (2006) Careers in Business. New York : McGraw-Hill. Reference HF5382.5.U5 S66 2006
3. Lambert, Steven E. (2003) Great jobs for business majors. Chicago : VGM Career Books. Reference HF5382.7 .L347 2003
B. Finding Background Info on a Company
For information on specific companies, use the resources mentioned in the other guides accessed through the Company Research table of contents.
If your company is privately owned or too small to appear in the sources cited, check periodical literature or use the hints on the Private Company Research Guide.
II. Electronic Resources
Baltimore
Sun [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: Sept 16, 1990 - present. Full text of Baltimore Sun.
Business
and Company Resource Center [on-campus]
[help]
Coverage: 1979 - present. Profiles 400,000 companies. Provides company histories,
business articles, industry rankings and analyses for selected public companies.
Lexis-Nexis
Academic [on-campus]
[help]
Coverage: 1970 - present. Features full text of many newspapers and periodicals.
Also offers business news, legal materials such as federal & state codes,
case law and legal journals.
New
York Times [on-campus]
Coverage: N/A. See
National
Newspapers.
Wall
Street Journal [on-campus]
Coverage: 1984 - present. Includes full text of Eastern edition of Wall Street
Journal newspaper.
Washington
Post [on-campus]
Coverage:1996 - current.
III. Resources on the Internet
The UB Career Center
careerbuilder
Riley JobGuide
Monster.com
America's Job Bank
Careers at Yahoo
IV. Ask a Langsdale Librarian!
You can call 410-837-4274 when the Library is open, email langref@ubalt.edu or chat at http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/info_services/contact.htm
1/06 sw, updated 12/08 asd