Beyond Monster.com

Online Job Search Tools at the

Arlington Heights Memorial Library

Online Resources

• The Library’s resources can help you find job descriptions and keywords for your resume and company information.

• Most are available by remote access

• Go to www.ahml.info

There are several places on the library’s homepage to direct you to coming events for job help

• Upcoming Events• Library News• EVENTS – will direct you to

Adult Event Calendar

Jobs & Careers PageRESEARCH > jobs & careers

Online Resources for Job Descriptions and Keywords

Click on connect to a live tutor>Career Help for an online chat and resume review.

Click on Jobs & Careers Databases , then click on

• Career Cruising• Careers Internet Database• Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center• Illinois Career Resource Network• Occupational Outlook Handbook• O*NET• Tutor.com Career Center• Safari Select

Career Cruising

• Self-directed tools to explore careers, education and training, and education options

• Detailed occupation profiles• Employment guides for resumes (paper

and electronic), interview skills, letter writing, and more

• Postings on job boards and company websites

Career Internet Database

Comprehensive reports of career profiles for the 21st Century based on the most up-to-date information and vocational guidance

Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center

A comprehensive career research database– Jobs – information on more than 3,000 jobs

and 94 industries– Skills - helps uses learn the essentials of

finding a job– Resources – searchable resources and

directories, and videos

Illinois Career Resource Center

• Information on occupations, education

• Job search hints

• Resume writer

• Links to employers

Occupational Outlook Handbook

• Major reference source from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

• Source of career information providing training and education needed, earnings, job prospects, work you will do, along with job search tips and

• Keywords to use in your resume

O*Net Online

• The nation's primary source of occupational information, providing comprehensive information on key attributes and characteristics of workers and occupations

• Detailed descriptions of the world of work for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, researchers:

Skills, Abilities, Tasks, and more

Safari Select

• 400+ instructional eBooks from leading computer and Information Technology publishers

Online Resources for Company Information

Click on Business Databases, then click onthe databases which provide the most information about a company and industry:

–Business Source Premier–Lexis Nexis Library Express–Million Dollar Directory–Plunkett Research–ReferenceUSA

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Business Source Premier

• Full text of more than 2,000 business publications as well as market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and

• SWOT analyses –Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) of companies

Click on SWOT from our Business Databases page

Lexis Nexis Library Express

• A powerful, easy-to-use, Web-based service that is a unique combination of news, business, and legal information.

• Access over 9,500 news, business, and legal sources. The news coverage includes deep backfiles and up-to-the-minute stories in national and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and foreign-language sources.

• Use the Company Dossier module to retrieve detailed company information and financial performance measures or identify and compare companies matching specific criteria.

Million Dollar Directory

• National directory of 1.8 million businesses and their products

• The Million Dollar Database provides comprehensive marketing information on both public and private companies and their executives.

• Profiles include specialty information like executive biographies and proprietary eight-digit SIC codes.

• The database is especially designed to help you lookup in-depth company & contact information, find new sales opportunities, conduct marketing research, and identify potential job opportunities

Reference USA

• 14 million U.S. businesses

• Yellow Page and Business White Page telephone directories

• Annual reports

• 10-Ks and other SEC information

• Chambers of Commerce• Business magazines, newspapers• Industry and specialty directories

Additional Resources

• Job Search Binder• Job Networking Support Groups List• Jobs & Careers Research Collection• Job and career books to check out• Computer skill help on Lynda.com, Interactive

CD-ROMs and DVDsSearch by keyword Excel and modify search

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