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September 2007 (c) 2007 Genuardi 1
Searching for Career Resources
& Company Information
Carmen GenuardiLibrarian
[email protected]://blogs.senecac.on.ca/SenecaOutreachEducation2/
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Essential Employability Skills…are also Transferable Skills
To analyze, evaluate, and apply relevant information from a variety of sources
To locate, select, organize and document information using appropriate technology and information sources
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Research is …
2.RETRIEVE
Where doI searchfor this info.?
How do I search?
1.DEFINE
What kindof info.am I
lookingfor? Howbroad is
my topic?
3.EVALUATE
How canI tell if
the info.is useful?Where do
I findmore?
4. CiteSources
“Works Cited”page lists
all the sources
used to writean
assignment.
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TWO AVENUES TO RESEARCH
Career Resources
Company Information
Company Homepage Business Databases
Seneca Resources
Government Resources Online
Handout: Comprehensive List of Career Resources
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Reading books online
Seneca ResourcesLet’s search for an ebook.
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You try!
Do a simple Search…
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Let’s say you needed to find information on …
Topic (broad) : Careers in Medicine
Choosing the right keywords is
important!
What keywords would you choose?
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Topic: Careers in Medicine
Searching basics using AND, OR Connector Terms…
CONCEPT 1Career
Employment
Job
CONCEPT 2
Medicine
Health
Nursing
AND
OR
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Keywords to Refine your
Search.
Different types of articles.
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Databases—what are they good for? (1)
Getting to know your career options:
Career Cruising (Anaca Technologies Ltd.) Career Cruising provides access to career planning resources including: detailed occupation profiles, and comprehensive post-secondary education information.
This is what you need for your assignment!
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Databases—what are they good for? (2)
Getting ready for an interview:Financial Post Corporate Profiler and Corporate Reports
Provides information on more than 4,500 Canadian companies, as well as business and financial insight. Financial Post Corporate Reports allows you to search for investment information on Canada's top 1,000 publicly traded companies.
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Financial Post Corporate Profiler and Corporate
Reports
Let’s do a search for Indigo
ANY Volunteers?
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Research Company’s Homepage
To successfully research a company, it is important to have defined items for which you are searching:
Background info/About Us/Mission Statement; Contact Info (corporate office, divisions, subsidiaries) Career Opportunities, number of employees Annual reports News articles (future growth and expansion) Products and services
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Your Turn!
a) Decide on a company you may want to work for.
b) Find this companies website on the Internet (www.google.ca) and search for the info we just discussed.
c) The Monster web site (http://company.monster.ca) allows one to browse employer/company profiles by name.
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Career Resourceshttp://library.senecacollege.ca/Career_Resources/index.html#job
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Transferable Skills SurveyYour skills are transferable….
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REMEMBER:
If you need help, ask at the REFERENCE desk!