Career Advice
Books on Career Advice can be found in the library
catalog using the following subject headings:
Self - Actualization,
Success - Psychological aspects,
Goals Self Realization,
Work - Psychological aspects,
Psychology - Industrial,
Job satisfaction,
Employee motivation,
Success,
Success in Business,
Career Development
Here is a sampling; These are located in the Pardee Reference
Career Collection (Career Advice), on the third floor of the
library, and may be checked out.
Finding Your Perfect Work
Pardee HF 5381 E467 2003
How to be Happy at Work
Pardee HF 5381 H516 2004
I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to
Discover What You Really Want & How to Get It
Pardee BF 637.S4 S518 1995
Making a life, Making a Living: Reclaiming Your Purpose
and Passion in Business and in Life
Pardee HD 38.2 .A347 2000
Managing Yourself for the Career You Want
Pardee HD 38 R414 2004
The New Job Security: Five Strategies to Take Control
of Your Career
Pardee HF 5381 .L342 2002
We Are All Self-Employed: The New Social Contract for
Working in a Changed World
Pardee HF 5548.8 H23 1995
What Color is Your Parachute?
Pardee HF 5382.7 B64 1992
Job Search
Job Hunters Bible
http://www.jobhuntersbible.com
The Riley Guide
http://www.rileyguide.com
The following books are located in the Pardee Reference Career
Collection (Job Search), on the third floor of the library,
and may be checked out.
Black Enterprise Guide to Building Your Career
Pardee HD 62.5 H384 2002
The Directory of Executive Recruiters
Pardee HF 5549.5 R44 D58 2002
e-Job Hunting
Pardee HF 5382.7 S35 2000
The Harvard Business School Guide to Finding Your Next
Job
Pardee HF 5382.75 U6 G37 2004
Job Hunter's Sourcebook
Pardee HF 5382.7 J62 1996
Job Search
Pardee HF 5381 R79 1991
Planning Job Choices - Four Year College Edition
Pardee HF 5382.5 U5 P55 1998
Researching Your Way to a Good Job
Pardee HF 5382.75 U6 C76 1993
Employment Opportunities
The Almanac of American Employers
Pardee Reference -
Career Resources
X HF5382.75 V6 A45
Dun's Employment Opportunities Directory
Pardee Reference -
Career Resources
X HF 5382.5 U5 D8
Peterson's Top 2,500 Employers
Pardee Reference -
Career Resources
X HF 5382.75 U6 P47 2000
Plunkett's Companion to The Almanac of American Employers
: Mid-Size Firms
Pardee Reference -
Career Resources
X HF 5382.75 U6 P5
See also Company Directories
and Industry Directories in this
guide.
Internships
International
Internships
http://www.cie.uci.edu/iop/internsh.html
Internjobs
http://www.internjobs.com
Internweb
http://www.internweb.com
Internship Programs
http://internships.wetfeet.com
Rising Star Internships
http://www.rsinternships.com
Summerjobs
http://www.sumerjobs.com
America's Top Internships
Pardee Reference -
Career Resources
X LC 1072 I58 A54 1999
Peterson's Internships
Pardee Reference -
Career Resources
X L901 I66
International
Job Search
H-1B
Online Databases
http://www.h1visajobs.com
This site shows companies that have sponsored employees
in the past. When you enter the site, click on "Databases"
on the upper left portion of the site. Then enter the username:
user@bu.edu0305 and the password user.
Click on the BUSI database.
Directory of American Firms Operating
in Foreign Countries
Pardee Library - Company
Information
X HG 4538 F55
Going
Global Career Guides
Contacts and career search advice for a limited list of
countries. Available on ABI-Inform.
International Jobs: Where They Are, How
to Get Them
Pardee Reference -
Career Resources
X HF 5549.5 E45 S44 2003
International Jobs Directory
Pardee Reference -
Career Resources
X HF 5549.5 E45
FITA Career
Headquarters
http://www.fita.org/jobs
see also, International
Company Directories and Career:
International.
Networking
The following books are located in the Pardee
Reference Career Collection (Job Search), on the third floor
of the library, and may be checked out.
Vault Guide to Schmoozing
Pardee HD 69 S8 V38 2001
Networking for Job Search and Career Success
Pardee HM 741.T85 2004
Cover Letters and Resumes
101 Best Resumes for Grads
Pardee Reference -
Career Resources
X HF 5383 B535 2003
175 High-Impact Cover Letters
Pardee Reference -
Career Resources
X HF 5383 B323 2002
175 High-Impact Resumes
Pardee Reference -
Career Resources
X HF 5383 B324 2002
Get the Interview Every Time
Pardee Reference - Career
Resources
X HF 5383 G7235 2004
Gallery of Best Cover Letters
Pardee Reference - Career
Resources
X HF 5383 N618 2004
The Perfect Cover Letter
Pardee Reference -
Career Resources
X HF 5383 B325 2004
Resume Magic: Trade Secrets of a Professional Resume
Writer
Pardee Reference -
Career Resources
X HF 5383 W46 2003
Resumes for Advertising Careers
Pardee Reference -
Career Resources
X HF 5383 R43 1998
Resumes That Mean Business
Pardee Reference -
Career Resources
X HF 5383 E95 1999
Wow! Resumes for Sales and Marketing Careers
Pardee Reference -
Career Resources
X HF 5383 C623 1998
Interviews
Business Culture,
Customs and Etiquette
http://www.executiveplanet.com/
Business culture guides cover social etiquette of many countries.
Best Answers to the 201 Most Frequently Asked Interview
Questions
Pardee Reference -
Career Resources
X HF 5549.5 I6 D4 1997
The Complete Q&A Job Interview Book
Pardee Reference - Career
Resources
X HF 5549.5 I6 A43 2004
Fearless Interviewing
Pardee Reference -
Career Resources
X HF 5549.5 I6 S728 2003
Help! My Job Interview is Tomorrow!: How to Use the
Library to Research an Employer
Pardee Reference -
Career Resources
X HF 5381 T26 1997 (Kept at Reference Desk)
Interviewing
Pardee Reference -
Career Resources
X HF 5549.5 I6 I56 1999
Job Interviews That Mean Business
Pardee Reference -
Career Resources
X HF 5549.5 I6 E95 1999
Knock 'Em Dead 2001
Pardee Reference -
Career Resources
X HF 5549.5 I6 Y37 2001
Vault.Com Guide to the Case Interview
Pardee Reference -
Career Resources
X HF5549.5 I6 A84 1998
See also Interviewing for Consulting
Positions and Interviewing for
Investment Banking Positions in this guide.
Salaries and Cost of Living
The
Cost of Living Calulator
http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html
American Cost of Living Survey
Pardee Reference - Management
X HD 6983 A43 2003
Salaries
Job Star
http://jobstar.org/
Salary
http://www.salary.com
American Almanac of Jobs and Salaries
Pardee Reference - Management
X HD 8038 U5 A68 2000/2001
American Salaries and Wages Survey
Pardee Reference - Management
X HD 4973 A67 2003
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Pardee Reference - Career
Resources
X HF 5381 F495
http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Online Salary Surveys
Listed below are web sites which provide salary
information for specific industries.
Advertising Age
http://www.adage.com/
Requires free registration. Use the word "salary" for your
search. Includes surveys on top executive salaries, entry
level salaries, average base salary by gender and agency size,
and many more.
Business Travel News
http://www.btnmag.com
Go to "archive search" and use the keywords "salary survey."
Includes the Travel Manager Salary and Attitude Survey.
Forbes
http://www.forbes.com/
Search using the terms "salary survey," "executive compensation,"
and "highest paid."
Glassdoor.com
http://www.glassdoor.com
Company ratings, reviews, and salaries, mostly from San Francisco Bay area technology companies.
Graphic Arts Monthly
http://www.gammag.com/
Go to "search GAM archives" from the main page, and then search
using the keywords "salary" or "salaries."
Plan Sponsor
http://www.assetpub.com/
Many salary surveys, including one for pension executives.
Use the search term "compensation survey."
Promo
http://www.promomagazine.com/
Use the keywords "salary survey" or "compensation" to find
information on salaries in promotion marketing, promotion
personnel, and other fields.
RTNDA Communicator
http://www.rtnda.org/
Use "search" and the phrase "salary survey." Includes
many surveys.
Other resources for salaries include:
Guide to Special Issues and Indexes of Periodicals
Pardee Reference - Reference Desk
X Z6951 S755 1994
Look in the index under "Executive Compensation"
and "Salary Surveys."
Occupational
Employment Statistics: Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment
and Wage Estimates
http://stats.bls.gov/oes/2001/oessrcma.htm
Web Job Sites
Career Builder
http://www.careerbuilder.com/
Career City
http://www.careercity.com/
Career Journal
http://www.careerjournal.com/
Dice - High Tech Jobs Online
http://www.dice.com/
Hot Jobs
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/
FITA Career Headquarters
http://www.fita.org/jobs
Internet Career Connection
http://iccweb.com/
Newspapers of the World
http://www.actualidad.com/
Spherion
http://ww1.joboptions.com
Marketing Jobs.com
http://www.marketingjobs.com/
Monster Board
http://www.monster.com/
NationJob Network
http://www.nationjob.com/
Net-Temps Job Posting
Service
http://www.net-temps.com/
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