Career Resources: Industry Career Guide

All books may be found in the Career Reference Section in Pardee Library

Career Guides

Vault Online Career Library [About]
Full text of the Vault reports are available through MiTRACK from the Feld Career Center.  Scroll down and select Vault Access under Quick Links. Available to SMG majors, minors and alums only.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
http://www.bls.gov/oco/
See also, Pardee Reference: Career Resources
X HF 5381 F495

Career Guide to Industries
http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/
See also Pardee Reference: Career Resources
X HF 5382.5 U5 C316

About Industry & Business
http://www.about.com/industry

Wetfeet
http://www.wetfeet.com

Jobs Rated Almanac: The Best and Worst Jobs
Pardee Reference X HF 5382.5 U5 K72 2002

See also,  the Industry Survey Locator and  Industry Directories in this Guide.

Vault Online Career Library[About]
Full text of the Vault reports are available through MiTRACK from the Feld Career Center.  Scroll down and select Vault Access under Quick Links. Available to SMG majors, minors and alums only.

The following books may be found in the Career Reference Section in Pardee Library
Careers in Public Accounting X HF5616 .U5 E46
Careers in Accounting X HF5616 .U5 G39
Great Jobs for Accounting Majors X HF5616 .U5 G643
The Weetfeet Insider Guide to Careers in Accounting X HF5616 .U5 W484
Directory of Global Professional Accounting and Business Certifications X HF5630 B25 2007

See also,  the Industry Survey Locator and  Industry Directories in this Guide.

Consulting

Vault Online Career Library [About]
Full text of the Vault reports are available through MiTRACK from the Feld Career Center.  Scroll down and select Vault Access under Quick Links. Available to SMG majors, minors and alums only.

The following books may be found in the Career Reference Section in Pardee Library
Accenture X HD69 .C6 A22
Management Consulting X HD69 .C6 B537
Booz-Allen & Hamilton X HD69 .C6 B66
Cap Gemini Ernst and Young X HD69 .C6 C37
Consultants News Career Guide to the top Consulting Firms X HD69 .C6 C66
KPMG Consulting X HD69 .C6 K7
Vault Guide to the Top 50 Consulting Firms X HD69 .C6 M25
Management Consulting X HD69 .C6 M357
Management Consulting: A Guide to the Profession X HD69 .C6 M36
McKinsey & Co. X HD69 .C6 M385
Vault Guide to the Top 50 Management and Strategy Consulting Firms
X HD 69 .C6 V37

See also, Career Guide: Management Consulting,  the Industry Survey Locator, and  Industry Directories in this Guide.

Entrepreneurship

The Vault Guide to Starting Your Own Business
Full text of the Vault reports are available through the Vault Online Career Library [About] via MiTRACK from the Feld Career Center.  Scroll down and select Vault Access under Quick Links. Available to SMG majors, minors and alums only.

Start Your Own Business
Pardee Reference - Industry Information
X HD 62.5 E559 (Table 1)

See also, Small Business books, Industry Information (Table 1) at Pardee Library, and Industry Directories in this Guide.

Finance & Investing

Vault Online Career Library [About]
Full text of the Vault reports are available through MiTRACK from the Feld Career Center.  Scroll down and select Vault Access under Quick Links. Available to SMG majors, minors and alums only.

See also, Career Guide: Finance & Investing and the Industry Survey Locator.

The following books may be found in the Career Collection: Finance & Investing, Reference Section 18 on the third floor of Pardee Library.

Careers in Venture Capital X HD2341 .C37
Harvard Business School Guide to Careers in Finance X HG65 .F57
Job Seekers Guide to Wall Street Recruiters X HG181 .H845
Vault Guide to the Top Finance Firms X HG181 .P79
Goldman Sachs Group X HG4534 .G65
Merill Lynch X HG 4928.5 .M47
Careers in Investment Banking X HG4930.5 .C37
Warburg Dillon Read X HG4930.5 .W48
Financial Yellow Book X HG65 .F52
Thomson/Polk North American Financial Institutions Directory X HG1534 .P635
Banker's Almanac and Yearbook X HG2984 .B
America's Corporate Finance Directory X HG4057 .A15647
Corporate Finance Sourcebook X HG4057 .A1565
Pratt's Guide to Venture Capital Sources X HG65 .G83
Money Market Directories 1,000 X HG4509 .M63
Directory of Pension Funds and Their Investment Managers X HG4509 .M65
Directory of Pension Funds. Northeast Region X HG4509 .M653
Directory of Venture Capital Firms X HG4751 .F582                      -NOS
Nelson Information's Directory of Investment Research X HG4907 .N43
Securities Industry Yearbook X HG 4907 .S398
Galante's Venture Capital and Private Equity Directory X HG4951 .V36
Directory of Venture Capital X HG4963 .L57
Where to Find Venture Capital X HG4963 .P38
Angel Investor's Handbook X HG4963 .P463                         
Venture Capital Handbook X HG4965 .G57
Massachusetts Venture Capital Directory X HG5128 .M3 M37

Marketing

Vault Online Career Library [About]
Full text of the Vault reports are available through MiTRACK from the Feld Career Center.  Scroll down and select Vault Access under Quick Links. Available to SMG majors, minors and alums only.

The following books may be found in the Career Reference Section in Pardee Library
Careers in Brand Management X HF 5415.15 C37
Vault Career Guide to Marketing and Brand Management X HF 5415.35 G66
Sales Careers X HF 5438.25 N46
Careers in Advertising X HF 5828.4 C38
Career Opportunities in Advertising and Public Relations X HF5828.4 F54

See also,  the Industry Survey Locator and  Industry Directories in this Guide.

Nonprofits

The following books may be found in the Career Reference Section in Pardee Library
100 Best Nonprofits to Work For X HD 2769.2 U6 H36
Jobs and Careers with Nonprofit Organizations X HD 2769.2 U6 K7
Non-Profits and Education Job Finder X HF 5382.75 .U6 L326
Harvard Business School Guide to Careers in the Non-Profit Sector
X HD 2769.2 U6 L68

See also, Industry Directories in this Guide.

Sports, Entertainment & Travel

Vault Online Career Library [About]
Full text of the Vault reports are available through MiTRACK from the Feld Career Center.  Scroll down and select Vault Access under Quick Links. Available to SMG majors, minors and alums only.

The following books may be found in the Career Reference Section in Pardee Library
Career Opportunities in the Travel Industry X G 155.7 C65
Careers for Sports Nuts & Other Athletic Types X GV 734 .H45
Career Opportunities in the Music Industry X ML 3795 F497
U.S. Directory of Entertainment Employers X PN 1580 U7
Hollywood Creative Directory X PN 1998 A1 H58

See also,  the Industry Survey Locator and  Industry Directories in this Guide.

Technology & Manufacturing

Vault Online Career Library [About]
Full text of the Vault reports are available through MiTRACK from the Feld Career Center.  Scroll down and select Vault Access under Quick Links. Available to SMG majors, minors and alums only.

The following books may be found in the Career Reference Section in Pardee Library
Intel X HD 9696 .S44 I59
Insider Guide to Jobs in the Computer Hardware Industry X HD 9696.25 .I57
Insider Guide to Jobs in the Computer Software Industry X HD 9696.63 .A2 I57
Careers in Biotech and Pharmaceuticals X HD 9999 .B442 C37
Job Choices in Science and Engineering X HF 5382.5 U5 J595

See also,  Information Technology, the Industry Survey Locator and  Industry Directories in this Guide.

Salaries and Cost of Living

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."

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