Olin Library Research Guides: Business: Job & Career Info

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Occupational Outlook Handbook
Use this as a starting point to research necessary training, nature of a career, typical salary, and trends in employment.

Pay special attention to the "Contacts for More Info" area (under the "More Info" tab), as it links to professional organizations which are often gold mines for career leads.

IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Great for finding industry-specific information about the company you're interviewing for as well as basic company profiles. Keep in mind that a company can operate in multiple industries. For example, Disney operates both in the amusement park industry and the streaming industry.
Business Insights: Essentials This link opens in a new window
Research global companies and industries with in-depth analysis through current news, statistical data, and reports.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
If you are interviewing with a large company like Disney or Darden, you can easily find articles published about their activities and initiatives. After logging in, type in your company name and change the drop-down box to "Company." You may need to sort the results to display by Most Recent First.
If you are looking for Harvard Business Review, this is the only database that has it in full-text. Please be aware that a handful of the most popular articles are blocked by HBR from downloading, printing or linking. You will recognize these titles by a thin yellow banner at the top of the screen. This embargo is HBR's policy, and there is no way around it....but please be aware that you CAN read these articles online.
ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new window
If you are interviewing with a large company like Disney or Darden, you can easily find articles published about their activities and initiatives. After logging in, type in your company name and change the drop-down box to "Company." You may need to sort the results to display by Most Recent First.

Finding Job Leads

If you are limiting your search to the local area, sometimes the best way to find advertisements is to go directly to a company's website and search their career listings. You can find a list of the largest employers in Central Florida here.

Career Leads in Business
A great way to search career-specific jobs is to hunt through the job postings at professional associations. This guide from UC Berkeley links to many such sites.
USAJOBS (Federal government)
This website collects jobs working for the federal government.
PeopleFirst (Florida government jobs)
State government jobs for Florida.
Monster.com
Appropriately named. This one really is a monster, and has a ton of jobs, but it should only be a tiny part of your search. You will generally do better through networking or profession-specific job sites.
CareerBuilder
CareerBuilder is jointly owned by three large newspaper corporations (The Tribune, Gannett, and McClatchy). As such, it usually duplicates the classified advertisements from print newspapers.
Large Employers in the Central Florida area
One of the best ways to search for a job is to go straight to a company's website. For example, a company like Loockhead Martin will always have a prominent link for Careers that will have current listings.