2. 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
3. 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
6. 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
7.
8. 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
12. 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
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15. Illinois Career Resource Center
• Information on occupations, education
• Job search hints
• Resume writer
• Links to employers
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18. 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
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21. 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
22.
23.
24. Safari Select
• 400+ instructional eBooks from leading
computer and Information Technology
publishers
25.
26. Online Resources for
Company Information
Click on Business Databases, then click on
the databases which provide the most information
about a company and industry:
–Business Source Premier
–Lexis Nexis Library Express
–Million Dollar Directory
–Plunkett Research
–ReferenceUSA
27. 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
31. 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.
32.
33.
34.
35. 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
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38.
39. 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
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42.
43. 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 DVDs
Search by keyword Excel and modify search
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