EMPLOYER DATABASES
Big
Book
Contains the names, address, and phone numbers of hundreds of thousands
of businesses throughout the country. You can search by category, state,
and city. Big Book can be useful for job interviews: By selecting a particular
company, you will see a detailed map of the area near the business, with
the company's exact location highlighted.
EDGAR
Database of Corporate Information
Also known as the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system,
this is the electronic filing arm of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC). All publicly traded companies, and many others, are required by
law to file certain documents with the SEC.
Monster
Company Boulevard
Contains "online brochures" for 350 employers worldwide. To
narrow, you can search by geographic location. Each company's profile
includes information on products and services, benefits, and corporate
culture and environment. Some profiles include a link that allows you
to search for job opportunities in a particular company.
Hoover's
Business Resources
Provides profiles for over 9,800 companies, including information on company
officers, annual sales, and number of employees. Each company profile
even allows you to search the Web for references to the specific company.
BizWeb
Their slogan is "We scour the Internet for company and product information
so you won't have to". Companies are categorized and listed by the
goods or services they provide.
Lycos
Small Business
You can search for information on over 900,000 public and private companies.
Provides address, phone number, Web site link, annual sales, company trade
names, employee size, and more.
JobStar:
Job Search Guide
California based Web site with an excellent section on negotiating salary
and links to salary surveys; also provides information on resumes, and
how to work the hidden job market. Originally began as a project of the
Bay Area Library System. Extensive job listings and salary information
for the California job market.
One
Source
Illinois Department of Employment Security resources for information about
the state's labor market. Visit all of the resources to look for a job,
and explore occupations.
Vault
The insider career network - distills opinions expressed by employees
and former employees on company culture. Links to articles about a given
company and provides a message board where employees can express opinions
regarding the company. In addition, provides job listings and industry
summaries.
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