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Careers
Looking for a job? Be prepared! Investigate companies, work on resumes, cover letter and interview skills with the following University Library resources.
Investigate Companies
What's the news about the company to which you are applying?
Smaller companies
- Business Dateline
Regional business activities and trends are covered with particular emphasis on economic conditions in selected cities, states, or regions, as well as mergers, acquisitions, company executives, new products, and competitive intelligence. - Regional Business News
Comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications, including coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
Larger companies
- Corporate Affiliations Plus Full Text
Contains listings on nearly 200,000 parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries (both domestic and foreign), & divisions - Hoover's Company Records
Delivers up-to-date business information about more than 40,000 companies, 225,000 key executives, & 600 industries
Resume and Cover Letter
Get the resume and cover letter just right with these ebooks from netLibrary *
- The quick resume & cover letter book: write and use an effective resume in only one day.
- Cover letter magic: trade secrets of professional resume writers.
- Gallery of best resumes.
- Resume makeover: 50 common resume and cover letter problems--and how to fix them
Interviewing
Learn how to answer - and ask - common interview questions with these ebooks from netLibrary *
- High-impact interview questions: 701 behavior-based questions to find the right person for every job.
- Interview magic: job interview secrets from America's career and life coach.
- Complete Q & A job interview book.
- Nail the job interview!: 101 dynamite answers to interview questions.
- 201 best questions to ask on your interview.
*About netLibrary
Access the full text of hundreds of books in electronic format covering Social Sciences, Humanities and Sciences. Search for specific titles, or subject areas, then browse or "check out" an etext online. These books are cataloged in the Library Catalog, or may be searched directly in netLibrary. Students, faculty and staff who want to use netLibrary from off-campus must first register in the Library.
For assistance, contact a reference librarian at (262) 472-1032, by email or chat or in person at the Library's Reference Desk.
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