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Critical Success Factors

1. US Department of Labor-The Career Guide to Industries, 44 major industries, which covers about 75% of all jobs. Library, bookstore. http://stats.bls.gov/oco/cg

2. Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) www.bls.gov/oco ·

Most helpful book on careers.

·Description for about 270 of America’s most popular jobs.

·Updated every two years by the US Department of Labor and provides the latest information on salaries, growth projections, and related job skills required, education/training needed, work conditions.

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Advertising Age, Automotive News, Hotel & Motel Management, Modern Healthcare & Supermarket News are full of dealing with trends and problems.

Online Magazines:

Yahoo! http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Business_to_Business/News_and _Medcial Magazines/Trend_Magazine/

Your Trade Publication www.yourtradepubs.com

Free Trade Magazine Source www.freetrademagazinesource.com

The Business Magazine network www.thebusinessmagazinenetwork.com

4. Encyclopedia of Associations

Gold mine of associations listed by categories, contact information, mission statement, newsletters, conventions for the group

5.Company Website

6.Hoovers.com (Basic information is free)

7. Webfeet.com

One of the best compilation of research information online and provides job and research links.

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Polson Enterprise: Researching an industry or specific company. http://www.virtualpet.com/industry/howto/search

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Organized way to research companies or industry.

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Yahoo! Industry news (Press release and current news on a wide array of companies). www.biz.yahoo.com/industry

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Google News: 4,500 news sources to find the most up to news stories on companies. www.news.google.com

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Industry Link: Prenier directory of links to industy web sites. www.industrylink.com

COMPANY AND CULTURE RESEARCH

Local organization sources: local newspaper, articles, local directories, area trade journals.

Some libraries keep clipping files of articles on area companies, CEO’s and industries.

ONLINE COMPANY RESEARCH SITES

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The company’s Web site.

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The Better Business Bureau www.bbb.org

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Monster Company Boulevard www.company.moonster.com

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Vault http://www.vault.com

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Quintcareers.com/career_centers

· Thomasnet.com

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Corporate information.com

COMPANY RESEARCH TUTORIALS

Industry research desk (www.virtualpet.com/industry

Learnwebskills.com

Rileyguide.com/jsrearch.html

JOB TASK ANALYSIS RESEARCH

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Department of Labor’s o*Net

o Detailed information for over 12,000 jobs

Google-get 4 or more versions

Peer research

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