Careers and Employment

Below are selected Career and Employment resources in a variety of formats. Some of the internet resources require a Tufts I.D. number for off-campus access (authorized users statement).

All print items are located in Tisch Library Reference unless otherwise noted.

Career Fields and Occupations

Career Advisor's Series

Advertising Career Directory
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HF5801.A294]

Book Publishing Career Directory
[PRINT. Tisch Reference Z477 .B63]

Business & Finance Career Directory
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HG181 .B87]

Education Career Directory
[PRINT. Tisch Reference LB1780 .E242]

Environmental Career Directory
[PRINT. Tisch Reference GE60.E58]

Film and Video Career Directory
[PRINT. Tisch Reference PN1995.9.P75 F54]

Mental Health and Social Work Career Directory
[PRINT. Tisch Reference RA790.75 .M46]

Newspaper Career Directory
[PRINT. Tisch Reference PN4797.N45]

Performing Arts Career Directory
[PRINT. Tisch Reference PN1580 .P44]

Public Administration Career Directory
[PRINT. Tisch Reference JF1601 .P82]

Radio & Television Career Directory
[PRINT. Tisch Reference PN1990.55 .R33]

Peterson's Job Opportunities in...

Business
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HF5382.5.U5 B88]

Engineering & Technology
[PRINT. Tisch Reference TA157.P48]

Healthcare
[PRINT. Tisch Reference R690.P45]

Other

Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HF5381.E52]

Occupational Outlook Handbook Internet Resource
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HF5381.A1 O36]

Professional Careers Sourcebook
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HF5382.5.U5 P76]

100 Best Careers for the 21st Century
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HF5381.F476]

The Unofficial Guide to Hot Careers
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HF5382.75.U6 F54]

Locating Jobs

Job Seeker's Guide to Socially Responsible Companies
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HF5382.75.U6J36]

Hidden Job Market
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HF5382.75.U6H53]

Non-profits' and Education Job Finder
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HD62.6.N694]

Boston Job Bank
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HF5382.75.U6H53]

Washington Job Source
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HF5382.75.U62 W39]

The Guide to Internet Job Searching
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HF5382.7.R557]

Directory of Jobs and Careers Abroad
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HF5549.5.E45 D47]

Overseas Summer Jobs
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HD6271.D521]

Teaching English Abroad
[PRINT. Tisch Reference PE1128.A2 G695]

Work Your Way Around the World
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HF5549.5.E45 G74]

Internships and Volunteer Opportunities

Peterson's Internships
[PRINT. Tisch Reference L901.I66]

The Best 109 Internships
[PRINT. Tisch Reference L901]

Volunteer Challenge: A Guide to Massachusetts
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HV98.M39 V65]

Make a Difference: Your guide to Volunteering and Community Service
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HN90]

Resumes and Cover Letters

Business Writer's Handbook
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HF5726.B874]

Cover Letters! Cover Letters! Cover Letters!
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HF5383.F365]

Resumes for the First-Time Job Hunter
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HF5383.R455]

Resumes! Resumes! Resumes!
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HF5383.R4715]

Business and Industry Information

Biotechnology Directory
[PRINT. Tisch Reference TP248.3.I56]

Directory of American Research and Technology
[PRINT. Tisch Reference T176.I65]

EDGAR

High Technology Market Place Directory
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HC110.H53 H53]

Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HG4057.A28614]

Hoover's Online

Mergent Online

Million Dollar Directory: America's Leading Public and Private Companies
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HC102.D8]

National Biotech Register
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HD9999.B443 U658]

Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HG4057.A4]

Hoover's Guide to Private Companies
[PRINT. Tisch Reference HG4057.A28614]

Current Information About Business and Industry

Your job and career search will include looking for current information about companies, industries and types of jobs. Use these electronic and print indexes to search for current magazine articles or newspaper articles.

Research Guides by Subject: Business

ABI Inform 1985-
Includes the full text of articles in over 500 business and management journals, both trade and scholarly.

Business & Company ASAP 1980-
Provides company profiles, rankings, investment reports, histories and news.

General Business File ASAP 1982-
Covers all aspects of business and management, including company and industry information. The database provides bibliographic references, abstracts or full text for articles from 800 business, economic, management, trade and industry publications; profiles of nearly 200,000 public and private companies; industry descriptions based on Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes; and abstracts or full text of investment reports and forecasts for more than 11,000 U.S. and international companies and for 53 industries prepared by Wall Street and international brokerage firms.

LexisNexis How To Use
Includes articles from major American newspapers and regional papers, statistics, company financial information, country and state profiles, and medical information. Major source for federal case law and statutes, the U.S. Code, law reviews, and state legal research.

Career Resources on the Web

Tufts University Career Services

Career Guides & Job Services

Black Collegian Online: Career Site for Students and Professionals of Color
Developed by the magazine, The Black Collegian, this site provides career and employment information for minorities.

careerbuilder.com
Career planning and online job searching, featuring international career opportunities.

CollegeGrad.com
Information on job search preparation, resumes and cover letters, job postings and interview and negotiation techniques.

hotjobs
Online career guide, maintained by Yahoo!, which includes job and resume postings, hotjobs communities, job search by career channels, company and location and international job sites.

MonsterTrak
In partnership with college and university career centers across the nation, provides over 2,100 new full- and part-time job openings each day, targeted specifically toward students and recent graduates.

JobWeb
Career planning, job listings, featured employers, internships, and more.

The Riley Guide
One of the oldest and most respected employment opportunities and job resources on the internet.

Online Job Services & Listings

America's Job Bank
Searchable job bank and job market information, supported by the Public Employment Service.

BostonWorks.com
The largest database of Boston-area jobs, with over 12,000 employment opportunities, including the Boston Sunday Globe listings updated every Monday. In addition, online listings are added every day.

The Feminist Majority Foundation Online: Feminist Career Center
Provides job listings, internships, and selected job banks.

IMDiversity.com Career Center
Career and self-development site for job seekers of diverse backgrounds.

Monster.com
Over 50,000 jobs to choose from worldwide, as well as career insight and advice.

Career Fields, Occupations & Internships

American Institute of Architects (AIA) Job Board
Architecture career resources, including internships.

tvjobs
Employment bulletin boards, job banks and job lines, as well as internship and resume services.

The Chronicle of Higher Education Career Network
Job listings from the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Computer Jobs

Computer Software/Systems Job Page
Listings in the engineering and computer science fields.

The Environmental Careers Organization (ECO)
Lists, by region, paid internships and job opportunities in the environmental field and also offers career resources and services.

FedWorld Federal Jobs Search
U.S. Government Jobs Announcements.

The Federal Jobs Digest
Private source of federal job information, arranged by career field.

MedHunter's.com
Jobs in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology fields.

Medzilla
Jobs and employment resources for biotechnology, medicine, and science

Overseas Jobs
Selected international job opportunities and links to other job sites with foreign employment opportunities. Subscription to the paper overseas Jobs Express (OJE) is required to obtain the complete (over 1,500 jobs, updated every two weeks) international jobs list.

The Law Employment Center
One-stop shopping in all areas of legal employment and career information.

Cool Works
Job listings for national parks, cruise lines, camps, summer and ski resorts and many more employment opportunities.

JobsInSports.com
An internet-based employment service for the sports marketplace. Some free services; subscription service for $29.95 per month.

American Institute of Physics
Physics career information; includes job listings.

Science Careers
Professional and career information in the sciences, including job advertisements from Science Magazine.

Sciencejobs.com
From New Scientist magazine, a jobs search service that focuses on bioscience and chemistry.

Internweb.com

Rising Star Internships

Tufts Career Services: Internships and Winterships

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