Resources and Links

Use these links to research industries and companies, search for jobs, find salary information, assess yourself, improve your resume, cover letter and interviewing skills, and more. Please report any broken links to our office.

• OCS Subscription Sites
• Stuart Business Library Links
• Assessment
• Job Search Sites
• Journals and Magazines
• Salary Information
• Professional Associations and Clubs
• Internship Tools
• Interviewing
• Cover Letter Writing
• Resume Writing
• Resume Keywords
• Networking
• Company Links
• Glassdoor.com's list of Top 25 Companies for Career Opportunities
  

• Office of Career Services Password-Protected Sites (contact our office for passwords):

  NACElink
  Wetfeet
  IIT-Stuart's Wetfeet site*
  Monstertrak
  Internship Series Online

  Stuart Business Library Resources (click on links and scroll down to find each resource)

  EBSCO
  Hoovers
  CareerSearch
  Barron's Online Business
  Sorkin's Business Directory Online
  Datamonitor Business Information Center
  

  For a full listing of the Downtown Campus Library's Business resources, visit the library website or speak with a librarian. The SSB library has a number of resources to give you an edge in your job search.

  Assessment Tools

  Career Leader: A business career self-assessment tool designed to help you understand your interests, values, and abilities and how they relate to various industries and functions. Please email Career Services to request access to this assessment tool.

  O*Net Skills Search: Conduct a self-assessment of your skills and explore the jobs that use those skills.
  
  The Holland Self-Directed Search: Find out which careers best match your interests and abilities (This site charges a small fee).
  
  O*Net offers free downloads of the following assessments: * O*NET Ability Profiler * O*NET Interest Profiler * O*NET Computerized Interest Profiler * O*NET Work Importance Locator * O*NET Work Importance Profiler
  
  CareerKey
  
  Keirsey Temperment Sorter
  
  Career Interests Game
  
  University of Minnesota Work Values Assessment
  
  Job Search Sites

  Accounting.com
  AdWeek: Jobs in advertising
  AMA Job Center: Jobs for marketing professionals.
  American Association of Advertising Agencies: AAAA Career Center for jobs in marketing communications
  Bank Jobs.com: Search for jobs in banking and finance
  Career Bank: Site for accounting, finance, banking, mortgage and insurance jobs
  CareerForum.net: Career site for Japanese-English bilinguals
  Careers in Finance
  Careers in Marketing
  Career One Stop
  CFO.com: Job search tool for financial executives
  Chicago Jobs
  Chicago Reader
  Chicago Sun Times
  Chicago Tribune
  Communications and Marketers JobLine
  Computerjobs.com: Jobs in IT.
  Crain's Chicago Business
  eFinancial Careers
  Environmental Career Opportunities
  Environmental Career.com
  Federal Jobs
  Financial Job Network: Global job opportunities for financial professionals
  Government Jobs
  Guru: The world's largest online marketplace for freelance talent in multiple job fields.
  Health Management Careers
  Hedge Fund Center Employment Page
  Hispanic-Jobs.com: Jobs for bilingual & Spanish-speaking professionals
  HR World: Vacancies in human resources departments.
  Human Resources Jobs
  Huxley Finance
  Idealist.org Jobs with non-profits
  Indeed.com
  Job-Hunt.org
  Jobs in the Money
  TheLadders.com (a search service for $100K jobs)
  MarketingJobs.com
  MBAJobs: for MBAs seeking jobs or assignments; an international service
  Medzilla: Jobs in biotech, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare
  Monster
  Napier Scott
  Nation Job HR
  Nation Job Marketing
  National Banking and Financial Services Network: Jobs for the financial services market
  Pioneer Press (suburban papers)
  Quantster
  Quint Careers
  ServeNet
  Simply Hired
  USA Today Job Center

  Journals and Magazines
  
  

  ALM News, Trends and Market Intelligence for legal and business pros
  BrandWeek Marketing and Media
  Business Finance Mag.com
  Business Week Online
  Career Journal at Wall Street Journal.com
  CFO.com
  Crain's Chicago Business (OCS has a print and online subscription to Crain's - contact us for details).
  Financial Times - Business
  MBA Jungle
  Numa The internet resource center for financial derivatives
  NVST the Private Equity Network
  Red Herring The business of technology
  Supply Chain Management Review
  The Bond Market Association
  The Deal

  Salary Information

  Business Week Salary Wizard
  Career Journal
  Chicago Salary Survey
  JobStar Salary Tool
  Salary.com
  US Department of Labor
  Vault

  Professional Associations and Clubs

  American Association of Healthcare Consultants
  The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
  American Bankers Association
  American College of Healthcare Executives
  American Financial Services Association
  American Management Association
  American Society for Quality
  Association of Management Consulting Firms
  Business Marketing Association
  Certified Financial Planner Board
  CFA Institute
  The Chicago Council on Foreign Relations
  Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
  CSO/CIO for security executives
  Financial Executives International
  Financial Management Association
  Futures Industry Association
  Hispanic Association for Career Enhancement
  The Healthcare Marketing and Communication Council
  Institute for Global Communications
  Institute of Management Accountants
  Institute of Management Consultants USA
  Investment Management Consultants Association
  Marketing Research Association
  Marketing Science Institute
  MBA Association
  Medical Marketing Association
  Midwest Healthcare Marketing Association
  National Assn. for Asian American Professionals, Chicago Chapter
  National Black MBA Association
  National Black MBA Assn., Chicago Chapter
  National Society of Hispanic MBAs
  National Society of Hispanic MBAs, Chicago Chapter
  Pharmaceutical Marketing Research Group
  Securities Industry Association
  Society for Human Resource Management
  Swiss Futures and Options Association
  The CFA Institute

  Internship Tools

  Adobe MBA Internship Program

  CareerSearch Internship Tool (Do a search for CareerSearch)
  Intern Jobs
  Internship and Co-Op Articles
  Internships-USA: Contact Career Services for a login and password.
  WetFeet Internship Search
  Abbott Laboratories Internship Program
  Allstate Internship Program
  Bain & Company Internships (scroll to the bottom)
  Bank of America Internship Program
  Bear Stearns Summer Internships
  Bloomberg (Internships are listed with all job openings)
  Brill Street + Company (An internship placement service)
  CUNA Mutual Group Internship Program
  Deutsche Bank Internship Program
  Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Internship Hiring
  Equity Office Internship Postings (click on "Search Jobs")
  GAP (Retail Industry) MBA Internship Program
  Goldman Sachs Internships and Scholarships
  The Hartford MBA Internship Program
  Hewitt Associates Internships
  Lehman Brothers Internship Program
  MBA Internship Guide
  Morgan Stanley Summer Internship Programs
  Morningstar Internships (Internships are listed with job openings)
  PARC MBA Internship Program
  Principal Financial Group Internship Program
  Progressive MBA Internship Program
  SONY MBA/MS Internship Program
  Sun Microsystems MBA Internship
  Tellabs Internships (click on "Students and New Graduates")
  Toyota MBA Internship Program
  The Washington Center
  Washington Semester Programs

  Interviewing

  University of Wisconsin Interview Questions
  Finance Interview Questions
  Central Washington University's Video Clips of Interviews
  iBanking Interview Questions
  Kellogg iBanking Interview Guide
  Job Web Interview Guides
  Monster.com Dress for Success Guide
  Quint Careers Interview Question and Answer Database
  Quint Careers Sample Behavioral Interview Questions
  Texas A&M Interviewing Example Video

  Cover Letter Writing

  UW Madison Cover Letter Guide
  MBA Authority Cover Letter Guide
  Quint Careers Cover Letters

  Resume Writing

  UW Madison Resume Guide
  Job Seeker Action Verbs
  Job Web Resume Tools
  Riley Guide to the internet/email resume
  Susan Ireland Sample Resumes

  Resume Keywords

  "Tapping the Power of Keywords to Enhance your Resume's Effectiveness"
  "Researching Keywords in Employment Ads"
  "Demystifying Resume Keywords"
  "How to Overcome the Resume Scanner"
  Using Resume Keywords - from Boston College

  Networking

  Breakfast Networking Club
  CareerJournal Networking Articles
  Networlding
  Quint Networking Tips
  Riley Guide Networking
  The ProNetworker

  Companies
  * Asterisk indicates companies who have hired Stuart students for jobs, internships or co-ops.

  Abacus Consultancy Services *
  Abbott Laboratories*
  ABN AMRO*
  AdvanceSoft*
  Agentrics*
  Alliant Credit Union*
  Allstate Investment Corporation*
  Allston Trading, LLC *
  Alphametrix, LLC*
  Altea Trading LLC*
  American Express *
  ARCADIS *
  Archelon LLC*
  AT Kearney *
  Ativo Group*
  Attain Capital Management *
  Bain & Company*
  Bank of America*
  Bank of Montreal*
  Baxter*
  BDO Seidman, LLP *
  Bear Stearns*
  BearingPoint*
  BirdX*
  Bloomberg.com*
  Breakwater Trading *
  Buck Consultants*
  Burns & McDonnell *
  Calamos Investments*
  Calyon Financial Inc*
  Cambridge Realty Capital*
  Cantor Fitzgerald*
  Capital Markets Consulting L.L.C.*
  Cardiff Giant Trading*
  Case Foundation Company*
  Chase*
  Chicago Board of Trade*
  Chicago Mercantile Exchange*
  Cisco *
  Citadel *
  Citibank*
  Claymore Securities*
  Clerysys Inc*
  CNH*
  Cognitive Capital LLC*
  Compass Environmental, Inc.*
  Concourse Communications Group*
  Continental Packaging Solutions*
  Corus*
  CPS Employment Services Network*
  Credit Suisse First Boston*
  Chicago Transit Authority*
  Dearborn Capital Brokers*
  Delta Environmental Consultants*
  Deutsche Bank*
  Diamond Management and Technology Consultants*
  Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein*
  Egen Solutions*
  Elanza Technologies*
  Enterprise CPAs Ltd*
  ENVIRON International Corporation*
  Environmental Resources Management*
  EPIC Systems*
  Equity Office Properties*
  Ernst and Young*
  Euro RSCG 4D*
  Exelon *
  Fitch Ratings*
  Flying Food Group*
  Forward Uniplan Advisors*
  Freedman Seating Company *
  Freerain Systems, Inc *
  Gabriel Environmental*
  Gardner Carton & Douglas*
  GHCO | futures, options, trading, hedging*
  Glenwood Capital Investments*
  Global Material Technologies*
  GMAC-RFC*
  go2call Inc. *
  Goldman Sachs*
  Grainguys * (at CBOT)*
  Hanssem Corp *
  Hay Group*
  HCL*
  Heartland Alliance*
  Heitman Real Estate Investment Management Firm*
  Hewitt Associates*
  Hewlett Packard*
  HFR Asset Management LLC*
  Hill Mechanical Group*
  Hinda Incentives*
  Hospira*
  HSBC*
  HyperFeed*
  i imagine studio *: Creative Marketing Communications*
  IASTA, Inc.*
  Ibbotson Associates *
  IBM*
  Integrated Financial Grp/Toji Trading Group*
  Intel*
  International Engineering Consortium*
  IOMA*
  JobQueen.com*
  Johnson and Johnson *
  JP Morgan*
  JSG*
  Kanbay *
  Kang & Lee Advertising*
  Keane*
  Kirkland & Ellis, LLP*
  Korean Tourism Organization*
  Kraft Foods*
  Lazard.com*
  Lehman Brothers*
  Lerner Trading Group*
  Liberty Tube, Inc*
  Lighthouse Capital*
  Lighthouse Investment Partners*
  Loop Capital*
  LSV Asset Management*
  Lucent Technologies*
  Lyondell Chemical *
  M&N Trading*
  Marsh USA Inc.*
  Martin Investment Management, LLC: An investment adviser*
  Matrix Technologies, Inc*
  Mercator Partners, LLC*
  Merrill Lynch*
  Mesirow Financial*
  MJLF & Associates Inc,*
  Morgan Stanley*
  Morningstar, Inc*
  Nalco Company*
  Navigant Consulting*
  Networked Concepts*
  Nomadic Capital*
  Northern Trust*
  Novartis China*
  NumeriX LLC*
  Nuveen Investments*
  NYSE-Arca*
  Ocean Tomo*
  Omega & Associates*
  Oxford Instruments *
  Peak6 Investments LLP*
  Peri Software Solutions*
  PGA Funds*
  Phoenix Global*
  Power Construction*
  Premier Chicago Homes, *
  Prime International Trading*
  Prudential Financial*
  Quest Financial *
  R&K Associates*
  Reott Law Offices, LLC*
  Resurgence Financial*
  Reynolds Communication Group*
  RKS Associates / Global Material Technologies*
  Robinwood Consulting *
  Roux Associates *
  RR Donnelley*
  RSM McGladrey*
  Sage Group Consulting*
  Scouler Andrews LLC*
  Seaton Corp*
  Segall Bryant and Hamill Investment Counsel*
  SET Environmental, Inc.*
  Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure*
  Sibson Consulting*
  Simplex Investment*
  Smith Barney*
  Software Catalysts, LLC*
  Spike Trading *
  Spike Trading, LLC*
  Spraying Systems Company*
  Standard & Poor's*
  State Street*
  Strategic Decision Group*
  SunGard *
  SunTrust * *
  Superior Equity Hedge*
  Teng and Associates*
  The Archelon Group *
  The City of Chicago*
  The International Group of Companies*
  The McTigue Financial Group *: Northwestern Mutual*
  The Reynolds Communication Group*
  Thomas Camp LLC*
  Thomson Financial*
  Towers Perrin*
  Trading Technologies Inc.*
  Travelon*
  Trinuc LLC*
  UBS Investment Bank*
  UNICEF*
  USG*
  Watson Wyatt - a global consulting firm specializing in human capital and financial management*
  Weaver Boos Consultants*
  Wells Fargo*
  Weston Solutions, Inc. - Restoring Resource Efficiency*
  William Blair & Company*