Career & Job Resources
- Books
- Articles/Databases
- Company Directories
- Career Resources
- Salary Sources
- Specialized Company & Industry Sources
Books
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Articles/Databases
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Business Source Complete, 1886 to the present, but varies by title
Articles from 11,200 sources, including more than 1,100 scholarly business journals.
CPI.Q (Canadian Periodical Index), 1980 to the present
Articles from 400 Canadian newspapers, magazines and journals.
Factiva, coverage varies by title
Articles from approx. 1,000 newspapers from 87 countries in 22 languages.
LexisNexis Academic, coverage varies by title
Articles from over 300 national and local newspapers worldwide.
Company Directories
Canadian Business Database
Our most comprehensive online directory of companies across Canada. Includes brief profiles of 1.5 million Canadian companies [including privates]. Search by company name, by industry (SIC), by geography, by sales, by credit rating and more.
Canadian Key Business Directory
Brief information on approximately 20,000 of Canada's leading businesses. Search by company name, geography or industry grouping (SIC).
Location: INNIS Reference HF 3223 .C18
Guide to Canadian Manufacturers, 3 volumes
A listing of 50,000 manufacturers in Central, Western and Eastern Canada. Search by company name or by industry (SIC).
Location: INNIS Reference HF 3223 .G85
Scott's Directories (Atlantic Industrial; Ontario Business [Metro Toronto; Toronto Boundary, Southwestern Ontario]; Ontario Manufacturers; Quebec Industrial; Western Industrial)
Series of directories listing Canadian manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and business service providers. Search by company name or by industry code (NAICS).
Location: INNIS Reference HF 3223.S354 to HF 3223.S357
LexisNexis Academic
The Business module includes worldwide company profiles from a variety of sources including: Hoover's Company Records, Standard & Poor's Corporate Descriptions Plus, Worldscope and more.
Career Resources
Center for Business Career Development
Location: McMaster DeGroote School of Business, Room 112
Career Services
http://careers.mcmaster.ca
Location: McMaster University, Gilmour Hall, Room 110
Career Matters - Independent Learning Centre (TVOntario)
http://www.ilc.org/cfmx/CM/
Job Futures: Canada's National Career and Education Planning Tool (Service Canada)
http://jobfutures.ca/en/home.shtml
Manpower Employment Outlook Survey
http://www.ca.manpower.com/cacom/contentSingle.jsp?articleid=282
Occupational Outlook Handbook (United States Department of Labor)
http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
O*NET Online (U.S.)
http://online.onetcenter.org
The Riley Guide: Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet
http://www.rileyguide.com/
Subject Guide for Business Employment (UBC)
http://toby.library.ubc.ca/subjects/subjpage2.cfm?id=419
Salary Sources
Canada
Salary Wizard Canada (Monster.ca)
http://salary.monster.ca/
Wages and Salaries from the Labour Market Information (Service Canada)
http://www.labourmarketinformation.ca/
Ontario Regional Services: Wages / Salaries (Service Canada)
http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/on/lmi/salaries.shtml
Ontario Wage Survey 1999 (Statistics Canada & Human Resources Development Canada)
http://www.onestep.on.ca/ows/Ows99_Eng/welcome_e.html
Salary & Employment Survey of Commerce and MBA Graduates (DeGroote School of Business)
http://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca/recruit/statistics.html
United States
Salary Calculator (HomeFair.com)
http://www.homefair.com/Find_A_Place/Calculators/SalaryCalc/index.asp
Salary Wizard (Monster.com)
http://salary.monster.com/
Salary Wizard (Salary.com)
http://swz.salary.com/salarywizard/layoutscripts/swzl_newsearch.aspp
International
Payscale.com
http://payscale.com/mypayscale.aspx
Salary Expert
http://www.salaryexpert.com/
Trade Associations
Trade associations often conduct salary surveys of employees in a particular field. Try these directories to identify associations in your field of interest. Visit their web site and look for a wage or salary information link. The directories typically provide association contact details, mandate, membership and web site information.
- Associations Canada
Location of Print: INNIS Reference HS 17 .A88 - Encyclopedia of Associations
Locations: MILLS and THODE Reference HS 17 .E649
Specialized Company & Industry Sources
Associations Canada
Trade associations often provide information on keys trends and issues in a particular industry. Use this directory to identify Canadian associations in your field of interest.
Location of Print: INNIS Reference HS 17 .A88
Blue Book of Canadian Business
Major company profiles are provided including listings of executive biographies.
Location of Print: MILLS Bookstacks HD 2768.C24B5 (1976-1986,1989-2006)
Business Monitor Online
Provides detailed industry reports for countries worldwide. Industries covered include autos, chemicals, commercial banking, defence & security, food & drink, freight transport, information technology , infrastructure, insurance, oil & gas, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications and tourism
Business Source Complete
Contains industry reports and SWOT analyses for industries and companies around the world.
Canada's Top 100 Employers, current
Profiles Canadian employers with the most innovative workplaces & progressive human resource policies.
Location of Print: INNIS Bookstacks HD 2809 .C35 (2001-2006)
Career Directory
Identifies Canada’s 1,000 best employers for recent college and university graduates.
Location: MILLS Reference (2nd Floor) HF 5382.5 .C2C3
DBRS.com (Dominion Bond Rating Service)
Includes Canadian industry studies, rating reports for companies and press releases.
FAITS (Faulkner Advisory for IT Studies)
Provides hundreds of industry reports and company profiles related to information technology worldwide.
FPinfomart.ca
Contains corporate and financial data for Canadian companies [some privates included].
GMID (Global Market Information Database)
Provides key business intelligence on countries, companies, markets and consumers around the world.
International Directory of Company Histories, over 90 volumes
Profiles hundreds of significant companies from around the world. Entries include information on company history, organization, philosophy and resources for further reading.
Location: INNIS Reference HD 2721 .I57
Mergent Online
Contains business and financial information on publicly traded companies worldwide. Also includes industry reports covering the U.S. and Canada.
Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys
Provides current profiles of over 50 industries in the United States
Location: INNIS Reference HG 4961.S73
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