Research Employers
Explore different organizations to find your ideal match.
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American City Business Journals
Local business news from 41 U.S. cities.
- Guidestar.org
GuideStar is a searchable database of more than 640,000 nonprofit organizations in the United States. You can search geographically, by size, by area of service -- plus lots of other useful info like the board members, and recent projects. A great place to research a potential nonprofit employer!
- Hoover's Online
A searchable database of over 14,000 public and private companies. You can get a corporate capsule, financials and newsclips. More info. and search abilities if you are a member. Also has career development information.
- Idealist.org
What a great resource - 20,000 organizations in 140 countries. A project of Action Without Borders. "Every nonprofit job site and directory we could find, arranged by country and state." And more.
- The Riley Guide
When they say topics from A to Z, they aren't kidding. Look here when you feel like giving up. A wonderful compendium about every career field you can think of. Specific information on career planning, managing, changing as well as job searches. Practical, easy to use. Also has resources for specific industries and occupations. Good links to non-profits and social sciences. Bookmark this site!
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Mecca for the data driven job searcher! All the statistics you'd ever want on the state of employment in the US. This is also the home of the Occupational Outlook Handbook, the Occupational Outlook Quarterly and other publications.
- U.S. Census Bureau
All kinds of information on people, population, geography, business and special topics. More interesting than you might think!
- U.S. News Online
Tips, tools and advice for your career. Has lots of articles on different aspects of career management and job hunting.