1. Beyond Monster.com
Online Job Search Tools at the
Arlington Heights Memorial Library

2. Online Resources
• The Library’s resources can help you find
job descriptions and keywords for your
resume and company information.
• Most are available by remote access
• Go to www.ahml.info

3. There are several places on the
library’s homepage to direct you to
coming events for job help
• Upcoming Events
• Library News
• EVENTS – will direct you to
Adult Event Calendar

5. Jobs & Careers Page
RESEARCH > jobs & careers

6. Online Resources for Job
Descriptions and Keywords
Click on connect to a live tutor>Career Help for an online
chat and resume review.
Click on Jobs & Careers Databases , then click on
• Career Cruising
• Careers Internet Database
• Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center
• Illinois Career Resource Network
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• O*NET
• Tutor.com Career Center
• Safari Select

8. Career Cruising
• Self-directed tools to explore careers,
education and training, and education
options
• Detailed occupation profiles
• Employment guides for resumes (paper
and electronic), interview skills, letter
writing, and more
• Postings on job boards and company
websites

10. Career Internet Database
Comprehensive reports of career profiles
for the 21st Century based on the most
up-to-date information and vocational
guidance

12. Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center
A comprehensive career research
database
– Jobs – information on more than 3,000 jobs
and 94 industries
– Skills - helps uses learn the essentials of
finding a job
– Resources – searchable resources and
directories, and videos

15. Illinois Career Resource Center
• Information on occupations, education
• Job search hints
• Resume writer
• Links to employers

18. Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Major reference source from the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Source of career information providing
training and education needed, earnings,
job prospects, work you will do, along with
job search tips and
• Keywords to use in your resume

21. O*Net Online
• The nation's primary source of occupational
information, providing comprehensive
information on key attributes and characteristics
of workers and occupations
• Detailed descriptions of the world of work for use
by job seekers, workforce development and HR
professionals, students, researchers:
Skills, Abilities, Tasks, and more

24. Safari Select
• 400+ instructional eBooks from leading
computer and Information Technology
publishers

26. Online Resources for
Company Information
Click on Business Databases, then click on
the databases which provide the most information
about a company and industry:
–Business Source Premier
–Lexis Nexis Library Express
–Million Dollar Directory
–Plunkett Research
–ReferenceUSA

27. Business Source Premier
• Full text of more than 2,000 business
publications as well as market research
reports, industry reports, country reports,
company profiles and
• SWOT analyses –Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities, and Threats) of companies

30. Click on SWOT from our
Business Databases page

31. Lexis Nexis Library Express
• A powerful, easy-to-use, Web-based service that is a
unique combination of news, business, and legal
information.
• Access over 9,500 news, business, and legal sources.
The news coverage includes deep backfiles and up-to-
the-minute stories in national and regional newspapers,
wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news,
and foreign-language sources.
• Use the Company Dossier module to retrieve detailed
company information and financial performance
measures or identify and compare companies matching
specific criteria.

35. Million Dollar Directory
• National directory of 1.8 million businesses and their
products
• The Million Dollar Database provides comprehensive
marketing information on both public and private
companies and their executives.
• Profiles include specialty information like executive
biographies and proprietary eight-digit SIC codes.
• The database is especially designed to help you lookup
in-depth company & contact information, find new sales
opportunities, conduct marketing research, and identify
potential job opportunities

39. Reference USA
• 14 million U.S. businesses
• Yellow Page and Business White Page
telephone directories
• Annual reports
• 10-Ks and other SEC information
• Chambers of Commerce
• Business magazines, newspapers
• Industry and specialty directories

43. Additional Resources
• Job Search Binder
• Job Networking Support Groups List
• Jobs & Careers Research Collection
• Job and career books to check out
• Computer skill help on Lynda.com,
Interactive CD-ROMs and DVDs
Search by keyword Excel and modify search
ANSWER CENTER – ASK US
847-506-2633
11/10