USING LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY
PERSONNEL
(Portions taken
from Bill Charland's Changing Careers)
Using materials in libraries can give you a wealth of information about
targeted companies. Librarians can direct you to materials that will give you
needed information.
Listed below are names and organizations you can use to gather
information.
* Professional trade organizations - can put you in touch with
names and organization meeting times.
* Annual reports - available online
* Dun & Bradstreet - can give you financial information on
privately held companies that do not issue annual reports
* Read newspapers and journals to get current information about
targeted firms
* Use the web including company websites for pertinent information
as well as job openings
* Hoover's Online web can provide detailed information about
companies
* Technical Manufacturers Directory for Colorado
COMPANY INFORMATION
* Moody's Manuals
* S&P Stock Reports
BUSINESS INFORMATION
HANDBOOKS
* Handbook of
Business Information by Diane Wheeler Strauss
* Business Information: How To Find It, How To Use
It, by Michael R. Lavin
* Using Government Information Sources by Jean L.
Sears
BUSINESS DIRECTORIES
- printed and CD-Rom Formats
Million Dollar
Directory
Colorado Business
Directory
Contacts'
Influential
Thomas Registry of
American Manufacturers Dun's Directory of Service Companies
Standard's and
Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives Directory of
Corporate Affiliations
Standard Directory
of Advertisers
International
Directory of Company Histories
EXPAND YOUR SEARCH
It is very possible
that you will have to expand your search to other cities or states to find the
employment you need. The Christian Career Circle Network has had a number of
people take jobs out of state and even overseas. Sometimes changes you do not
want to make are good for you in the long run.