Career Research
As you've learned by now, doing your homework is rudimentary
in obtaining your goals. The same goes for your career development. Whether
it's researching a perspective employer or staying abreast of international
trading trends, doing your career homework will reduce the number of surprises
during an interview, impress your employers and make you an advantageous
job candidate.
This page is designed to help you effectively research employers, career
articles, regional concentrations and lists some of the resources that
are contained in the GSCD Resource Library located in the conference room
of our office (Suite 603).
Company Research and Directories:
- Business.com: business search engine and business directory
- JobWarehouse's Alphabetic Company Search
- CorporateInformation
- Europages: European business directory
- Foster Business Library
- Hoover's
- Industrial Quick Search
- Researching Companies Online
- SecSt.com
- ThomasNet: comprehensive resource for industrial information
- Thomas Global Register: worldwide industrial product information
- Vault
- WetFeet Company Profiles
- Yahoo Search Directory
- Business Etiquette:
- Executive Planet's Business Culture Guides
- International Business Etiquette and Manners
- George Washington's Rules of Civility
- Interviewing:
- Behavioral Interview Cheat Sheet
- Dressing for Success in Interviews
- Ten Questions You Should Never be Asked in an Interview
- Dos and Don'ts of Handling Interview Silence
- The Global Interview
- Smile, You're on Camera: Videoconference Interviews
- How to Handle Multiple Interviewers
- Job Search:
- Gaffs
and Goofs:
The Details that Won't Get You Hired but Can Get You Turned Down - Job Search:
- Thirteen Networking Mistakes
- Resumes & Cover letters:
- How To Address Gaps in Your Career History
- Culture Quizzes
- Africa:
- ABANTU
- AfricaFiles
- Africare
- Africa Action
- Africa Business Information Services
- Africa Data Dissemination Service
- Africa Renewal
- African Centre for Economic Growth
- African Centre for Technology Studies
- African Development Bank
- African Development Foundation
- African Finance and Economics Association
- African Forum and Network on Debt and Development
- African Journals OnLine
- African Leadership and Progress Network
- African Youth Foundation
- allAfrica.com
- ArchNet
- Energy Information Administration's Country Analysis Briefs (US Department of Energy)
- Kabissa
- Institute of Policy Analysis and Research
- Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
- Asia:
- AsiaSource
- Latin America:
- Amazon Alliance
- Central American Refugee Center
- Guatemala Human Rights Commission
- Latin American Network Information Center
- LatinWorld
- Latin America Bureau
- Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala
- Nicaragua Network
- Nicaragua Solidarity Network Of Greater NY
- Organization of American States
- Pan American Health Organization
- Washington Office on Latin America
- Middle East:
- Turkindex
The GSCD Resource Library is located in the conference room of our office (Suite 603). Although most up-to-date resources are located online, we do have a small collection of materials in the library. The Resource Library is available from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. The following is a sampling of what is contained in our library.
- Business/Finance:
- Vault Guide to the Top 50 Banking Employers
- Vault Guide to the Top Financial Services Employers
- Vault Career Guide to Investment Banking
- Vault Guide to the Top 50 Consulting Firms
- Federal Jobs:
- Foreign Service Officer Exam: Preparation for the Written Exam and Oral Assessment
- The Federal Resume Guidebook
- The Student’s Federal Career Guide: 10 Steps to Find and Win Top Government Jobs and Internships
- Nonprofits:
- 100 Best Nonprofits to Work for (2nd Ed.)
If you find a link that does not work or want to suggest a website that should be included, please let us know by emailing escareer@gwu.edu.
