Career
The University of Texas Libraries has a vast array of career resources for all students. Most of the resources can be found online starting at the UT Library website. Whether you are searching the Library Catalog for books, making company lists or preparing for interviews by searching company databases, the library can provide you with valuable tools to make your jobsearch easier. Reference Librarians are available in campus libraries, through email and chat to help you find what you need.
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Library Catalog (search for career books)
- search subject "job hunting"
- search subject "vocational guidance"
- search title key "resume" and limit to year "recent"
- search title key "interview" and limit to year "recent"
- browse call number range beginning at HF 538
- Electronic Books for Career Information
- Search the Library Catalog by an appropriate keyword (Examples: job hunting, career, resume, cover letter), then limit by choosing "electronic resources" from the format of materials drop down box. You can also limit by years of publication
- Creating a List of Potential Employers
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Business Databases: (Company & Industry Databases)
- Business & Company Resource Center (for all areas of company & industry information: history, news, periodical literature, financial, investment reports, industry overview, products, etc. #1 place to start)
- Reference USA (makes great lists of potential employers: search by company, industry, geography)
- Business Source Complete (Company and industry profiles)
- Corptech (high tech companies)
- Factiva (huge company database - builds reports -- as well as the best global news service)
- Mergent (global company database - primarily financial, includes history, industry reports, can build multicompany reports, etc.)
- Reference Librarians are available to help you with your research by email, chat, telephone, or in person at all UT libraries.
