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Licensed Databases

Find a Journal

https://www-proquest-com.proxy.alumni.jhu.edu/intermediateredirectforezproxy
Use this quick link to find journals in the ProQuest databases (ABI/INFORM, Academic Research Library, and ProQuest Medical Database). Just type the word “career” into the search box to see what career-related journals are available! Please note, this will not find journals in the Project Muse, Mergent or Sage databases. To find journals in those databases, go directly to the database itself, and use its browse feature.

ABI/INFORM Collection

https://www-proquest-com.proxy.alumni.jhu.edu/intermediateredirectforezproxy
Business journals, magazine articles about companies, how to write resumes, interviews, job search, and more!

Data Axle Reference Solutions (formerly Reference USA)

http://www.referenceusa.com.proxy.alumni.jhu.edu/Home/Home
Publicly available info about businesses and companies

Mergent Intellect

https://www-mergentintellect-com.proxy.alumni.jhu.edu/index.php/login/error
Searchable information about jobs, business directories, industry reports, and more!

Mergent Online Sage Business Cases

https://sk-sagepub-com.proxy.alumni.jhu.edu/cases
Familiarize yourself on cases related to your line of work!

Free Databases

Harvard Business School Working Knowledge

https://hbswk.hbs.edu/
HBS Working Knowledge features working papers and recent articles by Harvard Business School faculty members. Topics include business history, finance, globalization, leadership and management, operations and strategy.

KelloggInsight (Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University)

https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/
Northwestern University faculty and researchers share summaries of their latest research in areas such as accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, international business and marketing.

Knowledge@Wharton

https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/
The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania posts news items and special reports with an emphasis on global business issues.

Statistics

College Salary Report

https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report
From website: "PayScale’s College Salary Report helps you research colleges, majors and careers based on how much salary you could earn by the time you reach mid-career if you attend a specific college. We call this salary potential, and we use it to calculate our rankings which come from the alumni salary data of 3.2 million respondents representing over four thousand universities across the U.S, including the addition of 205 universities that are brand new to the report."

Occupational Outlook Handbook

https://www.bls.gov/ooh/
The OOH can help you find career information on duties, education and training, pay, and outlook for hundreds of occupations. Browse by Occupation Groups, or select occupations by pay, number of projected new jobs, projected growth rate, education level, and availability of training.

Occupations (U.S. Department of Labor)

https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/statistics/occupations
Provides links to a variety of Bureau of Labor Statistics and other occupation-related websites.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

https://www.bls.gov/
Browse and search statistics on employment projections, industries, job categories, and much more! 

Career Websites

Polner, E. “Top 10 best job websites.” The Balance, 13 Jan 2023. thebalance.com/top-best-job-websiteStats-2064080

https://www.thebalancemoney.com/top-best-job-websites-2064080
Online article listing the best job websites to maximize your job search

Learn How To Become

https://www.learnhowtobecome.org/
Helpful tips for careers in many fields, from arts & humanities to sci/tech.  A toolkit for getting hired, do's and don'ts on interviewing, resumes, and more!

Johns Hopkins Schools Career Services

Homewood Student Affairs Life Design Lab

https://imagine.jhu.edu/channels/life-design-lab/
Services and resources available to young alumni (those who have graduated within the last 5 years)

Bloomberg School of Public Health School of Nursing Johns Hopkins Medicine Center for Career Development School of Advanced International Studies Global Careers Krieger School of Arts & Sciences Advanced Academic Programs Carey Business School Career Development Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute Career Services

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