Firsthand/Vault Guides
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Vault Online Career Library (Firsthand) This link opens in a new windowRequires free registration which must be completed on-campus. Vault.com provides in-depth intelligence on what its really like to work within an industry, company, or professionand how to position yourself to launch and build the career you want. Vault is best known for its influential rankings, ratings, and reviews on thousands of top employers and hundreds of internship programs. Vault Guidebooks cover a broad range of disciplines and include industry guides, employer rankings, and job seeking skills.
The following guides at available at FirstHand
- Career guide to accounting
- Guide to the top 50 accounting firms
- Guide to accounting jobs
- Guide to hedge fund jobs
- Guide to private equity jobs
- Guide to venture capital jobs
- Guide to wealth management jobs
- Guide to insurance jobs
- Guide to consulting jobs
- Guide to banking and financial services jobs
- Guide to investment management jobs.
Finding Internships
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Starting and Maintaining a Quality Internship Program Special thanks to the Pittsburgh Technology Council and Messiah College for providing materials to make this manual possible.
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Why Intern? Should You Do An Internship? What an Internship Can Do For You By Dawn Rosenberg McKay, About.com Guide
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Internships by BYU Marriott School Internships
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The Ten Commandments for Job Interviews or Internships! The Ten Commandments For Job Interviews Whereby Your Chances of Finding a Job Are Vastly Increased
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How To Get An Awesome Internship By Forbes
Ernst & Young Top Ten Success Rules
Ernst & Young provided the Marriott School Career Center with the following Top Ten Rules of Success for your Summer internship.
- Communicate up and down the line.
- Identify problems and bring solutions.
- Treat everyone with respect.
- Listen actively.
- Be positive – Attitude determines Altitude.
- Set expectations – Up and down the line.
- Work hard.
- Be prompt – even early.
- Seek feedback.
- Take charge of your own career.
Employment
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Career One StopSponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. Information about educational levels for various occupations, as well as average wage ranges by occupation and geographical area.
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Workforce Jobs Workforce is a multimedia publication that covers the intersection of people management and business strategy. Includes job postings.
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Homefair.comIncludes multiple calculators that compare the salary, cost of living, city reports, and school reports in most large cities in the US.
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Occupational Employment Statistics Homepageby U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. (Includes national and metropolitan wage estimates)
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Salary.comIncludes a "Salary Wizard" that provides a benchmark for salaries by industry and zip code.
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Wages by Area and Occupationby U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Business Directories
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Gale Directory Library This link opens in a new window
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Who Audits America?Available in stacks HF 5616 .U6 W5
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The Big 4 Accounting FirmsDeloitte
Ernst & Young
KPMG
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Networking
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Vault Guide to Networking
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Provides insight and advice into identifying your existing network and growing and maintaining it, including information on how to master and use social media, such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
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21st-Century Networking
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Networking can be seen as a daunting and intimidating task, yet interpersonal relationships remain at the heart of success for career and business development. In straightforward and simple terms, this book offers a practical approach to developing this core skill. Including chapters on assessing your networks, developing your personal brand, the softer skills of networking, using social media and making networking part of your everyday life, 21st Century Networking is filled with case studies to bring the theory to life through real examples
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Brilliant effective business networking
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Being brilliant at networking is the essential skill for personal and career success, whether going after a dream job, branching out and starting a business or simply to meet new people.
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Business Networking: The Survival Guide
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The Survival Guide helps you overcome all your fears and concerns. Start navigating the networking jungle like an expert as you build your confidence, raise your profile, create new connections, strengthen your support network and open up exciting new opportunities.
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Get Connected
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ISBN: 9781599183589Publication Date: 2009-09-01Introduction to social networking -- How to use social networking for your business -- Money vs. time -- Take baby steps -- Jump start your social networking with top 2 business sites -- Blogging 101 -- Proper net-i-quette -- How to be efficient with your social networking -- Reviews of social networking sites -- Social networking case studies. -
Interviewing and Business Networking - Streaming Video
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Packed with information on the correct way to handle interviews and how to network, this video offers the four important steps for a successful interview. It explains how to create an elevator speech, as well as teaching the six tips for successful business networking through case studies and role-playing
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Never Eat Alone
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ISBN: 9780385512053Publication Date: 2005-02-22Explaining how to turn one-time contacts into a lifelong circle of mentors, colleagues, and friends, a guide to the art of networking reveals the fundamental principles of what it takes to build lasting, mutually beneficial relationships.
Other Career Information sites
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Occupational Outlook Handbook Basic career information about Accountants and Auditors. (Work environment, pay and job outlook)
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Occupational Employment Statistics Homepage Employment estimate and mean wage estimate for accountants and auditors.
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Vocational and Career Collection (EBSCO) Career related articles from Accounting Today.
Resumes & Cover Letters
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The Vault guide to resumes and job-hunting skills
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ISBN: 9781438148465Publication Date: 2016Provides insight and advice for all the essential elements of the job-hunting process, from organizing and perfecting your resume to the ins and outs of submitting it to employers to preparing for an interview and answering tough questions -
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Resume writing made easy : a practical guide to resume preparation and job search
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Expert resumes for managers and executives
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Call Number: HF 5383 .E47879Other resumes books available at HBLL 1st floor south - HF5383
Interviewing
*Other print books available at HBLL, 1st floor, south HF 5549.5 I6
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Powerful Phrases for Successful Interviews
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ISBN: 9780814433553Publication Date: 2014Hiring expert Tony Beshara knows the words that trigger "yes" in the minds of employers--and in his handy new book, he arms candidates with hundreds of ready-to-use responses to even the toughest interview questions. Covering entry-level to executive positions and encompassing all industries, this quick-reference guide propels job seekers through every stage of the process -
Case in Point: Complete Case Interview Preparation
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Case interview secrets: A former McKinsey interviewer reveals how to get multiple job offers in consulting
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Call Number: HD 69 .C6 C43x 2012 Floor 1–CISBN: 9780984183524Publication Date: 2012Print Only
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Vault Online Career Library (Firsthand) This link opens in a new windowClick GUIDES, Scroll down find ADVISE GUIDES, Click INTERVIEWING. Case interviews are a crucial part of the hiring process in the consulting industry. Designed to test an applicant's knowledge of business and financial models, their ability to think fast, and sometimes even how well they work as part of a team, the case interview can be a grueling experience.
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ARTICLES & WEBSITES
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Bradley CVs Interviewing Advice: Includes a list of example interview questions for the interviewer and interviewee. Contains helpful information on interviewing techniques including group interview testing and panel interviewing.
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Interview: Seizing the opportunity and the job by the US Department of Labor
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Job Interview Net Includes interview questions, answers and tips.
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Monster Interview Center Includes simulation of virtual interviews, sample questions and answers.
Business Etiquette
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Prentice-Hall complete business etiquette handbook
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The little black book of business etiquette byCall Number: HF 5389 .T48Other similar print books available at HBLL 1st floor south - HF 5389
