Online Resources
The Web can be especially helpful in exploring career information. For example, you can use the Web to assess your career strengths, learn about law-school application processes, investigate job openings at a specific company, locate local chapters of professional organizations, and compare job offers.
More information is available in the Career Guide, available in 201 Ives Hall, on using search engines, meta search engines, organization web sites, sites maintained by watchdog organizations, and resource web sites.
Library Research Resources
Don't forget to take advantage of Cornell's libraries and the reference librarians there for help in using Internet resources. In some cases the libraries subscribe to paid sites whose public-access sites you might be familiar with. You have access to far more information at the paid sites. A particularly helpful site produced by ILR's Catherwood Library, in conjunction with the publishers of Human Resource Executive magazine, is WorkIndex.com. This is a comprehensive index of workplace-related web sites as well as human resource tools and information. Another resource from the Catherwood Library is the Careers/Job Search Guide. The Management Library also offers excellent resources. Additionally, the Cornell Career Services library offers one of the largest and most up-to-date collections of career resources you can find.
Salary and Relocation Resources
Apartment Guide Online
A site to help you locate, furnish, and settle into rental housing and organize a move within the United States or internationally.
Cornell CareerNet
Check the resources outlined at the top of the homepage.
Move.com
Gives access to a database of housing available throughout the United States. Compare the cost of living in hundreds of U.S. and international cities. Mortgage computations, and other interesting information for planning a move.
Living Abroad International Resource Center
Provides current information about visas, work permits, security, housing, insurance, international schools, taxation, everyday life, getting around, health care, business culture or relocation services in each country from a leading resource of destination services.
Salary Information
Links to salary surveys organized by profession and negotiation strategies. Surveys come from a number of sources. Also provides links to job listings and to career assistance and information.
- WageWeb
A site for employers to obtain compensation information to attract and retain employees. Salary survey data available on 170 benchmark positions. - Salary.com
- Jobstar Central
- The Johnson School Library
