Job Hunting using Library Resources & Social Media

Job Hunting using Library Resources & Social Media

presented by Chia Yew Boon, Chua Junjie & Wee Joan

Humanities and Social Sciences Library

Librarians

20 February 2013, 6 March 2013

What do you need?

• Company Information

• Industry / Market Information

• Career Information

Company Information

• Company websites

• Library Databases

- One Source [6 concurrent users]

- Factiva [20 concurrent users]

Company Information:

Company Website

www.credit-suisse.com/sg/


Company Website

Access Library Databases

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library


OneSource - Coverage

• Companies (Public & Private)

– Corporate overview

– Corporate family

– Financial information

– News and articles

– Key executives

– Peer analysis


OneSource – Search for the company


OneSource – Company Profile


OneSource – Available Industry Classification Systems

• OneSource Industry

OneSource Classification

• ANZSIC 2006

2006 Australian and New Zealand Industry Classification

• NACE 2002

Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community

• NAICS 2002

North American Industry Classification System

• UK SIC 2003

UK Standard Industrial Classification

• US SIC 1987

US Standard Industrial Classification


OneSource – Corporate Family


OneSource – Build a Company ListActivity:

1.Build a list of companies with the following criteria:

• Industry classification code: ANZSIC 2006: 6221–Banking

• Country: Singapore

2.“Run Search”

3.“View Results” or “Export Results”

4.“Build Custom Table”

– Include company name, business

description, ownership, address, website,

sales, no. of employees, most senior

executive name and title

– Export report to excel

OneSource – Build a Company List


OneSource – Custom List

See LinkedIn Profile of Executive

Company Information

Factiva – Company Report

• Coverage:

– Contact information

– Financial ratios

– Financial reports

– Key executives

– News

– Peer group

– Stock price activity

– SWOT analysis

� Sources� Reuters

� Dun and Bradstreet

� Datamonitor

Factiva – Search for Company News

Factiva – Company News

Industry/Market information

• Library Databases

- Factiva [20 concurrent users]

- ISI Emerging Markets (EMIS) [5 concurrent users]

- Datamonitor 360

- Gartner

• Other sources

– SCE Filings

- Consulting firms

Factiva – Search for Industry News

Factiva – Industry News

Industry Information:

ISI Emerging Markets (EMIS) – Choose a country

on the Login page


Industry Reports are expensive


EMIS – Industries Tab


EMIS – Financial Markets Tab

Where to get Hold of

“Bad News”?


Datamonitor360


Gartner

R H ENERGY LTD : PROFIT GUIDANCE

http://research.sgx.com/

www.pwc.com

Career Information

• Library Database

- Vault Career Insider

• Books

- Library catalog

• Web Resources

Career Information:

Vault Career Insider

Career Information:

Vault Career Insider (Login)

Allow customization on your profile to

receive information about organizations

and jobs that are relevant to your interests

and needs

Allow searching by names

of Guides BUT results not

consistent e.g. MBA

Career Bible

Career Information:


Career Information:


Career Information:

Vault > Guides

Career Information:

Vault > Salaries & Reviews

Career Information:

Vault > My Vault

Customizable MyVault career

profiles sync opportunities to

interests.

Opt in job alerts opportunities and

career notices

Fast and convenient save tools

retain content for easy follow up

and sharing. Retain blog entries,

videos, job searches, job posts,

company and industry profiles

Career Information:

Books

Good Read (Articles)

Jacobs, D. L. (2012). How to Work a

Room like your Own the Place.

Forbes.com

http://ezlibproxy1.ntu.edu.sg/login?url=htt

p://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?dire

ct=true&db=buh&AN=72883715&site=eds

-live&scope=site

Blogs.ntu.edu.sg/library/career-research/

Career Information:

Wallstreet Oasis (www.wallstreetoasis.com)

Career Information:

glassdoor.com

Career Information:

MOM website (www.mom.gov.sg)

• Robert Half http://www.roberthalf.com.sg/job-seekers

– Guide on Business Etiquette: the new rules in a digital age

http://www.roberthalf.com.sg/digital-etiquette

Career Information:

HR Consulting firm website

• Hudson

– http://hudson.sg/

Career Information:

HR Consulting firm website

• Hays

– http://www.hays.com.sg/

Web Resources (HR Consulting firm)

Social Media

Searching the job

• Groups on– Use “Groups Directory”– On the Results page, click on “Similar groups” for more

Social Media

LinkedIn > Groups

Social Media

LinkedIn > Companies

Explore 2nd

degree

connections

Social Networks

� Use Twitter #Hashtages

E.g. #jobs #Singapore

� Follow Tweeters :

Wetfeet_Career

MonsterCareers

Hudson

� Use Facebook job apps

E.g. simplyhire and branchout

Social Networks

Facebook > BranchOut

Social Networks

• Tweetmyjobs.com

• Create LinkedIn account (www.linkedin.com)

• Get people to write recommendations

for you

Social Media

Creating your own branding

Social Media


blogs.ntu.edu.sg

Social Media


What makes you outstanding and

different is the content.

7 Steps to Effective online personal brand management

• Google yourself and remove “unwanted” content

• Create a marketing plan for yourself

• Use social networking sites to “link” yourself

• Follow a blog (expert of your target profession)

• Post your resume on job boards

• Set up RSS feeds (be current)

• Do not waste time with irrelevant Web 2.0 sites

Source :

Harrison, L. H. 2010. Building your personal online brand. How social networking and your "e-

reputation" affects your career in a web 2.0 world. In Headstart, 1. Singapore: RJ Media

Pte. Ltd.

News Article : SIA Crew members warned over facebook use

Source :

Faris. (2010, September 2). SIA crew members warned over facebook use. Yahoo!

News. Retrieved from http://sg.yfittopostblog.com/2010/09/02/sia-crew-members-

warned-over-facebook-use/

References

Faris (2010, September 2). SIA crew members warned over facebook use.

Yahoo! News. Retrieved from http://sg.yfittopostblog.com/2010/09/02/sia-

crew-members-warned-over-facebook-use/

Harrison, L. H. 2010. Building your personal online brand. How social

networking and your "e-reputation" affects your career in a web 2.0 world. In

Headstart, 1. Singapore: RJ Media Pte. Ltd.

Vacek, R. (2008). Vault and wetFeet: the career paths most traveled. Journal of

Business and finance librarianship,13(1), pp59-65.

Need help?• Email your questions to

Joan – [email protected]

Junjie – [email protected]

Yew Boon – [email protected]

• Contact us by telephone at 6513-8227

Job Hunting using Library Resources & Social Media

Career

Transcript of Job Hunting using Library Resources & Social Media