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Library Catalog

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Related Resources

• Career Education Center -- Simmons career counseling
• CareerLink-- Simmons online recruiting
• CA$H -- Simmons work study and on-campus jobline
• Alumnet Professional Connections
• School of Management Library -- additional career and business resources at Simmons
• Study Abroad Office

 

Economics and Finance

Descriptive Career Information | Job Banks and Searching Advice | Associations | Graduate School Information

Descriptive Career Information

Occupational Outlook Handbook- Economists
Descriptive information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos055.htm

Accountants and Auditors Career Information
Career information from the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos001.htm

Financial Analyst and Personal Financial Advisors Career Information
Career information from the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos259.htm

American Statistical Association Career Kit
Educational materials and advice about pursuing a career in statistics.
http://www.amstat.org/careers/index.cfm?fuseaction=careerkit

Be an Actuary
Guide to careers in the actuarial sciences for those still in school.
http://www.beanactuary.com/

Job Banks and Searching Advice

American Economic Association
Information on job banks, the job market, grant opportunities and graduate schools.
http://www.aeaweb.org/Rfe/showCat.php?cat_id=13

eFinancial Jobs
Updated list of nationwide financial jobs.
http://www.efinancialcareers.com/myaccount.htm

Financial Jobs
National listings of jobs in finance -- includes searches for internships.
http://financialjobs.com/

Jobs in the Money
An up-to-date data bank with jobs in all areas of finance. Search by keyword, category and location.
http://www.jobsinthemoney.com

Job Openings for Economists
This is a non-searchable list but it is extensive and does include some Massachusetts listings.
http://www.aeaweb.org/joe/

SmartPros
SmartPros Accounting Career Center's searchable national job database.
http://www.accountingnet.com/x10522.xml

NBFSN: National Banking Network
A network of recruiting firms specializing in banking and finance; jobs are listed by geographic area.
http://banking-financejobs.com/home/index.cfm

CareerBank
Career resource for accounting, finance, banking, mortgage and insurance jobs.
http://www.careerbank.com/

See Also: General Job Banks and Other Job Search Tools

Associations

American Accouting Association
http://aaahq.org/index.cfm

American Economic Association
http://www.aeaweb.org/

American Society of Women Accountants
http://www.aswa.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1

Graduate School Information

Econphd.net
Information about PhDs in Economics
http://www.econphd.net/

Peterson's Online Graduate Program Resource
Peterson's online searchable graduate program database. Users can search graduate programs nationally by keyword, location, etc.
http://www.petersons.com

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Page updated: February 28, 2008