BizCAREER Guide

The world of business is constantly changing, and the Business Career Center keeps pace, bringing you the most current and up-to-date resources to assist you with your career development. The BizCAREERS Guide highlights the resources available to you in the BCC. Confused about what business major to choose? How to choose a career to best utilize your skills and interests? Take advantage of this collection to focus your career goals. Once you have determined your path, utilize the resources in this collection to polish your resume and cover letter writing skills, business etiquette and direct job search techniques.

Registration on BuckyNet gives you access to On-Campus Recruiting, Vault Reports, WetFeet Guides, CareerLeader-College, the School of Business Job Board, and NACElink. Other services included in BuckyNet are Resume Builder, Work-in-Sports, the Entertainment Employment Journal, and Going Global. The BCC also offers a one-stop career shop where you can conduct research at one of our computer kiosks, create and print a fax cover sheet, participate in a phone interview, or check out our resource library.

Our Sample Resumes/Cover Letters and Interview Preparation guides are updated annually and available online and for check-out in the BCC. These guides are excellent resources as you prepare to apply for positions and schedule interviews. 

We invite you to use all of the career resources in the BCC as well as browse through our user-friendly website, www.bus.wisc.edu/career.

 

Table of Contents

 

CAREER ASSESSMENT SITES

GENERAL CAREER INFORMATION

SALARY INFORMATION

GENERAL CAREER AND OCCUPATION BOOKS

VAULT REPORTS INDUSTRY GUIDES

WETFEET INSIDER GUIDES

BUSINESS MAJORS

ACCOUNTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS 

ACTUARIAL SCIENCE

FINANCE, INVESTMENT & BANKING

INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS & DESIGN

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

MANAGEMENT & HUMAN RESOURCES

MARKETING

OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT

REAL ESTATE & URBAN LAND ECONOMICS

RISK MANAGEMENT & INSURANCE

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

OTHER MAJOR AREAS OF INTEREST

ADVERTISING/JOURNALISM/PUBLIC RELATIONS

CONSULTING/MANAGEMENT CONSULTING

ENGINEERING

ENTERTAINMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL

HEALTH CARE

HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM

GOVERNMENT

SPORTS

OTHER AREAS OF INTEREST

JOB SEARCH AND NETWORKING

RESUME AND COVER LETTER WRITING

DRESS FOR SUCCESS

BUSINESS ETIQUETTE

INTERVIEWING

NEGOTIATING

COLLEGE TO CAREER TRANSITION

COLLEGES

GRADUATE SCHOOL INFORMATION

INTERNSHIPS AND SUMMER EMPLOYMENT

GEOGRAPHIC JOB SEARCH

BOOKS OF LISTS

JOB BANK BOOKS

INTERNATIONAL CAREERS

INTERNATIONAL JOB SEARCH RESOURCES

IMMIGRATION, NATURALIZATION & VISAS

DIRECTORIES

TECH CENTRAL

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS