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After Resumes: Researching Companies & Industries for Cover Letters & Interview Prep [check scheduled dates]
Description: Learn about SIBL's vast subscription business databases and searching them to find company and industry information to tailor cover letters and prepare for interviews. Did you know you can download costly reports for free at SIBL? Use these resources in your job search to do company research, keep current, explore new industries, new careers, strengthen your cover letters, and prepare for interviews. Content includes specialized trade & business journals, articles on trends and company news, company profiles, industry surveys & snapshots, market research reports,investment analyst reports, company financials, rankings, and more! Class will highlight searching, and unique features.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Apparel Trends Research: Green, Smart, Performance, and More [check scheduled dates]
Description: This class will introduce you to many online databases for researching apparel trends in green, smart, and performance apparel --- and more. It will also include consumer reports and demographics, and finding industry apparel news, and forecasts.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Business Research: Databases from Home thru NYPL [check scheduled dates]
Description: Did you know about two great business databases with special content that is available with your Library Card from the NYPL website? Use them to keep current, explore new industries and careers, and prepare for interviews. Content includes specialized trade & business journals, articles on trends and company news, company profiles, industry surveys & snapshots, market research in Datamonitor Reports and articles, investment analyst reports, company financials, rankings, and more! Class will highlight searching, and unique features.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Career & Industry Research in Renewable Energy [check scheduled dates]
Description: Researching renewable energy? Energy from wind, solar, and biofuel will be growth industries for new jobs and careers. This class will cover SIBL's extensive business online resources for company and industry research, and career information on industry/occupational outlooks for renewable energy. Class will include resources and strategies for finding industry news and forecasts, and company information that will help your prepare for a career transition, and job interviews into the renewable energy industry.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Career Transition: Finding Company & Industry Information [check scheduled dates]
Description: Researching company information, new industries or careers, or preparing for interviews? This class will cover SIBL's extensive business online resources for company and industry research, and career information on industry/occupational outlooks. Class will include resources and strategies for finding industry news and forecasts, and company information that will help your prepare for a career transition, and job interviews in new industries.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Green Jobs: Career, Industry, Technology & Product Research for a Jumpstart on Tomorrow's Jobs [check scheduled dates]
Description: The promise of green jobs to restart the economy is all over today’s news. If you’re interested in knowing more about green jobs, in any industry, that will provide products and services that promote renewable energy resources, reduce pollution and conserve energy, this class is for you. It will introduce you to specialized resources to research growth areas for new jobs and careers. The class will cover SIBL's extensive business and technology online resources for the latest company, industry, technology and product research, as well as career information on industry/occupational outlooks. Class will include resources and strategies for finding industry news, market research, new products under development, forecasts, the latest technology research, and company information that will help your prepare for a career transition, and job interviews.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Health Care & Pharmaceuticals: Career, Industry & Technology Research [check scheduled dates]
Description: Jobs in health care and pharmaceuticals are expected to increase, as these will be growth industries for new careers, new jobs, and new opportunities. Are you interested in researching these industries to transition your skills or begin a new career? This class will cover SIBL's extensive business and technology online resources for the latest company news and industry research, as well as career information on industry/occupational outlooks, medical records technology news, medical products and medical devices. Class will include resources and strategies for finding health care and pharmaceutical industry news, market research, forecasts, technology, consumers, and company information that will help your prepare for a career transition, and job interviews.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Internet Marketing: Trends & Analysis using eMarketer for Digital Intelligence [check scheduled dates]
Description: eMarkerter is a SIBL database that covers U.S. and global e-commerce market research and trend analysis for online marketing, media, social networking, and emerging technologies. It is the most comprehensive database of e-business and online marketing statistics. New reports and articles appear daily on current trends, and forecasts, from over 3,000 sources. For instance, on site you can download free reports, such as e-commerce in a recession and its impact on consumers and retailers, U.S. advertising spending and the new reality, and online profiles of internet use, online consumers, and more.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Job Seekers Career Resources: Vault and Wet Feet [check scheduled dates]
Description: Explore careers and employers with online insider guides from Vault and Wet Feet.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Job Seekers: Download a Customized Company List for Contacts [check scheduled dates]
Description: Find Companies and Executive contacts for your next job. Type of company, as well as location, size, and sales, are a few of the ways you can create your customized list for mailing lists, company research, contacts, and job searching.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Job Seekers: Explore Vault, the Premium Career Database [check scheduled dates]
Description: Find industry and career advice, job search and resume guides, and occupational surveys. Download Vault industry and career guides for free, from the Science, Industry and Business Library.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Jobs & The Stimulus Package: Growth Industries for Employment & Career Opportunities [check scheduled dates]
Description: With The Stimulus Packagee, 3.5 million jobs will be created or saved within the next two years. This class will assist you in researching growth industries information -- like healthcare, renewable energy, technology, infrastructure, education, and various service industries, such as green products and sustainability services, and more. This class will introduce you to SIBL's extensive premium business and technology online databases, many available only at the Library, with the latest company and industry reports, articles from trade and professional journals, as well as career information on industry/occupational outlooks. Class will include resources and strategies for finding industry news, company information, market research, forecasts, and technology that will help you prepare for a career transition, and job interviews in new growth industries.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Computer typing and mouse skills are needed for this hands-on class.
LinkedIn for Job Seekers: Strategies & Tips [check scheduled dates]
Description: Learn strategies and tips on how to utilize your LinkedIn account in your job search. LinkedIn is a key networking tool for recruiters and hiring managers to identify and screen candidates. Class content will include tips on customizing your LinkedIn profile, strategies for determining LinkedIn groups to join, performing basic and advanced job search using LinkedIn, and other useful tips and strategies. This class has prerequisites, such as LinkedIn accounts must be created before class to allow for navigating LinkedIn during the class. Please see the Prerequisites section for more information.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Prerequisites: LinkedIn accounts must be created before class to allow for navigating LinkedIn during the class. Go to: http://www.linkedin.com/ to create your LinkedIn account before coming to the class. It is not necessary to have your profile fully developed, but it is helpful to have your profile in progress.
NYPL's New Catalog: Features & Searching [check scheduled dates]
Description: NYPL's new catalog combines the LEO and CATNYP catalogs into one catalog to search for books, DVD's, journal titles, government publications, and other resources. This class will take you on a tour of the new catalog's features, and hands-on searching to explore strategies to help you find the library materials you need.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
RefUSA: Company Information for Job Hunting & Business Leads [check scheduled dates]
Description: Learn about using RefUSA, an online company directory, to customize your company list, using research strategies, and locate the desirable companies to contact for employment or business leads. Bring a flashdrive to download your search results!
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Renewable Energy: Career, Industry & Technology Research [check scheduled dates]
Description: Researching renewable energy? Energy from wind, solar, biofuels, and other alternative sources, will be growth industries for new jobs and careers. This class will cover SIBL's extensive business and technology online resources for the latest company and industry research, as well as career information on industry/occupational outlooks for renewable energy. Class will include resources and strategies for finding industry news, market research, forecasts, technology, and company information that will help your prepare for a career transition, and job interviews into the renewable energy industry.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Resume Lab: Assistance with Creating, Formatting, Saving, Printing & Uploading [check scheduled dates]
Description: Bring a written draft of your resume, and a USB drive for saving and printing, and get started! This is a supervised lab for you to create, and save, your resume in Microsoft Word. Assistance with resume formatting, proofreading, saving, printing and uploading resumes will be available during the lab. Please note: You will be typing your own resume; This is not an instructor taught class, or a career advisement session; This session is first come, first served for the first 15 people who sign up in person on the day of the class; To find a Resume Lab with pre-registration, check the NYPL events calendar for other locations @ http://www.nypl.org/calendar
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Prerequisites: Basic mouse & keyboard skills and basic knowledge of MS-Word.
