February 16th, 2011 at the Koelbel Library 5955 S Holly St, Centennial CO 80121. Sub-titled "Be Your Own Recruiter & Job Information Sleuth". With Suzanne Kaller and Kathleen Rainwater; Business Librarians.
First of all, these two experts in research imparted a tremendous amount of knowledge and experience in a very short amount of time. As an overview their theme was DO YOUR HOMEWORK. Their philosophy is to be well informed to uncover trends in the business world which may give clues to who's potentially going to be doing hiring. Once that has been determined then: NETWORK, NETWORK, NETWORK.
Among the two most valuable research tools was to find the on-line reference material available at most libraries found in their "Databases: A-Z". If you happen to have an Arapahoe County library card, go to http://arapahoelibraries.org/ald/ and look for their database area. These can also be accessed from your home computer with your Arapahoe or Douglas County library card. First is the EBSCO database and look for Business Source Premier. The second is the ReferenceUSA database which is a powerful tool to be used for reviewing companies and includes many search parameters. For an overview go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW6NmgZIB90&feature=player_embedded.
Among other periodicals they recommend you READ EVERY DAY are: The Denver Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/ and The Colorado Business Magazine at http://www.cobizmag.com/.
Armed with these tools, you can quickly search for trends and go out to networking events and / or job interviews with confidence and poise.
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