Career Research

Goizueta Alumni have access to a variety of career research assistance when changing jobs or relocating.

Goizueta Alumni Career Services
Alumni Directory and LinkedIn (Join the Goizuta group!)
Job Seeking Alumni Services from Goizueta Business Library

In addition to these services, we recommend the following research resources:

Library databases for Career Research
Salary Research
Online Job Postings

Library Databases for Career Research

Take advantage of the library databases avaialbe to you off-campus for career research.   These have a wealth of information that can help you research companies and industries to prepare for an interview.

The How Do I Get What I Want?  tutorial offers tips for using databases and other library resources to research both companies and industries.  Check out our  Resources for Career Changers too! 

Salary Research

• Abbott, Langer & Associates Salary & Benefits, Survey Report Data and Free Summary Data
  -Click on link to Free Summary Data to view table with positions and average salaries
  -Click on Participating Organizations to view a list of the firms that contributed data to the survey
  -Home Page includes links to similar data for other industries: Manufacturing, Non-Profit, Accounting, Engineering, Executive Management, Human Resources, Benefits, Information Technology, Market/Sales, and others
• SalaryExpert.com - high level information available free, specific reports available for fee.
• Glassdoor.com - anonymously enter your own salary info to see what other's are being paid.
• Jobstar.org - Links to Salary Information, Salary Surveys and Negotiation Strategies. 
• JobWeb.com - Salary information from NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers)
• National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States
• Robert Half International - Request complimentary Finance & Accounting, IT, Legal, Creative and Administrative Salary Guides
• Homestore.com's Salary Calculator
• Salary.com
• Payscale.com - enter your own salary to compare.
• The Bureau of Labor Statistics includes a variety of salary data.
  Start with their customizable salary survey form:
  1. select an area
  2. select a category (for example: Executive, administrators and managers)
  3. chose a level (the "get help" is great for this)
  4. add the choices to your selection and then click "get data."
  Tip - the data opens in a pop up window, so make sure your pop up blocker is turned off!
  BLS also has some great regional compensation charts that are also quite helpful
  Review the following publication: National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States

Online Job Postings