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Sponsored by the BRASS Education Committee
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James Cory Tucker
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
cory.tucker at ccmail.nevada.edu
See the BRASS Best of the Best Business Web Sites page on Human Resource Management and Labor Relations for quick links to selected, highly-useful resources on this topic.
Human Resources management refers to the way an organization administers its relationship with its employees. This encompasses recruitment, compensation, training and development, performance appraisals, productivity, career development, benefits, labor relations and employee terminations.
How can I find salary information for various jobs?
Look here for information on nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training qualifications, the job outlook, and earnings.
Statistical data derived from more than 300 Government, Business and News Sources.
Current salary statistics for over 450 benchmark jobs from over 7,000 participating organizations. Free summary data.
For salary ranges for hundreds of occupations by STATE. First select a category or enter a Keyword, then choose a state.
Find the equivalent to your current salary in other cities across the country.
Under Salary Info, there are over 300 salary surveys. Each survey provides links to salary information for various occupations.
Provides both general and job-specific salary information. Also includes information on benefits and negotiation.
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this site has occupational earnings and other information. Includes detailed occupational earnings for metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas, broad geographic regions, and on a national basis.
What was the minimum wage in 1950?
Information from the U.S. Department of Labor on the minimum wage and the Fair Labor Standards Act.
A graph of the minimum wage rate in the United States over the past 60 years.
What is a good source for all kinds of Labor Statistics, for example employment and unemployment rates?
Compilation of BLS Data; Most Requested Series; Selected Access; News Releases; Series Report, and Economy at a Glance; Employment and Unemployment Statistics.
How do I find information on executive compensation by industry?
The Conference Board publishes Top Executive Compensation annually. It is an analysis of 1,932 companies in 14 major industry sectors: Manufacturing, commercial banking, communications, computer services, construction, diversified service, energy and natural resources, financial services/investment, insurance, telecommunications, trade-retail, trade-wholesale, transportation, and utilities. HD4965.5.U6
Provides executive compensation information for 12,000 U.S. Public Companies and 5,000 Senior Executives. User can search by company name or ticker symbol.
How do I find information on occupations?
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this annual publication provides detailed occupation information including earnings, expected job prospects, required education and working conditions for various professions in the United States.
Profiles many occupations, including those related to the business field. Provides snapshots of each position and discusses trends.
Directory provides information on a variety of occupations including Business and Marketing. Profiles several types of occupations and discusses current trends and skills needed for each job.
Encyclopedia with extensive occupational information including working conditions, salary, training and education needed and job outlook.
Contains company profiles on over 2500 employers, occupational profiles for more than 50 career paths, and 40 industry overviews. Provides access to industry career guides, industry employer guides, career topic guides and interview/resume guides published in the Vault career library series. Includes message boards designed for a community of insiders and interested observers.
How can I find a job on the Internet?
Career guides, lists of job opportunities and career fairs, advice, workplace information, and company profiles.
A partnership between the US Department of Labor and state operated public employment services.
A nationwide electronic resume system supported by the Department of Labor.
Provides search engine for over a million jobs. Users can search by company, industry and geographic location.
Job listing directory, covering various fields and industries. Allows keyword searching and job category browsing.
Online job search allowing searching by industry, keyword and geographic location.
How do I write a resume or cover letter?
Resume and cover letter books are in the LC classification HF5383 area. Some examples of sources in this area are:
Farr, Michael J., Quick Resume & Cover Letter Book: Write and Use and Effective Resume in Only One Day. (Indianapolis: JIST Works, 2000).
Besson, Taunee. National business employment weekly cover letters, 3rd ed., (New York: Wiley, c1999).
JobStar.com has an online guide to constructing resumes: http://jobstar.org/tools/resume/index.cfm
Return to beginning of FAQ I need a list of job descriptions.
Website containing numerous web based resources for job analysis.
Plachy, Roger. More results-oriented job descriptions: 226 models to use or adapt--with guidelines for creating your own. (New York : AMACOM, c1998).
The Dictionary of Occupational Titles (D.O.T.) is prepared by the U.S. Employment Service, Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor. The latest version is the Revised Fourth Edition, 1991.
The Occupational Information Network (O*NET) is being developed by E.T.A. as the new, automated replacement for the D.O.T. http://www.doleta.gov/programs/onet/
Some of the features of O*NET 98 include:
Data describing over 1,100 occupations that connect to the OES. Capability to locate occupations through skill requirements or key words. Electronic linkages that crosswalk O*NET occupational titles to eight other classification systems (DOT, MOS, OPM, etc.) Labor market information from BLS on employment levels, occupational outlook and wages. "Occupational Profiles" giving a short overview of the most important data descriptions on each occupation.
Return to beginning of FAQ Where do I find out about the Americans With Disabilities Act requirements?
The Department of Justice ADA Homepage, http://www.doleta.gov/programs/onet/
Return to beginning of FAQ I think my workplace may be unsafe. How can I research this?
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, part of the Department of Labor, news releases, publications, compliance assistance, answers to frequently asked questions, etc. OSHA http://www.osha.gov/
Resources to help you make sense of OSHA regulations and show you ways organize and improve your workplace safety program.
A great and growing index to Occupational Health & Safety on the Internet.
How do I find information on sexual harassment?
Gives employee's an overview of their rights in the area of sex harassment.
Legal Analysis and Brief from Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education.
Return to beginning of FAQLast updated 03/10/06
Previously maintained by Glenn McGuigan, Penn State Harrisburg
Originally created by Caroline Lilyard, University of Minnesota
Sponsored by the BRASS Education Committee