
BUSINESS
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Crain's New York Business
As you can tell from the
name, this web site is dedicated to the business sphere in NY.
Here you can find daily news and reports from different departments
(accounting, finance, law, media, so on.) I personally used this web
site for the career field research
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New York City web cite
Every
major city has its official city. This is the site of New York City. It
is specially separated on 5 basic categories (residents, business,
visitor, government, Office of the Mayor). Everything that is related
somehow to NYC you will find here. Most of all I looked at the 2007
Mayor's Management Report (MMR) which is a public report of the
departments that affect the life of NYC residents.
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Manhattan
Chamber of Commerce
The Manhattan
Camber of Commerce was founded in 1920. Its "mission is to create a positive
business environment to foster job development and promote business
growth…"
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US Small
Business Administration
This web site
contains useful information for those who own a small business or who
are just thinking about opening one. SBA provides loans, grants,
education programs to help small businesses in their development. I used
this site for my research about recent trends in small businesses.
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Information
Technology Association of America
This is
the web site of
the Information Technology Association of America. They provide
programs for business development, peer to peer networking programs and
a wide variety of public policy programs. I looked at the latest
publications, press releases and newsletters related to the NIT industry.
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International
Association for Computer Information Systems
The
International Association for Computer Information Systems is a
nonprofit organization that provides an opportunity for people all over
the world to share research, teaching , and technical information
through the conferences and annual publication - Issues in Information
Systems, and quarterly publication - The Journal of Computer
Information Systems. This web site is an excellent source for a
research project an any topic concerning Computer Information Systems.
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EDUCATION
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LaGuardia
Community College
LaGuardia
Community College's web site
helps students throughout their educational journey. This sire allows
me: to access Blackboard, to check my Netmail account, to register
for classes, to find any professor's contact information through the
directory, to check the academic calendar and many many more.
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Dictionary,
thesaurus, references,
encyclopedia and many many more. Very useful site not only for student.
Check it out and see how it can help you.
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New York Public
Library
This is the web
site of
The New York Public Library. Here you can browse the catalogs of Branch
and Research libraries, find helpful information on how to conduct a
research, get access to digital library with thousands of electronic
materials (pictures, publications) and find out about free classes and
workshops.
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Wikipedia
This is
the free online encyclopedia published in almost all languages in the
world. It contains millions of articles on thousands of topics. It is a
great electronic resource to start any research with. However, the
major disadvantage is that it is written by volunteers; therefore,
information cannot be fully trusted.
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Britannica
Online
This web
site is an electronic version of the famous Encyclopedia Britannica. In
comparison with Wikipedia, Britannica is one of the world's most
trusted sources of information. Here you can find information on
any topic from the ancient
times until now. This site is basically the start of any of my research
projects, I frequently check up on definitions of unknown words and
terms.
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Phi Theta Kappa
This is the
official web site of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society of the
two year college.
As a member of this society, trough the web site I can access the
information about special scholarships and read publications and
newsletters on topics related to education and career development.
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CAREER/EMPLOYMENT
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US
Department of Labor
Here you can
find all the information related to the job market: statistics, health
plans and benefits, disability resources, labor relations, wages and
many more. I used this site while working on my career field research
project. It helped to get a full idea about what is going on the job
market and what I have to do to prepare myself for the professional
world.
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Monster
This is a good web
resource for those who are looking for a job. Use it for learning how to
write a resume and post it online, looking through the job postings,
finding the information about upcoming career fairs, getting career
advice.
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Career
Builder
This is the web
site that helps to connect employees with their potential employers.
Employees by signing in can view thousands of available job positions,
track the results of their research, upload resume. "CareerBuilder.com
is the largest recruitment and career advancement source for employers,
recruiters and job seekers." I personally used this site to find out
the
job requirements for the entry level positions in the sphere of
Information Technology.
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CareerOneStop
This site is
sponsored by the US Department of Labor. Here you can explore different
kind of careers by watching videos and getting information about the
salaries, employment rates, education and many many more. It provides
useful tools for students, businesses, job seekers, and professionals.
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