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Internet Resources for Your Finance Rookie Job Search
| Who / What |
Where / URL |
Type of Information | Notes |
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FMA Position Listings | www.fma.org/placementindex.htm | Job listings | Updated frequently during August and September |
| Job Openings for Economists |
www.eco.utexas.edu/AEA/joe/ | Job listings | Better for economists than finance academics |
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Chronicle of Higher Education |
chronicle.com/jobs/ | Job listings | Good for finding positions at lower tier schools |
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Financial Economics Network | www.ssrn.com/fen/index.html | Job listings and other announcements | Part of Social Sciences Research Network |
| International Salary Calculator |
www.homefair.com/homefair/cmr/salcalc.html |
Cost of living |
Compare cost-adjusted salaries for any pair of cities |
| USA Weather Almanac |
www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/usa/wusaclim.htm | Long-term climate averages | Temps, precipitation. Useful if climate is a decision factor. |
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Census Tiger Map Server |
www.nwbuildnet.com/nwbn/mapservice.html | Census data arranged geographically | Good for determining what the area around campus is like |
| Money.com’s Best Places to Live |
www.money.com/money/bestplaces/ |
Pithy descriptions of cities around the US | Get detailed summaries of 300+ US cities and towns |
| Directory of Finance Professionals |
http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/~fin/findir/ | Comprehensive list of finance faculty | Some data out of date |
| Infoseek’s List of US Colleges and Universities |
infoseek's Colleges and Universities in the US | Very comprehensive list of institutions of higher learning | The universities’ main home pages |
| Weather Underground |
www.wunderground.com/US/ | Current weather for any zip code |
Find out the weather and pack accordingly |
| Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | www.eeoc.gov | EEOC website | Lots of official information available here |
| FMA Job Interview Advice | www.fma.org/interviewthings.htm | Interview advice | Cautionary advice focused on propriety and EEOC compliance |