College Searches

CollegeSource - www.collegesource.org
Contains full text of the catalogs of all colleges in the United States and Canada. This database is available on campus.

CollegeNet - www.collegenet.com
One-stop searching for information available on the Web about higher education, colleges, admission requirements, scholarships, financial aid. Includes online application forms.

Peterson's College Guides - www.petersons.com
Website of the long-established firm that publishes annual guides to 2-year and 4-year colleges. Includes information, some free and some fee-based, on college search, information on financial aid, test preparation, study abroad and distance learning programs.

Finance Associations

American Finance Association - www.afajof.org
AFA calls itself "the premier academic organization devoted to the study and promotion of knowledge about financial economics." It publishes The Journal of Finance.

Association for Financial Professionals - www.afponline.org
AFP, located in Bethesda, Maryland, "supports more than 14,000 individual members from a wide range of industries throughout all stages of their careers in various aspects of treasury and financial management" providing "continuing education, financial tools and publications, career development, certifications, research, representation to legislators and regulators, and the development of industry standards."

Financial Women's Association - http://fwa.org
FWA is "a non-profit professional organization established in 1956 by a group of Wall Street women . . . [t]o advance professionalism in finance and in the financial services industry with special emphasis on the role and development of women." It provides its members with "educational programs and networking opportunities, and serves the community through its nationally acclaimed scholarship, mentoring and training programs."

Society of Financial Service Professionals - www.financialpro.org
"A national association of credentialed insurance and financial advisors," the SFSP sponsors educational programs, provides a career center, supports a Code of Professional Responsibility, issues the Journal of Financial Service Professionals and other publications, and provides consumer information.

Sites Offering Career Information

Finance Jobs - www.financial-jobs.com
A source for "professional careers in banking, accounting, corporate finance and investment" and career, resume, industry and news research to assist job seekers.

Financial Job Network - www.fjn.com
FJN is an "Internet site devoted exclusively to providing financial professionals and recruiters in all industries with global job listings and resumes." Listings are free for job seekers.

Job Hunting and Career Information Guide -
www.lagcc.cuny.edu/library/resources/jobhunting.htm
List of Internet resources, available on the LaGuardia Library home page under "Guides & Publications - Web Guides."

JobsInTheMoney.com - www.jobsinthemoney.com
This site advertises itself as "the #1 job site dedicated to finance, accounting and banking professionals."

Occupational Outlook Handbook: Financial Managers - www.bls.gov/oco/ocos010.htm
Up-to-date information about the occupation of financial managers, compiled by the Bureau of Labor. Includes sections on the Nature of the Work, Working Conditions, Employment, Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement, Job Outlook, Earnings, Related Occupations, and Sources of Additional Information.

Riley Guide: Finance - www.rileyguide.com/finance.html#fin
"The Riley Guide is a directory of employment and career information sources and services on the Internet. It is primarily intended to provide instruction for job seekers on how to use the Internet to their best advantage, but recruiters and other career service industry professional will find information here to help them also."

Compiled March 2003 by J. Devine and L. Fluk
Revised by Alexandra Rojas, 7/07

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