Olin alumni may visit the Weston Career Center and the Kopolow Business Library, located in Simon Hall, and access company and industry information, career guides and other job-search related resources. The Center and Library are available during normal business hours Monday through Friday. Your public library may also be an excellent resource for printed and online job search and career transition information.
Career assessment
- CareerLeader® is a web-based comprehensive career assessment tool based on over 20 years of scientific research and used by over 400 leading business schools and corporations worldwide. Use CareerLeader to assess your business interests, abilities and motivators and how these qualities dovetail with various corporate cultures. Go to http://www.careerleader.com/ for a tour of the service. To register, type in your email address and type in the password olin-ALUMNI for the discounted alumni rate of $75. If you are unable to access CareerLeader, please contact the Weston Career Center at 314-935-5950 or email us at wcc@olin.wustl.edu.
Industry and company research
- Hoover's Online: an online database offering information on public and private companies in the United States
- Vault Guides & Reports: contains company and industry information. Many of the Vault career guides are available in our library.
- City Business Journals: information on local and regional businesses. Be sure to see the city's Book of Lists
For entrepreneurs and business start-ups
- Small Business Administration
- InnovateVMS: resources for the St. Louis metropolitan area. Check for similar services in your region.
Résumés, cover letters, networking and recruiters
- Quint Careers
- Pongo Résumé
- TheLadders.com Resume Writing
- Execunet: a subscription network for senior–level executives
- Directory of Executive and Professional Recruiters, available at libraries and bookstores
Salary research
These are just a few of the many career resources available online. Suggested links are offered for your convenience. Olin does not supply or monitor content or provide endorsement of these websites.