CareerSearch Database

• What is CareerSearch? A database of nearly 2,000,000 employers and 6000 executive recruiters in virtually every industry.
• While CareerSearch does not link to job listings, we DO encourage you to use it to identify possible employers, then find their web sites and look for job postings there. Click here to learn more about this job-hunting strategy (this will open a new browser window).
• When to use this database: use it when you have some clarity about the type of work you want to do, meaning you've decided on a career field. Otherwise, you will end up with a substantial list of organizations and a lot of confusion about what to do next.
• For technical assistance with the CareerSearch system, call 617-552-4768 (BC students and alumni only).
• PLEASE NOTE: when you are done using CareerSearch, PLEASE click on the "Log Out" link. This will allow other BC users to access the system.
• Log in to CareerSearch

TIPS

1. Click in the   icon to select an entire industry category.
2. Click on a category name to reveal sub-categories.
3. Any industry, location or keyword you select will be saved automatically when you proceed to any other area of the application.

In the example above, clicking on the check box would select "Advertising/Public Relations Firms" as your search criteria, whereas clicking on the words "Advertising/Public Relations Firms ..." would provide a list of sub-categories from which to choose.

Ready to Browse and Search Again?

1. Click on one of your results to retrieve specific information about the company such as location/address, email, number and names of employees, etc.
2. If you want to see a company's competitors, click on competitors in the upper right hand corner of the page.  Use this to search for companies that do similar work.
3. Career Search will allow you to download the data to your computer so you can save and manipulate it.  Click on get data now in the top right corner of the page.  Click on download data to your computer.  Use the pull down menu on the bottom left hand corner (download data as) to select the type of document you'd like, and the click download.
4. Search again?  Click on Back to Criteria on the top of the page.  Be sure to clear Criteria before you start a new search.

NOTE: Most executive recruiters work only with job seekers with several years of experience in their career field, and very few work with graduating seniors.

1. Click on thelink.
2. Click on the Executive Search button.
3. You may select from one or more of these categories:

   Industry Group (such as banking, pharmaceuticals, nonprofit organizations, etc.)
   Specialty (= career field, such as communications, nursing, sales, management, etc.)
   Firm Type (retainer or contingency, which refers to how the recruiter is paid by the company. Retainer firms usually work with $100,000+ executives and spend considerable time preparing and coaching their clients for interviews; contingency firms work with clients at all salary levels.)
   Industry Sizes (minimum salary handled - you may want to select several levels; OR, if your search generates too few firms, leave this section blank.)

4. You may also specify geographic- see Tips for Searching (above) for instructions on selecting geographic Locations.