Career Search, On-line Job Hunting Database, Now Incorporates Comprehensive Nelson Data on Money Management Firms.PORT CHESTER Port Chester, village (1990 pop. 24,728), Westchester co., SE N.Y., a suburb of New York City, on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Byram River, and on the Conn. border; settled after 1660, inc. 1868. Primarily residential, it produces some household goods. Gen. , NY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 5, 1998-- -- Powerful, Specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. Service Is Used in MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration Programs, Outplacement out·place·ment n. The process of facilitating a terminated employee's search for a new job by provision of professional services, such as counseling, paid for by the former employer. Services -- Nelson Information, a leading supplier of financial market information and the publisher of the widely used financial market directories, announced today that its Directory of Investment Managers database can now be accessed by job seekers job seeker also job·seek·er n. One who seeks employment. using the tools and services of Career Search. Career Search, based in Needham, Mass., (http://www.careersearch.net) is the developer of an Internet service that provides access to detailed industry data for automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. employment research. "By obtaining data from leading specialized sources within each industry, Career Search enables job hunters to target and refine searches, identifying characteristics that might make them a particularly good candidate for positions within certain organizations," says David Bacharach, Career Search founder and president. "We're pleased to add Nelson data to our service because we had numerous requests from leading business schools specifically for their data." "By using Nelson data, people looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. positions in the investment management field can identify firms in a specific city or region, with a certain level of assets, and even hone in on those with specific investing styles -- from hedge funds hedge fund, in finance, a highly speculative, largely unregulated investment device. Originating in the 1950s, the funds "hedge" by offsetting "short" positions (borrowing a security and then selling it at a higher price before repaying the lender) against "long" , to value investors or international fixed-income and currency specialists," says Scott Parry, Nelson Vice President Market Management. The Career Search database holds reference information for more than 855,000 companies. In the investment management field alone, Nelson supplies detailed information on more than 2,600 firms. Other data suppliers used by Career Search include Thomson Financial Thomson Financial A major provider of information, analytical tools, and consulting services to the financial community. The firm, a division of Thomson Corporation, is best known to investors for its First Call segment, which publishes consensus earnings , Reed Elsevier Inc., Corptech, Gale Research and Peterson's for colleges, universities and school districts nationwide. Career Search is a privately owned, 12-year-old company whose mission is to provide the best available data to the job seeker. It is a subscription service used by outplacement firms, college placement offices, executive recruiters, career counselors, state and local employment services, federal agencies and corporate career centers. Nelson Information is a leading supplier of financial market information and the publisher of widely used financial market directories. Nelson data is also marketed in a variety electronic and on-line formats, providing additional convenience and flexibility, either via subscription or through economical pay-per-view rates. Some of these services include: Nelnet.com (http://www.nelnet.com), Bloomberg, Bridge, LEXIS-NEXIS and MAXXESS (from Fidelity), as well as financial Web sites such as Stockpoint, NewsAlert, Quote.com, .xls. Nelson has been a leading provider of information to financial professionals and individuals for more than 20 years. More than 80 percent of the largest 200 U.S. institutions are Nelson customers. Nelson Information based in Port Chester, N.Y. is part of The Investext Group, a Thomson Financial Services company.
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