General Business 360 Research Guide

Pro Tip: Job ads often disappear from the internet. Save the full text and citation information of ads as soon as you begin your research. Screenshot or copy and paste into a document; name these documents carefully so you can find them later.

 

General Rules: Citing Job Ads

In-text Citation: Information to Include

In-text citations and signal phrases can be woven into sentences and paragraphs in multiple ways, and what you emphasize depends on what information will be most relevant and/or persuasive to your reader. However, the following information should always be included:

• Attributive tag or signal phrase that introduces your source
• Employer (company, organization, non-profit, agency, etc.)
• Date: For a job website that lists the posting date in “x days ago” format, calculate the correct date and use that in the References entry. If “x” is “more than 30 days ago,” use only the year.

 

Reference Citation: Information to Include

Employer. (Year, Month Day). Job posting title in sentence case [Job ad]. URL_but_not_active_hyperlink

 

Specific Example: Job Ad from an Aggregator Website, such as Handshake, Indeed, CareerBuilder, etc.

In-text Citation Options

The first item listed under “Primary Duties” in the job advertisement for a zookeeper at Sarasota Jungle Gardens (2019) is “Communicate to Department Manager/Supervisor/Lead on a daily basis.”

 

Zookeepers’ responsibilities include responding to visitors’ questions (Sarasota Jungle Gardens, 2019).

 

References Page Entry

Sarasota Jungle Gardens. (2019).  Zookeeper [Job ad].  https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=zookeeper&l&advn=4272541034509908&vjk=be5c2aef 289e9379

 

Specific Example: Job Ad from a Company Website

In-text Citation Options

A job ad for a graphic artist at HBO (2019) required candidates to have “good inter- and intra-group relations skills.”

 

Graphic artists at HBO participate in “conceptual brainstorming and collaboration with VPs, Creative Directors and Producers” (HBO, 2019).

 

 References Page Entry

HBO. (2019, August 15).  Graphic artist—creative services [Job ad]. https://www.hbocareers.com/job/171902BR

 

  Explanation of Reference Citation Information

Employer/Company. (Year, Month Day). Job posting title in sentence case [Job ad]. URL_but_not_active_hyperlink

 

Specific Example: Job Ad from a Professional Organization Website

In-text Citation Options

At the Cook Museum of Natural Science (2019), animal care associates must be “detail oriented, able to multitask” and possess “excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.”

 

A job ad posted on the website of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums showed that although animal care professionals work primarily to keep animals safe and clean, they are also responsible for writing detailed reports (Cook Museum of Natural Science, 2019).

 

References Page Entry

Cook Museum of Natural Science. (2019, August 26).  Animal care associate [Job ad].  https://www.aza.org/jobs?job=17269