Researching Companies
One of the most important parts of your job search is to research companies/organizations. Your prospective employer will assume you have information on the company itself and its standing in the industry. In addition, you will be expected to have prepared questions about the company, and these questions are often based on information you have gathered in your research.
There are numerous resources you can use in your research. The following is a list of resources to start the process:
- Career Library/General Library
- Hoover’s
- Adam’s Job Bank Books
- Adam’s Jobs Almanac
- Newspapers – national (Wall Street Journal), regional and local
- Chamber of Commerce (for the city in which the company is based)
- Professional Associations (appropriate to the industry)
- Trade Journals/Professional Publications
- Government Publications
- Recruiting Brochures
- World Wide Web
- Alumni/Informational Interviewing
- If you have trouble locating information on your specific organization, you can always call the company and ask for any materials they could provide.