Career Research -- Associations
Professional associations and organizations are an excellent resource for gathering information on an industry or market segment. Many offer newsletters, listservs, publications, job listings. Also, look to local chapter websites for meetings and other networking opportunities with the association members.
Associations Unlimited
Contains detailed listings for over 460,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state and local membership organizations in all fields. It also includes IRS information on U.S. nonprofit organizations.
S&P NetAdvantage
Includes in-depth industry overviews for 52 industries -- select the associations tab for a list of key associations in each industry.
Check here for industry specific association recommendations:
- Biotechnology associations
- Computing associations
- Consulting associations
- Finance associations
- Hedge fund associations
- Health care associations
- Insurance associations
- Internal consulting associations
- Investment banking associations
- Marketing associations
- Private equity associations
- Real estate associations
- Supply chain/Logistics associations
Goizueta Alumni Database
Even as a student, you can search the Goizueta Alumni Database. Alumni lists can be created by name, geographic location, company, functional area, industry, degree or graduation class.
Emory Career Network
The ECN include Emory alumni and friends of the university who have volunteered to serve as career contacts for fellow alumni and students.
Also, web sites like Georgia's
TechLINKS provide listings of local association
meetings, events and networking opportunities.
