Career Research -- Company Lists
One of the first things you'll want to do is create a list of target companies. The Business Library subscribes to a wide range of business resources that will help to create a list of potential employers.
Electronic Resources
Print Resources
Specialized Directories
Online Job Postings
MBA Career Conferences
Rotational Programs and Internships
Electronic Resources
Hoover's
Hoover's provides information for over 18 million public and private companies. Information is broken down into a fact sheet, key people, products/operations, industry, competitors, links to a few news articles and some basic financials.Click the "make a list" icon on the home page to create a targeted list.
Dun and Bradstreet Million Dollar Premium
Create lists of U.S. public and private businesses. D&B provides directory information for approximately 2 million leading U.S. businesses with 1M+ sales or 20+ employees. Information includes type of ownership, primary and secondary SIC codes, number of employees, amount of sales, names of principal executives and executive biographies.Export to execl to customize this list further.
Special Issues: Gary Price's List of Lists
This site acts as a master list for all the special issues of magazines. Lists include Annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens, Fortune 500, Fastest Growing Small Companies, Top Software Developers, Top 100 Funds, etc.
Print Resources
Book of Lists
Contains hard to find information on local companies. The library has print copies of 62 Books of List from around the United States. They are located in the Career Resources section of the Woodruff Library.
Features:
Business Rankings by Category
Contact Names and Addresses
Company URL
Brief Descriptions (Sales, SICs, etc.)Most include the following categories:
Accounting Firms
Advertising Agencies and Marketing Firms
Computer Companies
Fast Tech 50
Fastest Growing Private Companies
Financial Institutions
Franchises
High-Tech Employers
Internet Service Providers
Nonprofit Organizations
Real Estate Investment Trusts
Retainer Executive Search Firms
Venture Capital Deals
Web Developers and Designers
Specialized Directories
There are many print directories that focus on a specific industry or market segment. The Business Library collects many specialized directories. Check EUCLID (the online catalog) to determine if a directory is available for a particular industry or market segment. Examples include:
Management Consultants
Technology Companies
Manufacturers
Import/Export Companies
Online Job Postings
- AfterCollege.com
Includes many MBA job and internship postings - MBACareers.com
- CollegeRecruiter
Tip: search for the keyword MBA - MBA GlobalNet
Select the "featured jobs" tab. You must register to view full listings. - MBAjobs
- MBA Jungle
MBA Career Conferences
- National Black MBA Conference
- National Hispanic MBA Conference
- Global MBA/Masters Employment Conference
Rotational Programs and Internships
Google search tips
- Click on Advanced Search link to right of the Google search box
- Use the suggest search strategies below to target your search for companies' offering these programs. For example:
- Strategy #1
- "With all of the words" supply chain logistics
- "With at least one of the words" rotational internship
- Domain: com
- Strategy #2
- "With all of the words" operations rotational
- Domain: com
