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Library Databases for Company Research
Learn all about a company before your interview or application.
Learning about the organization you are applying to or interviewing at is critical. You want to showcase your knowledge of the organization's history, leadership, operations, and trends. The extra work to learn the ins and outs of a company will help you stand out from other applicants.
Preparing will help you compile interesting and relevant questions to ask at your interview and make you more comfortable.
Researching a company can be done using the databases available at the library (listed below) or by going on the company website and looking for "About Us," "Investor Infomation," or "News." Look for recent press releases to give you the most current information.
Public companies must file annual reports with the SEC (US Securities and Exchange Commission).
SWOT analysis shows a company's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Several databases showcase this information.
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Business related articles from journals as well as trade publications, dissertations, conference proceedings, market reports and wire feeds. - Business Market Research Collection This link opens in a new window
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Company, industry, and geopolitical macroeconomic market research from three sources: Hoover's Company Profiles, OxResearch, and Snapshots Series, which includes market research overviews on 40+ industries and countries to 2008. - Business Source Elite This link opens in a new window
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This database provides full-text coverage of business, management and economics journals and periodicals. These publications cover topics such as accounting, banking, finance, international business, marketing, and sales. - Key Business Ratios This link opens in a new window
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Mining information from the Dun & Bradstreet (now a subsidiary of Mergent, Inc.) database of financial information on 60 million+ companies from 209 countries around the world, Key Business Ratios (KBR) can be used to assess a firm's strengths and weaknesses relative to competing firms or an entire industry. - Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
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Financial information on thousands of companies worldwide; also includes industry reports. Company information includes annual reports, company histories, SEC financial statements, stock information, directories, etc. - Small Business Collection This link opens in a new window
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Ideal for business schools and entrepreneurs, Small Business Collection is updated daily and provides insights, tips, strategies, and success stories. Users find more than 500 subject-appropriate, active, full-text periodicals, including: Beverage Industry, Black Enterprise, Economist, Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, HR Magazine, Real Estate Weekly, Restaurant Business, and Tea & Coffee Trade Journal.
