Researching Employers

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Almanac of American Employers, 2002-2003
This resource provides company profiles of major corporate employers, including information such as benefit plans, stock plans, salaries, hiring and recruitment plans, training and corporate culture, growth, new facilities, research and development, fax numbers, toll-free numbers and Internet addresses, as well as a job market trends analysis and keys for research for job openings.

Business & Industry (1994 - 2006)
Multi-industry business database with a strong global focus on company, product and industry information. Available but no longer updated as of June 30, 2006. See Business Source Complete.
List of journals included.

Business Source Complete
Has full text for more than 10,300 serials. Contains scholarly publications covering all disciplines of business including marketing, management, economics, finance, accounting, and MIS. Additional materials include country economic reports, case studies company profiles, SWOT analyses and industry reports. Coverage varies by title, but in general dates back to the mid 1990s. Updated daily.
List of journals included.

For more company research resources, see OhioLINK's instructional web site.

Help! My Job Interview is Tomorrow!
MAIN HF5381 .T26 1997
How to use the library to research an employer. This guide draws upon commonly found library sources, includes electronic sources, and contains worksheets designed to get answers to frequently asked questions.

LexisNexis Academic
Contains the full-text of newspapers for the past 20 years, federal and state case law and legislative materials, law reviews, company news and financial information, medical and health information, general information sources and much more. Updates and coverage vary by section.

Search company profiles in alphabetical order or job opportunities by state.

Standard & Poor's Netadvantage
An online source of comprehensive business and investment information for librarians, universities and other institutional professionals.

Information on over 8,000 public companies with links for 31,183 companies and funds.