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How to do company research in 30 minutes or less
Consult a Business Librarian
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- Tips from the CPDThe Dartmouth Center for Professional Development's Winterim Guide. Take some time to explore your interests and build your brand.
Career Research
- Occupational Outlook HandbookFrom the Bureau of Labor Statistics, offers occupational profiles, with the ability to browse careers by highest paying, most in-demand, and field of degree
- Catalog search - vocational guidanceFind books on specific careers
Search for Organizations
- Create a list of companies or nonprofits by location, industry, size, and more
- Find a profile for a known organization
Businesses:
Search for large public companies, find in-depth profiles, and company earnings call transcripts:
- Capital IQ This link opens in a new windowS&P Capital IQ provides a wealth of information on companies, markets and people. Covers market intelligence, financial analysis, screening and targeting, and relationships between people and organizations. Register for an account.
Search for smaller and large companies, find a public company SWOT analysis, search within many contacts:
- D&B Hoovers This link opens in a new window162 million+ public, private, and nonprofit global companies. News, corporate overviews, financial data, market research reports, analyst reports, executive biographies, SWOT analysis, significant developments, strategic initiatives, industry norms, market share. Create lists of companies that match a given set of criteria.
Search for international companies:
- Orbis This link opens in a new window306+ million public and private companies worldwide: financials in a standardized format, financial strength indicators, ratings, directors and contacts, filings, stock data, PE data, detailed corporate ownership structures, industry research, news, M&A deals and rumors, and global patent agreements.
Look up private companies:
- PrivCo This link opens in a new windowPitchBook tracks every aspect of the public and private equity markets, including venture capital, private equity and M&A. Research and analyze companies, deals, funds, investors and service providers across the entire private investment lifecycle. Users are limited to 10 downloads per day and 25 downloads per month.
Find start-up companies and emerging industries:
- PitchBook This link opens in a new windowPitchBook explore companies, deals, funds, investors and service providers across the entire private investment lifecycle. Users are limited to 10 downloads per day and 25 downloads per month.
Nonprofits:
- GuideStar Pro This link opens in a new windowA database of millions of US nonprofit organizations. Search for organizations and people by name, geography, financials, or a variety of other criteria. Reports include general information on the nonprofit, people, mission and programs, goals and results, Form 990 filings, and financial data.
- Encyclopedia of Associations (fka Associations Unlimited) This link opens in a new windowFind associations by name, acronym, keyword or geographic location. Especially good for non-profit organizations and finding professional/trade associations. Covers national, regional, and international.
- Foundation Directory Online This link opens in a new windowConsists of a searchable database of the information in The foundation directory about U.S. foundations, corporate giving programs, and grantmaking public charities; includes links to foundation web sites, links to 990-PF's (foundation tax filings) and application guidelines. Also contains database of grants awarded by the top funders.
Government:
- Leadership Connect This link opens in a new windowSearch for Federal organizations by location and subject area. Find contact information for alumni or other individuals by their position or organization.
For International Students:
Find company sponsors
- H-1B Employer Data HubSearch for employers that have submitted petitions to employ H-1B nonimmigrant workers by location and industry.
- myvisajobs.comSearchable database of employers and H1B Visa and Employment-based Green Card reports
- H1B GraderInsights and visualizations of top H1B sponsor companies, job titles, and cities.
Prep for Your Interview - Research the Industry
The following resources provide overviews of industries. To learn more about how to use and apply industry research, attend Center for Professional Development programs on Employer Research or reach out to the Feldberg Librarians.
- IBISWorld: Industry This link opens in a new windowA collection of market research reports for over 700 U.S. industries and almost 60 global industries. Reports are typically 30-60 pages in length and include key statistics, market segmentation, market characteristics, industry conditions, key factors, key competitors, industry performance, and outlook. Use the iExpert summary for role-specific, internal and external impact questions.
- Technavio This link opens in a new windowMarket research reports on global industries including, communication, consumer services/discretionary/staples, energy, financials, health care, industrials, information technology, materials, and utilities. Use netid@dartmouth.edu email address for downloading.
- MarketLine Advantage This link opens in a new windowCountry-specific industry reports include market overviews, data, segmentation, outlook and five forces analysis. Company reports include financials, top competitors, deals and SWOT analyses.
- D&B Hoovers This link opens in a new window162 million+ public, private, and nonprofit global companies. News, corporate overviews, financial data, market research reports, analyst reports, executive biographies, SWOT analysis, significant developments, strategic initiatives, industry norms, market share. Create lists of companies that match a given set of criteria.
- BCC Research This link opens in a new windowBCC's market research reports explore major economic, scientific, and technological developments in industrial, pharmaceutical, and high technology organizations. Industry analysis and market forecasts for advanced materials, high-tech systems and components, nanotechnology and novel processing methods are at the forefront of the company's expertise.
- Statista: the leading statistics portal This link opens in a new windowProvides access to statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries.
Prep for Your Interview - Current News
Keep up to date on your company by creating alerts; check for up to the minute news before you head into that interview.
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new windowIndexes business and trade journals worldwide
- ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new windowIndexes business and management journals worldwide; covers corporate strategies, marketing, product development, industry conditions, management techniques, business trends, management practice and theory, corporate strategy and tactics, and more. Includes the full text of articles from many publishers and links to full text options for other articles. 1923 to present.
- Factiva This link opens in a new windowIndexes and provides full text to 33,000 news and business information sources from 200 countries in 28 languages, includes regional and industry publications, newspapers, newswires, Web and blog content.
- WSJ.com - Wall Street JournalRegister to access WSJ.com from your laptop, phone, or other mobile device. Use your Dartmouth email address.
- NYT.com - New York TimesRegister to access NYT.com from your laptop, phone, or other mobile device. Use your Dartmouth email address.
- FT.com (Financial Times)Register to access FT.com from your laptop, phone, or other mobile device. Use your Dartmouth email address.
- Google News AlertsCreate a search, add your email address, and choose "more options" to select how often you want to receive alerts.
More Career Resources
Find more career resources for specific sectors on these pages: