Part III: Interview and Job Offer Prep Chapter 12: Research to Prepare for Interviews Page 59 While you may have conducted some research on companies when you were deciding which ones to target in your job search, you’ll probably want to do more in-depth research to prepare for interviews at your targeted companies. The Internet can be invaluable for that research. At the most basic level, use search engines to type in the name of specific companies you want to learn more about through exploring their Web pages. You can use the Search Engines page of Quintessential Careers to do this type of searching. Quintessential Careers: Guide to Researching Companies provides a wide variety of resources for exploring companies and industries. You should also read, Step-by-Step Guide to Researching Companies. Searching for Company Information is an extremely comprehensive guide that addresses questions usually asked in a company analysis. Especially helpful in offering tips for finding info about private companies. Wetfeet.com provides more than 1,600 snapshots of companies: history, business, profitability, and jobs. Vault.com is another popular site for company profiles. Hoover's Online offers searchable databases of company and industry information. The Hoover's site is most useful as a specialized search engine for locating corporate Web sites. Also has job listings. Hoover's also produces, Company Profiles of thousands of major companies accessed through a subscription fee. However, free (but abbreviated) versions of the Profiles are available free. EDGAR Database is a financial/investor-oriented company database. Xplore Business has links to several of the databases listed above and some additional sites helpful for researching companies and industries. The New York Public Library's How to Find U.S. Company Information provides a detailed list of resources for finding company information -- both on and off the Net. Previous Page Next Page Back to Internet Job-Hunting Index Page