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Simmons
College Business Databases
Simmons subscribes to many databases that are valuable for researching
companies, including Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys and Business
Source Premier Industry Profiles. Scroll down to Company Information
and Industry Information on the library's Business
and Management Resources page. Databases can be used on campus
by students and alumni. Remote access is limited to student use.
Check your local public library for possible remote access to these
or similar business databases.
http://my.simmons.edu/library/research/business.shtml
Vault
The Vault Online Career Library includes 80+ downloadable career guidebooks; thousands of profiles with insider information about companies, occupations, salaries, and industries; articles on dozens of career and job search topics; internship information and listings; and the "Electronic Watercooler" -- a message board for discussing career-related issues.
NOTE:
Current students and staff can access Vault on campus and remotely using their Simmons log-in:
http://0-www.vault.com.library.simmons.edu/cb/careerlib/careerlib_main.jsp?parrefer=2336
Alumni have off-site access to the Vault Online Career Library provided by the Simmons Office of Alumnae/i Relations with Alumnet registration with Alumnet registration.
To register for Alumnet, go to:
https://www.alumnet.simmons.edu/olc/pub/SNS/register/register.cgi.
To log-on to Vault through Alumnet, go to:
http://www.alumnet.simmons.edu/olc/membersonly/SNS/career_lib.html
A free version of Vault, which also contains the Vault job board, is available at http://www.vault.com.
WetFeet
In addition to general career and industy profiles, WetFeet features
interviews with execs at select companies about their recruiting
processes and what they're looking for in new hires.
http://www.wetfeet.com/
AFL-CIO
Research Resources
The AFL-CIO has created a list of resources to help research individual corporations
in terms of their commitment to social responsibility and upholding legal standards.
http://www.aflcio.org/corporatewatch/research/accountability.cfm
Biotechnology Information Directory
Section
Online directory of the biotechnology
industry, including sections on topics such as applicable databases,
organizations and associations related to the field, and universities
and other educational insitutions specializing in the topic. Current
news articles of interest and an outline of the major concepts of
biotechnology can also be found.
http://www.cato.com/biotech
Careers in Business
Seeks to cover the vast world of business
careers. Employment postings, salaries, and entry requirements for
different fields are outlined. In addition, links to job banks and other online
resources pertaining to business careers can be found.
http://www.careers-in-business.com
Co-op
America's Guide to Researching Corporations
Contains information and ideas on how to approach researching individual corporations.
http://www.coopamerica.org/PDF/GuideResearchingCorps.pdf
Corporate Accountability Project
This site will help you navigate the internet for information on
individual corporations.
http://www.corporations.org/research.html
Guide
to Researching Companies, Industries, and Countries
A detailed guide to finding public and private company and non-profit
information on the free web.
http://www.quintcareers.com/researching_companies.html
EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
information on public U.S. companies.
http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
The
Forbes 500s
Searchable database of the 500 largest American public corporations
as measured by sales, profits, assets, market value, and employees.
Data on each company includes address, Web site, CEO, rank over three
years, number of employees, and some stock price and performance
history. The online archive of this annual list goes back to 1997.
http://www.forbes.com/2003/03/26/500sland.html
Hoover's Company Records
Information on tens of thousands of the largest and
fastest-growing public and private U.S. companies. Includes
company address, number
of employees, key people, financial data, news items, links
to company web sites, SEC filings, and current stock prices.
Some information
is fee-based, but quite a lot of content is freely available.
http://www.hoovers.com/free/
Inc. 500
A list put out annually by Inc. magazine of the country's fastest-growing
private companies.
http://www.inc.com/resources/inc500/2005/
The
Riley Guide: Business and Employer Research
Links to articles and tutorials on conducting business and employer
research on the web. Also check out their pages on Business
and Employer Rankings, Stock
Market and Financial Information, and Employment
and Industry Trends.
http://www.rileyguide.com/employer.html
Wright Investor's Service / Corporate
Information
Get Full Company Reports for over 31,000 companies. You will need
to create an account to access some of the information.
http://www.corporateinformation.com/
GuideStar
A database containing information about 1.5 million non-profit organizations.
With free registration, you can access organization mission, programs,
and objectives, general contact information, web site links, and
IRS information. Additional financial and people data is available
with a fee.
http://www.guidestar.org/
Idealist
Contact information, profiles, and links to the web sites of
national and international non-profit organizations.
http://www.idealist.org/
National
Center for Charitable Statistics.
Clearinghouse for data on non-profit organizations with downloadable
data sets including IRS forms.
s http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/FAQ/index.php?category=31
Europages, the European Business
Directory
Provides contact information and URL addresses on corporations working
in Europe.
http://www.europages.com/
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