Company Research for Job Seekers

This guide highlights library resources that job seekers can use to research companies or industries.

Library Research Guide

Researching a Company

Company websites
Great starting place. If company is public, be sure to look at investor relations page.
Company profiles
Find background information on a company. Available in subscription-based library resources.
News
The web is a great source of news. The library also provides access to fee-based publications such as the Wall Street Journal for free.

Business Source Premier
Publication Dates Covered: 1965 - present Paid for by K-State Libraries
Business Source Premier is a basic resource for researching business topics providing full text for more than 2,100 journals, as well as market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses. All disciplines of business are covered, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, banking, and finance. There are instructions available for finding company and industry profiles.

ABI/INFORM Collection
Contains regional and national newspapers with a focus on business. Includes the Wall Street Journal.

First Research Industry Profiles (available through ABI/INFORM)
First Research provides industry profiles for over 1000 US industry segments. Profiles contain critical analysis, statistics and forecasts.

IBISWorld
Find background information on 700 US industries, including Beef Cattle Production, Video Game Software Publishing, Public Relations Firms, and more.