Research Guides - Job Search: Jackson Library: Stanford GSB

Finding Your Dream Job: Job Search Guide

Use this guide to find selected job searching resources available at Jackson Library, complementing those available in the Career Corner . For more industry- and company-specific sources, stop by the Jackson Information Desk, call (650) 723-2163, or Ask a Librarian.

Workshop: "Research Databases: Job Search Secrets Revealed"

This workshop (taught jointly with the CMC) offers GSB students tips and time saving tricks to find information on where the best jobs are. Please sign up via the My Career Dashboard.

In this guide:

Beginning Your Search
Resumes, Applications and Interview Techniques
Specific Careers
Resources for Women and Minorities

Beginning Your Search

Finding Potential Employers: Creating lists

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Source	Description
Job Board (CMC) • MBA students access • GSB alumni access	• A GSB proprietary database • Containing full time, part time, summer, and contract jobs and internships available only to GSB students and alumni
OneSource North America Business Browser • Personal Account (current GSB community) • Guest Access (use Find > Companies function)	• Find companies using search criteria such as number of employees, location, description of business, or a combination of all three • Browse comprehensive profile of companies including financials TIP: Use if you have a good idea of companies you want to work for and need more detailed background information.
Capital IQ (use Analytics & Targeting tab > Company Screening)	• Use this powerful resource to screen information on companies, people and industries • Search for "relationship paths" between potential employers TIP: Great for M&A, Deals and calculating company financials.
Hoover's Online (use Build Company Lists > Hoover's In-Depth function)	• First step in creating a comprehensive list of potential employers according to criteria such as line of business, keyword, location, or key numbers • Browse basic information on companies TIP: Use when beginning from scratch to get a feel for companies as possibilities, especially if you are researching smaller companies.
Reference USA (use Custom Search option)	• Create a list of companies according to criteria such as line of business, size, location, stock exchange, public versus private • Contains large multinational companies as well as small regional businesses, such as drycleaners and convenience stores
Vault Company Rankings	View list of top ranked companies in a selection of professional fields.

Source

Description

Job Board (CMC)

• MBA students access
• GSB alumni access

• A GSB proprietary database

• Containing full time, part time, summer, and contract jobs and internships available only to GSB students and alumni

OneSource North America Business Browser
• Personal Account (current GSB community)
• Guest Access

(use Find > Companies function)

• Find companies using search criteria such as number of employees, location, description of business, or a combination of all three

• Browse comprehensive profile of companies including financials
TIP: Use if you have a good idea of companies you want to work for and need more detailed background information.

Capital IQ

(use Analytics & Targeting tab > Company Screening)

• Use this powerful resource to screen information on companies, people and industries

• Search for "relationship paths" between potential employers
TIP: Great for M&A, Deals and calculating company financials.

Hoover's Online

(use Build Company Lists > Hoover's In-Depth function)

• First step in creating a comprehensive list of potential employers according to criteria such as line of business, keyword, location, or key numbers

• Browse basic information on companies
TIP: Use when beginning from scratch to get a feel for companies as possibilities, especially if you are researching smaller companies.

Reference USA

(use Custom Search option)

• Create a list of companies according to criteria such as line of business, size, location, stock exchange, public versus private

• Contains large multinational companies as well as small regional businesses, such as drycleaners and convenience stores

Vault Company Rankings

View list of top ranked companies in a selection of professional fields.

Researching Companies: Company financials, news

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Company Financials	Description
OneSource North America Business Browser • Personal Account (current GSB community) • Guest Access (use Profile > Company function)	• Private and Public Companies • Company tearsheets and overviews • Executive searches, Financial reports, Ratio comparisons • Select analyst reports • Details of a company's competitors/peers
Thompson One Banker-Analytics	• Public Company focus • Company overviews covering mainly financial information • Deals, Fundamental Ratios, stock performance, earnings estimates • Benchmarking to Industry, details of a company's competitors/peers within an industry • Build your own graphs and tables
Hoover's Online	• Private and Public Companies • Brief business description • Company history • Summary financials • Details of key competitors
Capital IQ	• Use the Financials/Valuations to take a look at key stats, historical multiples, income statements, cash flow and balance sheet • Under Transactions find M&A/Private Placements and Public Offerings • Build your own graphs and tables
News Source	Description
Factiva	• Full text newspaper and news wire articles • Company search page provides additional financial data
Lexis-Nexis Academic	• Legal news, find out if a company is in litigation • Full text newspaper and news wire articles and company conference call transcripts TIP:To find legal news on a company use Legal Research under Academic Search Forms in the top left corner of the screen.
Business Source Complete/ Regional Business News	• Excellent source for articles containing lists of U.S. and International Companies • Only source for Full-text online version of Harvard Business Review • Provides regional news, primarily from East Coast and Midwest Sources

Researching Industries

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Source	Description
Career Conference Panels (view video clips)	Get the inside scoop from Alumni. Watch alumni interviews, student panels and expert advice and additional interviews via streaming video.
View From The Top	View presentation of leaders of industry speaking about their company and the industry they work in.
First Research	• Industry overviews and employment trends in different geographical locations in US • Major products, operations • Executive insight SWOT analysis of industry
S&P's NetAdvantage (Industry and Sub-Industry Surveys)	• Industry overviews and trends for major industries • Key industry ratios and statistics • Guide to further resources in an industry
OneSource North America Business Browser • Personal Account (current GSB community) • Guest Access (use Profile > Industry or Find > Companies function)	• Industry overviews by Datamonitor, The Freedonia Group, and U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook • Key financial ratios • Details of major industry participants • Market share statistics and tables

Career Guides

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Source	Description
Harvard Business School Career Guides Guides to careers in Finance, Management Consulting, and Marketing (Career Corner)	• Help in determining whether this career is right for you • Industry overviews • Company profiles • Interview tips
WetFeet & Vault Insider Guides Available through MyGSB	• Company & Industry profiles • Career profiles and Career Advice • Country and city profiles

Source

Description

Harvard Business School Career Guides

Guides to careers in Finance, Management Consulting, and Marketing (Career Corner)

• Help in determining whether this career is right for you

• Industry overviews

• Company profiles

• Interview tips

WetFeet & Vault Insider Guides

Available through MyGSB

• Company & Industry profiles

• Career profiles and Career Advice

• Country and city profiles

Not finding what you need? Ask a Librarian or call the Information Desk at (650) 723-2163.

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