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Finding Your Dream Job: Job Search Guide

 

Find selected job searching resources available at Jackson Library, designed to complement those available in the Career Corner [[icons-PDF] PDF 60KB]. 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

Finding Potential Employers: Creating lists

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Source

Description

Job Board (CMC) [icon - GSB Network] [icon - Password]

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's US Business Browser [icon - GSB Network] [icon - Password]

 

(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 [icon - GSB Network] [icon - Password]

 

(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 [icon - GSB Network]

 

(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 [icon - Stanford Network]

 

(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

Plunkett Research Online [icon - Stanford Network]

(use Job Seekers/Careers > Search for Employers)

• Search through hand-selected major employers featured in the 2004 edition of The Almanac of American Employers

• Companies are U.S.-based, have 2,500+ employees and fit certain industry/company criteria that make them appropriate for job seekers today.

TIP: Use 7 Keys to Research in the Job Seekers/Careers section under Resources to help guide your job search.

Fortune 500 and other lists

(Jackson Reference: Table B)

Check the box labeled Corporation Directories for lists such as The 200 Best Small Companies, The Private 500, and The Business Week 1000.

Researching Companies: Company financials, news

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Company Financials

Description

OneSource U.S. Business Browser [icon - GSB Network] [icon - Password]

 

(use Profile > Company function)

• Private and Public Companies

• Company tearsheets and overviews

• Executive searches, Financial reports, Ratio comparisons

Investext analyst reports

• Details of a company's competitors/peers

Thompson One Banker-Analytics [icon - GSB Network]

• Public Companies only

• Company overviews covering mainly financial information

• Deals, Fundamental Ratios

• Benchmarking to Industry, details of a company's competitors/peers within an industry

• Build your own graphs and tables

Hoover's Online [icon - GSB Network]

• Private and Public Companies

• Brief business description

• Company history

• Summary financials

• Details of key competitors

Capital IQ [icon - GSB Network] [icon - Password]

• 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

MarketLine [icon - GSB Network]

• Reports on all major companies

• Includes detailed company history and SWOT analysis

News Source

Description

Factiva [icon - GSB Network]

• Full text newspaper and news wire articles

• Company search page provides additional financial data

Lexis-Nexis Academic [icon - Stanford Network]

• Legal news

• 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 [icon - Stanford Network]

• 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

Business Source Complete [icon - Stanford Network]

• Excellent source for articles containing lists of U.S. and International Companies

• Only source for Full-text online version of Harvard Business Review

Regional Business News

• Great source for articles containing regional news, primarily from East Coast and Midwest Sources

Researching Industries

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Source

Description

Career Conference Panels [icon - Stanford Network] [icon - Password]

(view video clips)

Get the inside scoop from Alumni. Watch alumni interviews, student panels and expert advice and additional interviews via streaming video.

S&P's NetAdvantage [icon - GSB Network]

 

(Industry and Sub-Industry Surveys)

• Industry overviews and trends for major industries

• Key industry ratios and statistics

• Guide to further resources in an industry

Plunkett Research Online [icon - Stanford Network]

• Overall industry overviews as well as service sector

• Great for searching Industry Association and Organizations

OneSource's U.S. Business Browser [icon - GSB Network] [icon - Password]

 

(use Profile > Industry or Find > Companies function)

• Industry overviews by Euromonitor, 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

Plunkett Reserch Online [icon - Stanford Network]

 

(Job Seekers/Careers)

• Provides both resources and tools to search for Jobs

• A well thought out report entitled "7 Keys to Research"

• Comprehensive list of links to job search sites

• Interview and Resume Tips

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 [icon - GSB Network] [icon - Password]

Available through MyGSB

• Company profiles

• Career profiles

• Industry profiles

• Country and city profiles

• Career Advice articles

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

 

 


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