jobs

Creating a List of Potential Employers

Using Library Resources

When creating your list of potential employers, you will need to define:

the industry in which you want to work
where ( geographic location ) you want to work.

The more geographic flexibility you have, the more productive your search can be.

If you want a job in the United States and are open to all possibilities, start with:

Reference USA (Makes great lists of potential employers: search by company, industry, geography, size of company, public or private firms, headquarters or branch, etc.)

Learn more about the companies on your list by consulting:

Business & Company Resource Center (For all areas of company & industry information: history, news, periodical literature, financial, investment reports, industry overview, products, etc.)

Business Source Complete (Company and industry profiles)

If you are looking for jobs in either the United States or another country, try:

Factiva (Huge company database – builds reports -- as well as the best global news service)

Mergent (Global company database – primarily financial, includes history, industry reports, can build multicompany reports, etc.)

If you are looking for jobs only in foreign countries, consult:

International Company Directories

For the best lists of companies in a particular industry, look at the:

Corporate Directories & Industry Almanacs (Industry lists of all print directories on the PCL Reference Directory Table)

For more library career resources go to:

University of Texas Libraries Career Resources

Or contact:
April Kessler
Business Librarian
akessler@austin.utexas.edu
Perry Castaneda Library
The University of Texas at Austin