Research Target Companies with City Business Chronicles: Career and Professional Development Research Tip

How will this help me?  The Business Journals and Books of Lists contain local and regional news from 40+ U.S. cities. The annual Books of Lists’ includes company rankings for large public and private firms, A+ employers, fastest growing firms, and leading firms in a variety of industries. These are helpful for exploring new and Read More …

Research Companies, Funds and Investors: Career and Professional Development Research Tip

How will this help me? PitchBook covers startups, VC and PE-backed companies, as well as mature private and public firms, investors, buyers, and funds. You can research and target firms by industry or vertical, as well as financing history. PitchBook’s lists are great for identifying both large and small competitors to firms – helpful for Read More …

Researching Foundations and Grantmakers with Foundation Directory: Career and Professional Development Research Tip

How will this help me?  Foundation Directory  helps answer the question “Who is giving money to non-profits, and how much?” It does this by providing information on U.S. grantmakers and their global philanthropic activities. Foundation Directory includes descriptions of more than 100,000 Community Foundations, Corporate Giving Programs, Operating Foundations, Private Grantmaking Foundations (independent and company-sponsored Read More …

Build Target Company Lists: Career and Professional Development Tips

How will this help me?  AtoZdatabases: Target Company Lists enables you to build custom company lists from millions of U.S. business records using criteria including geography, industry, revenue, employee count and then download results in Excel to customize further as part of your job or internship search. For career focused target lists, it’s generally best Read More …

Finance and Consulting Networking and Interview Prep: Career and Professional Development Research Tip

How will this help me?  Wall Street Oasis (WSO) includes finance and consulting career resources includes technical and case interview courses, and company and industry insights. These resources are helpful for creating your target list of companies, as well as preparing for networking and interviews. To access, follow the prompts to register and create an Read More …