Info on Companies & Organizations
Impress the employer by researching the company or organization before you apply and/or interview. Information will help you create more effective resumes and cover letters for that employer. Researching the organization will help you be prepared to answer questions at the interview and will help you develop questions to ask them.
Tip: Many organizations (companies, govt agencies, nonprofits, schools, etc) prepare an Annual Report, which might be found on their web site. For public companies, look for a link for investors (often near the bottom of the page).
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Hoover's Company Records (via ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowSubjects: Private & Public Companies, U.S. Companies, Intl Companies, Nonprofits
Info type: company descriptions, sales, competitors, company history, directory info
Employee Satisfaction Rankings
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Best Places to Work in the Federal GovernmentThis site presents a ranking that "rates the performance of agencies and specialized subagencies related to employee satisfaction."
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Great Places to WorkThis site offers many lists of best places to work based on different criteria.
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ComputerWorld's Best Places to Work in IT"Computerworld conducts an annual survey to identify the 100 best places to work for IT professionals." This survey includes only large companies with at least 75 IT professionals.
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Corporate Equality Index"The CEI report, released each fall, provides an in-depth analysis and rating of large U.S. employers and their policies and practices pertinent to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees."
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Latina Style 50Latina Style magazine surveys corporations and ranks them using a number of criteria related to "sensitivity to hispanic professional women."
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Seramount Best Companies ListsScroll down this page to find lists of companies who's workplaces policies make them good places to work for women, minorities, working mothers, multcultural women, dads, and female lawyers.
See Also:
This guide provides many more ways to research both companies and nonprofit organizations: