Executive Job Search Expert: 9 Great Tools for your Executive Job Search Research - Part 1 of 2
Monday, June 1, 2015 at 8:13PM 
Expanding Your Target Companies with Your Executive Search
9 Tools for Your Target Company Research – Part 1
Tool #1
I am suggesting this week, a Library Field Trip Next, let's go over some of the various research sources that are available at most local libraries to use with your executive job search. Get to know the best research librarian(s) in your local library. Interview them personally. Tell them about your executive job search. Then ask them to show you the best research tools they have, both in the library and online through their library website. You need to understand that in most cases, by physically going to the library, you will have much better and broader access to most of these database-oriented websites than you would by remotely accessing the library's website from home. That's because the majority of companies have created limited remote access to their databases for library patrons.
Some of the resource tools you should find at most libraries, both public and private, are:
1. Business directories—You will find that some of these are free while others are fee-based. Your library may have a subscription that your library card allows you access to. In some cases, you can log in to your library's website remotely and gain access to some of these tools that way. With some of the fee-based directories, however, you will have to be physically present at the library to access them.
There again, your librarian can explain all of these specifics to you.
Financial and Business Directories
www.Edgar-online.com (SEC filings)
www.standardandpoors.com/home/en/us
Manufacturing and Service Directories
Billion Dollar Directory
Corporate 1000
Directory of Corporate Affiliations
International Directory of Corporate Affiliations
Million Dollar Directory (three volumes)
Moody's Index
Directory of Manufacturers and Services by state
Dun's Directory of Service Companies
Directory of Consultants and Consulting Organizations
Directory of Executive Recruiters Technical Directories
Directory of American Research and Technology Research Public and Private Companies
Corporate Information— www.corporateinformation.com/home.asp (Free but requires registration)
Dun & Bradstreet— www.dnb.com/us/
Securities and Exchange Company and People Search— www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html
Million Dollar Database— www.dnbmdd.com/mddi/
123 Jump— www.123jump.com (global market news)
Financial Web— www.financialweb.com
GrayMetalBox—www.graymetalbox.com/s1/servlet/com.scs.gray.StockLink?symbol=att
Thomas Register— www.Thomasnet.com
Hoovers— www.hoovers.com
Forbes 500— www.forbes.com
Business Week— www.businessweek.com
Lexis Nexis— www.lexisnexis.com
The Red Book— www.redbooks.com/Nonsub/BrandSearch.aspx
Venture Capital Directories
Pratt's Guide to Venture Capital Sources (library suggestion)
Venture's Guide to International Venture Capital Startup Venture Groups (To uncover which startup industries are getting funding)
The MoneyTree Report— www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/index.asp
PE Week Wire— www.privateequityweek.com
Just Sell— www.justsell.com
Watch for next week’s post on Monday, February 18th, for Tools #2-9 for Your Target Company Research for your Executive Job Search.
*** The above material is an excerpt from my newest executive job search book, The NEW Rules of Job Search – How to Land an Executive Job in the New Economy, Chapter 7 pages 112-115.
Have a great 2015 landing that next great executive job! I look forward to helping you land that next great job!
Take care,
Eleanor
Eleanor Anne Sweet
Executive Job Search Expert Coach ™
PS
TODAY”S Executive Job Search Action Plan:
1. Take this list to your local library to do some new research for your executive job search.
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4. Go to www.TheJobSearchExperts.com to register for additional weekly executive job search information to help you with your executive job search and landing that next great job faster.
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