Executive Job Search Expert: 9 Great Tools for your Executive Job Search Research - Part 2 of 2

Expanding Your Target Companies with Your Executive Search

9 Tools for Your Target Company Research – Part 2

Tool #2-9

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 other resource tools you should find at most libraries, both public and private, are:

  2. Newspapers and magazines—You should look at the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Fortune, Forbes, Crain's Chicago/Cleveland Business, Federal Career Opportunities, Federal Jobs Digest, and Inc. to start with. Look up their various websites for online access.

Check out:

 www.newslink.org

 www.cnbc.com

 www.money.com

 www.finance.yahoo.com

 www.marketwatch.com

 www.foxbusiness.com

3. Trade Journals—There are specialized trade journals for most industries. Information Week, HomeWorldBusiness, HFN, Hardware Retailing Magazine, Home Channel News, and Real Estate Professional are several examples. If they do not have the trade journal you are interested in at the library, search for it online. In addition, look up industry trade journals, for example, www.specialissues.com/lol/.  

1. Local business journals and publications—One of the main national ones to check out is www.bizjournals.com

1. Major newspapers are another source that most people forget about in today's world. Don't forget that news- papers and magazines often have special issues that can provide a wealth of information. Within their pages, you can "mine" out great information. Examples would be "Top 100 Retailers," "Fastest Growing Companies in Houston," etc.

1. Books about careers—Most of today's libraries have a special section set up where the entire job search/career books have been shelved in one location. If that's not the case at your library, your librarian can tell you where they are located on the shelves.

7. Market Resource Firms through your library will be another best bet.

 www.aberdeen.com

 www.business.com

 www.Forrester.com

 www.gartnergroup.com

 www.idg.com

8. "Phone books"—Yellow Pages

 www.Superpages.com  (merged with Big Book)

9. Internet Libraries

 Internet Public Library— www.ipl.org

 The Digital Librarian— www.digital-librarian.com/

Remember to check out my blog post from Monday, February 18, 2013 for Part 1, Tool #1, Business Directories.

*** 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 114-115.

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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3. Go to www.TheNEWRulesofJobSearch.com  to find out more about my newest job search book, The NEW Rules of Job Search - How to Land an Executive Job in the New Economy.

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