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If you are interested in approaching a company
direct about a potential role it is important
that you do your homework before hand.
There are lots of resources
that can help you with your research. Some of
the more useful are listed below..
Applegate
Directory
Directory
of technology and engineering companies in the
UK and Ireland. Specifically covers electronics,
engineering, plastic and rubber with over 16,000
companies indexed.
www.applegate.co.uk
Best of Biz: London Business School
The
LBS business information service online is subscription
based but provides free briefings on topics such
as global branding and viral marketing; access
to resources such as association listings and
contact details of useful organisations and some
key business information via its strategic partners
who include Hoovers and Blackwell Publishing.
Has a very handy section called 'Internet Intelligence'
which pulls together a concise selection of resources
to get you up to speed on the online world without
reaching saturation point. Also includes an interesting
tool called Concept Space which helps you search
for relevant resources for a subject by visual
means.
www.bestofbiz.com
Company Annual Reports Online (CAROL)
A
free service offering access to company annual
reports online - search by company name or industry.
Initially covered the UK only but has now expanded
to Europe and the US. A very useful resource particularly
if you need to review a number of annual reports.
www.carol.co.uk
Companies House
Information
on existing companies and the chance to select
your own company name
www.companies-house.gov.uk
DTI's UK Trade Site
UK
company showcase , trade fairs, associations and
news
www.tradeuk.com
Europages
A
database of over 500,000 companies in 30 countries
across Europe. Companies can be searched by name,
product or service.
www.europages.com
Hemscott
Free
company profiles on UK Plcs - information includes
5 year profit and loss, daily share prices, brokers'
forecasts, details of shareholders and advisers,
information on directors and their share dealings
and calendar of key dates.The site also contains
details of general company news including results
calendar, links to annual reports, information
on forthcoming mergers and acquisitions and company
name changes.
www.hemscott.com
Hoovers
An
excellent free resource, providing profiles of
public companies on a global basis. Also has useful
lists of the biggest and best companies.
www.hoovers.co.uk
Hoovers
- The List of Lists
www.hoovers.com/company/lists_biggest
www.hoovers.com/company/lists_best
Kelly's
Kelly's
Directory for industry features over 100,000 companies
and 50,000 product categories across the UK. Search
by company name, product, service, town, street
name, postcode or trade name.
www.kellysearch.com
London Stock Exchange
London
Stock Exchange on line
www.londonstockex.co.uk
Motley Fool -
How to Read an Annual Report in 5 Minutes
The
Motley Fool is a great site for investors, presenting
information in a plain English and very easy to
understand style. This is a really useful article
for those new to investment terms and company
accounts and takes you through the financial statements
contained in an annual report, explaining terms
such as market cap and P/E ratio. The site also
contains lots of other useful help and advice
with understanding financial terminology.
http://www.fool.co.uk/specials/991123fiveminute.htm
Northern Light
Excellent
news research tool that searches over 7,000 full
text publications for articles on whatever key
words you choose to search on. Some articles are
free and some are paid for individually. It is
also possible to set up enterprise accounts if
you are looking to subscribe on behalf of a company.
www.northernlight.com
University of Strathclyde
Business
information sources on the Internet
www.dis.strath.ac.uk/business
Vault
Vault
is a great service offering company and industry
research and information from the employee's perspective.
Offers inside tips on companies with details of
interview process and cultural insights. A US
site but does provide information on large global
organisations too.
www.vault.com
Wetfeet
Similar
to Vault.com, this site offers inside information
on companies, again looking at the employee's
point of interest. This site is aimed at graduates
and is also US but still worth a look.
www.wetfeet.com
Yellow Pages - YELL
Sounds
obvious, but this is an often forgotten resource.
The online version of Yellow Pages allows searching
by business type, name and location and details
often include links to a company's web site. There
is also a US version available at
us.yell.com.
www.yell.co.uk
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