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Resources for Students: Industry & Company Resources

Before any job interview, research the company Web site. In addition, you can see if a particular company has job openings that fit your skills. Industry information will help you see broad trends and identify fast-growing areas.

Licensed Resources (databases)

Internet/Web Resources (unlicensed)
Industry Associations are excellent information sources. Browse The Internet Public Library’s Reference section, which contains “Associations on the Net.”

Print Resources
Following is a list of some of the books on this topic available in the library. You can find more books in the library stacks under these general call numbers:
HC 102, HG 4057

You can also find more books by searching the library catalog, CUNY+, using the keywords below:
industries
corporations
business enterprises

The career guide: Dun's employment opportunities directory. Parsippany, N.J. : Dun's Marketing Services, c2004.
REF HF 5382.5 .U5 D86

Company profiles for students. Detroit, MI: Gale Group, c1999.
REF HG 4057 .A27

D & B regional business directory. New York metropolitan area. Bethlehem, PA: Dun & Bradstreet, c2004.
REF HG 4057 .N7 .D86

D&B million dollar directory : America's leading public & private companies / Dun & Bradstreet. Bethlehem, PA : Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., 2003.
REF HCF 102 .D8 2003

Dun & Bradstreet/Gale Group industry handbook / Jennifer Zielinski, editor. Detroit: Gale Group, c2000.
REF HF 5035 .D78 2000

Gale's guide to nonprofits. Detroit: Gale Group, c2000.
REF HD 2769.2 U6 G35 2000.

Hoover's handbook of American business. Austin, Tex.: Reference Press, Inc., c2000.
REF HG 4057 A28617 2000

International directory of company histories / editor, Thomas Derdak. Chicago : St. James Press, c1988.
REF HD 2721 .I63 1998

Standard & Poor's industry surveys.New York: Standard & Poor's Corp.
REF HC 106.6 .S74 2002

Standard & Poor's register of corporations, directors and executives. New York: Standard & Poor's Corp.
REF HG 4057 .A42 2003

Ward's business directory of U.S. private and public companies.Detroit: Gale Research, c2001.
REF HG 4057 .A575 2001

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