Selecting Your Next Employer: Conducting Company Research

When should you research an employer ?

Researching an employer can be valuable at any stage of your career development. Individuals can begin…

Prior to a job or internship search: to help determine what environment may be a good fit for your work style and other preferences.
Prior to an interview: to assist you in gathering information from, not only the company's website, but other databases and outside reports that may reveal what others are saying out a company's clients, products, and future outlook.
As part of career exploration: to learn about the background of a potential mentors and contacts, such as MIT alum. The MIT Institute for Career Assistance Network (ICAN) can help you identify not only alumni in your field but can provide a way to learn about smaller companies that you may not know about.
To learn more about a particular industry: Learning about which companies dominate a certain industry, the distribution of these companies throughout the country, and to simply learn more about newsworthy topics, such as cutting-edge research, innovate products, and alternative ways of doing business.

Last updated on Thursday, November 10, 05 at 03:08:40 PM EST.