Research is a critical part of the job search process. During the research process, you should collect a lot of information on employers, industries, and salary.
Resources to Research Employers
To generate a list of potential employers in a particular career field or industry, try these sites:
- Business Journals Local Business Directories - Searchable directories of businesses for 43 major metropolitan areas.
- Career One Stop - Use the employer locator to search a 12 million-company database by region and industry.
- LinkedIn - Use the company directory or "search companies" features to find companies of interest.
For researching large companies, try these sites:
- Glassdoor - Get insider information on over 100,000 companies, including company salaries, reviews and interview questions.
- Hoovers Online - Gather industry information, as well as information on private, public, IPO, subsidiary and non-US companies.
To locate the most current information about a potential employer, check these resources:
- PR Newswire - Search by industry or by keyword from a database of company press releases.
Resources to Research Salaries
- CareerOneStop - Sponsored by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Learn about typical wages and employment trends across occupations and industries.
- Glassdoor - Provides useful budgeting tools to help you estimate your living expenses and salary needs.
- Salary.com - Salary information with search by over 60 career categories and by location. Also provides information about compensation, salary/benefits negotiation, and an advice column.
- ZipRecruiter - Real salaries from real employers, rely on real salary data from the 7.5 million jobs posted every day to ZipRecruiter.