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About this Guide

This guide lists resources for researching companies which conducting a job search.

Be sure to contact Career Services and take advantage of their services and events!

If you have questions about any of these resources, contact Bill Meloy at meloy@calu.edu or 724.938.4067.

Web Resources for Pre-Interview Research

Better Business Bureau
Find Better Business Bureau accredited business and check up on complaints against companies.
Quint Career's Step-by-Step Guide to Researching Companies
This site provides a nice introduction to the steps of company research.
Ripoff Report: Scams, Consumer Complaints, and Frauds Reported
Find out if a company or business has had complaints filed against it.
SEC Filings & Forms (EDGAR)

Streaming Video

These streaming videos and more are available for Cal U students, faculty and staff via the library's subscription resource Films on Demand.

Common Mistakes People Make in Interviews

One of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is being unprepared for an interview. One of the best ways to prepare for an interview is through in depth research of the prospective employer. (27:00)

Extraordinary Answers to Common Interview Questions

“What can you tell me about yourself?” “Why do you want to leave your current job?” “What are your strengths and weaknesses?” Common questions, but difficult to answer. This program uses a quiz-show format and career experts to help job-seekers recognize good and bad answers to many of the most common questions. (22:00)

Interviewing for a Job

This program covers preparing for an interview, dressing for an interview, using body language to good advantage, articulating skills and abilities, answering difficult questions, and handling salary and benefits issues. (12:00)

Find Company Information

These subscription resources are FREE for all Cal U students, faculty and staff via the library.

Business News
Find articles covering business, finance, mergers & acquisitions drawn from a variety of business and financial sources and major U.S. and international newspapers. (LexisNexis)
Business Source Premier

This is a major database for scholarly articles and information covering: management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, etc. Provides full-text for many top scholarly journals--some as far back as 1922. (EBSCO)
Company Dossier
Find company information, or use the menu on the left to: Create a Company List, Compare Companies, or to get Company Profiles, SEC Filings, Accounting, and Country Profiles. (LexisNexis)
Hoover's Company & Industry Reports
Includes basic and in-depth Hoover's company records. (LexisNexis)

Teaching Jobs in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Department of Education
Follow the "Certifications" link on the left, then check out "Finding a Teaching Position", "Job Vacancies", and others.
Pennsylvania Teaching Jobs (PA REAP)
Lists teaching and administrative jobs in Pennsylvania.
PA-Educator.net
Another site that lists PA teaching jobs.
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

NCES collects, analyzes, and reports statistics on the condition of American education; and reviews and reports on education activities internationally.

Government and Non-Profit Sectors

A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies
U.S. Government Manual
"Provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches, quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States participates; and boards, commissions, and committees."
Government in Pennsylvania: State Agencies
Charity Navigator
Provides “an unbiased, objective, numbers-based rating system to assess the financial health of over 5,000 of America's best-known charities.”
Pennsylvania Department of State: Charities Online Database