EMPLOYER INFORMATION IN PUBLICATIONS
University Libraries
The Southern Methodist University’s Fondren Library provides a multitude of general resources related to Employer Research. Find information regarding the best periodicals and books for your purposes through the “Ask A Librarian” service by submitting questions online Consult your academic advisor on what library may best fit your needs. Also, visit the Business Information Center (BIC) in Maguire for additional resources.
| Specific Question |
Specific Resources |
| General Information and Location? |
- State industrial directories
- Dun & Bradstreet Reference Book of Corporate Management
- Regional development agencies
- State and local Chambers of Commerce
- Telephone directories
- Business sections of local newspapers
- Moody’s manuals
- Directory of Corporate Affiliations
- Company 10Ks and annual reports
- Job Seeker’s Guide to Private and Public Companies
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| High-growth Industries |
- Value Line Investment Surveys
- Predicasts forecast manuals
- Directory of Industry Data Sources
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| Salary Levels? |
- American Compensation Association publications
- The American Almanac of Jobs and Salary
- Salary.com
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| Competitors? |
- Dun & Bradstreet Million Dollar Directory
- Standard & Poor’s Industry Survey
- Business periodicals index
- Industry Buying Guides
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| Products Made? |
- Company annual report
- Moody’s manuals
- Thomas Register (company catalog volumes)
- U.S. Industrial Directory
- American Business, Company Profiles (CD ROMs)
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| Company Reports & Analyses? |
- Standard & Poor’s Stock Report
- Moody’s Investors Fact Sheets
- Value Line Investment Surveys
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| Key Personnel? |
- Dun & Bradstreet Reference Book of Corporate Management
- Standard & Poor’s Corporations, Directors, and Executives
- Who’s Who directories
- Corporate proxy statements
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| Search Firms? |
- The Directory of Executive Recruiters
- Job Hunters’ Sourcebook
- Directories produced by state or local associations
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| Government Employment? |
- State: The State Administrative Officials Classified by Functions- has a section listing state employment offices and phone numbers
- Federal: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management recruits Civil Service positions at GS 1-15. A network of federal job information centers is located in major cities, phone numbers listed
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