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Job & Career Research

This guide provides resources to do industry and company research to help you feel more prepared to enter the career world along with information about all of the wonderful resources UT has to offer to help you prepare for your career!

Industry Research: Learn more about an Industry You're Interested In

It's always important to understand how a company operates in its industry. Researching the broader industry can help your understanding of how outside factors might be affecting the company such as knowing about the company's competitors. This will help give you an edge when interviewing for the company!

Company Research: Find Out Specifics about a Certain Employer

Whether you're interviewing with a company or you're interested in pursuing them as an employer, researching companies can always give you an edge during the job search and interview process. It will help prepare you for the process as a whole and give you insider knowledge into the company itself.

Resources to check out in Nexis Uni:

  • Use the Company Dossier to see snapshots of companies including executives, financials, etc. 
  • Charity Navigator rates and evaluates thousands of nonprofit organizations. The rating system examines critical areas of a charity's performance: their financial health, their managerial accountability, and the transparency with which they disclose their activities.