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Access is available to all users ON the UCI campus and at GML.

OFF campus access requires Authorized Affiliates to log into the VPN with their active UCInetID and password. Authorized Affiliates are users with an active UCInetID and password, i.e. current UCI students, faculty, and staff.

 


Access requires an active UCInetID and password.

Authorized Affiliates are users with an active UCInetID and password, i.e. current UCI students, faculty, and staff.

 

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-  Alumni
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Pro Tip: Why research companies, industries, and trends before an interview? 

If you understand the essentials about an employer, including how their industry and the world at large influence them, then you'll be a stand-out candidate!  You'll be able to: 

  • effectively answer questions like, "What do you know about our company?"
  • prepare several insightful questions to ask your potential employer.  
  • act more confident during interview conversations, because you've built up your expertise.  
  • demonstrate your organizational skills by brining a portfolio of printed interview-prep documents* that you downloaded from the UCI Libraries.

* If you get nervous during a difficult question, you can say, "Please give me a moment to check my notes."  Then use those seconds looking at your notes to take a deep breath and calm your nerves.  

 

Research Companies (...besides their website)

Company research can be tricky, so don't panic if you can't find lots of info about a company.  

  • Learn this search!  < get our pro tips on researching companies, plus a sample answer to a real-world interview question.  

 

MarketLine Advantage
Access: UCI
Geography: US & Global
Select public and large private company profiles, spanning most major industries worldwide. Profiles often include a detailed summary, key stats, competitors, news, and a SWOT analysis.  SWOT = Strengths/Weaknesses/Opportunities/Threats. Strengths and Weaknesses are internal to a company, i.e. what they're good or bad at.  Opportunities and Threats are external to a company, i.e. what factors that could help or harm the company.  

  • Learn this search!  < get profiles on publicly traded companies, or very large private companies.  

 

PitchBook
Access: UCI - Authorized Affiliates
Geography: US & Global
Profiles on over 3 million companies, the majority of which are private, startup companies in emerging industries. Profiles include descriptions, industry classifications, contact information, financials, timelines, similar companies, signals, team and board members, investors, and news.
Users must create an account with their UCI email address. Download limits apply.

 

Factiva
Access: UCI
Geography: US & Global​
Researching a private company? News is often one of the only sources of info on private companies.
Worldwide coverage of local and regional newspapers, trade publications, business news wires, press release wires, media transcripts, news photos, and business-rich websites. 

 

Research Industries


IBISWorld
Access: UCI
Geography: US
Industry Reports on 1,000+ established and specialized/niche U.S. industries. Reports include: trends, key players, operating conditions, industry performance and outlook. Risk Ratings Reports also available for established industries.

 

BCC Research
Access: UCI
Geography: US & Global
Comprehensive reports addressing very specific technological niches across most high-tech and healthcare industry sectors.

 

Business Source Complete
Access: UCI
Geography: US & Global
A huge database with millions of trade articles, academic articles, business news, and industry reports. Very useful for researching small, niche industries!

 

Research Trends

 

Trade Publications in your Industry
Trade publications are generally written by people within an industry for people within an industry.  Trade publications give great insight into the culture, vocabulary, and inner workings of an industry. 

 

Wall Street Journal: Management & Careers
Access: UCI - Authorized Affiliates
Guides, written by WSJ reporters, that are designed to provide actionable insights on the job search, e.g. "How to Write a Cover Letter That Stands Out," or "How to Build Your Professional Skills." 

 

The New York Times (NYTimes.com)
Access: UCI - Authorized Affiliates
The New York Times is considered the official U.S. newspaper because it publishes the complete text of important documents, speeches, and presidential press conferences. The paper's reporters have won scores of Pulitzer Prizes throughout the publication's 150+-year history.

 

Factiva
Access: UCI
Worldwide coverage of local and regional newspapers, trade publications, business newswires, press release wires, media transcripts, news photos, and business-rich websites. 

 

CQ Researcher
Access: UCI
Overviews of the current, important, and controversial issues impacting society.  Each entry reads like an easily understandable Wikipedia page, but unlike Wikipedia, everything is credibly cited.