Research Guides: Career Research: Finding Opportunities

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Finding Opportunities

Professional Association Job Boards
For example, the American Library Association's JobLIST. Associations often discount membership fees for students, so consider joining before you graduate!

Learn this search! < How do I discover associations?

The Company's Website
To find companies, visit the tabs called Make Lists of Companies and/or Get Popular Lists of Companies.
Handshake
UCI's job and internship listing platform (from UCI Division of Career Pathways).

GuideStar This link opens in a new window
Search for nonprofit companies and organizations by size, cause, and location. Also includes a directory to search for people in leadership roles at nonprofits. [U.S only coverage]

Job Search Sites
Examples include LinkedIn, Indeed, Monster, CareerBuilder, etc.

To make a list of companies in an industry, you'll sometimes need an NAICS (rhymes with "cakes") industry code.
Mergent Intellect and Uniworld are two databases that use NAICS codes. Thinking face emoji

Quick How-To:

Mergent Intellect This link opens in a new window
Public and private company information (as available) for companies worldwide. Advanced Search allows for creating a custom Excel spreadsheet of companies based on criteria like industry, location, size, etc. [Global coverage]

Learn this search! < sample search for "medical device" manufacturers in Orange County

Uniworld This link opens in a new window
A global directory in which every company within the database has at least one foreign subsidiary. Finds both US firms operating in foreign countries, and foreign firms operating in the US. Searchable on criteria including: industry, employee count, and revenue. Uniworld also features a "career postings" search option, which is a yes/no indicator that the company has a link on its own website for its own career opportunities. [Global coverage]

Learn this search! < sample search for solar companies with career postings.
Learn this search! < sample search for companies headquartered in a foreign country, with a subsidiary in the US.
Learn this search! < sample search for companies headquartered in the US, with a subsidiary in a foreign country.

PitchBook This link opens in a new window
Especially useful for finding up-and-coming companies in emerging industries. Generate custom lists using criteria such as: location, industry/vertical, year founded, number of employees, and more. [Global coverage]
Users must create an account with their UCI email address. Download limits apply.

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Users must create an account with their UCI email address. Download limits apply.
Learn this search! < sample search for companies by industry and location.

GuideStar This link opens in a new window
Nonprofit company database with a directory to search for nonprofits by size, cause, and location Also includes a directory to search for people in leadership roles at nonprofits. [U.S only coverage]

Orange County Business Journal
Geography: OC
The OC Business Journal produces the Book of Lists supplement. It's a compilation of 50+ industry-specific lists of companies, located in Orange County, as published by OCBJ during the previous year. It usually comes out each January.

In the record for OC Business Journal look for All Issues and Articles on the right side of the page.
Click the + sign for January of each year, e.g. + Jan 2024. There you'll see the Book of Lists Supplement.

Fortune 500 Companies
This database includes Fortune magazine. This custom URL finds the issues with "Largest U.S. Corporations" in the title (i.e., what Fortune officially calls its Fortune 500 list). [Global coverage]
INSEAD Libraries: Company Rankings Lists
INSEAD Libraries offers an excellent compilation of company rankings, produced by many different entities. Lists are organized by region and sector/industry. [Global coverage]

State Government Jobs
You can find these by going to a state's job portal. For example, search in Google for: California jobs site:.ca.gov returns the CalCareers website. [U.S only coverage]
USAJobs.gov
The United States' Federal Government’s official employment site. Connects job seekers with federal employment opportunities across the United States and around the world. [U.S only coverage]
Occupational Outlook Handbook: Military Careers
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the OOH has information on opportunities, duties, qualifications, education and training, pay, and outlook for those interested in a career serving the U.S. military. [U.S only coverage]
DOD Civilian Careers
Find employment opportunities for civilians with the Department of Defense (DOD). Find jobs by career, location, and employer (DOD includes 33 Agencies and Components). [U.S only coverage]

Pro Tip

Networking is your friend!

While most job opportunities eventually get posted publicly, networking helps you hear about jobs before they hit public sites!