Career Research, Interviewing, and Compensation

This guide is designed to connect you to the tools most useful for the job hunt, whether you're recruiting on or off campus, looking to secure a killer internship, going for that corner office, bouncing back from a layoff, or making a mid-career pivot.

1. Meet with your career coach to develop an overarching strategy and timeline.
2. Create a target company list customized to your needs, strengths, and aspirations.
3. Identify next steps (such as networking) and any hurdles that need addressing.
4. Research the company and industry to prepare for interviews.
5. Gather salary and compensation data to best negotiate your offer(s).

Circle back, as needed, to your career coach and librarian as you job search evolves!

Meeting with a recruiter or attending a corporate briefing and only have moments to prepare? Here are the most impactful documents to review:

1. Analyst Reports via Thomson ONE or Mergent Online
   • ​SWOT Analyses via the above databases (in the Marketline or GlobalData reports)
2. Industry Reports with Call Prep Questions via FirstResearch
3. Analyst questions from quarterly earnings conference call transcripts via Thomson ONE (StreetEvents reports) or Factiva