Research Guides: Job Search, Interviewing, and Compensation: News

Are you up to date?

Recruiters and interviewers want to see that you are knowledgeable about their company and industry. Use the news tools on this page to efficiently prep before meeting with potential employers, helping you avoid controversial topics and demonstrate up-to-date knowledge. Where to start:

Company website, including press releases
Business news sources, outlined below
Interviews with relevant c-suite executives

Searching in Business Newspapers

The NYU Business Library has a complete list of databases that provide access to articles from magazine and newspapers, but the major ones are listed here:

Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Full text business database. Database can be searched by keyword or limited to company name (Company Entity) by using the dropdown menu to the right of the search box.
Factiva This link opens in a new window
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Search for U.S. and international newspapers, news transcripts, trade journals and more for news and business information. Because Factiva includes many corporate press releases, it can be a good resource for information on new or very small companies. The Companies/Markets search tabs supports searching and generating reports by company name.
Requires NetID login from on or off campus.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
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Provides access to full-text newspapers (U.S. and some international), news wires, transcripts, and trade journals. The "Get Company Info" provides a template for accessing company information and news.
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Bloomberg Briefs

Bloomberg Briefs (BRIE <GO>) are daily and weekly newsletters. They are particularly useful for keeping up to date in certain fields during the job search. Topics include:

Economics, Economics Europe, Economics Asia
Municipal Market
Oil Americas, Oil Europe, Oil Asia
Credit
Regulation
ETFs
Private Equity
Hedge Funds
Dine
QuickTake
Special Reports