Research: Retail & Ecommerce: Career Guides & Company Directories

Career Guides

Occupational Outlook Handbook Industry guide from the U.S. Department of Labor includes descriptions of myriad jobs. Includes the nature of the work, required training, job outlook, and earnings.

First Research Industry Reports
Industry reports with Career focus. Includes overview, sales & marketing, finance & regulation, regional & international issues, human resources, and statistics for over 100 industries. Additionally, contains quarterly industry updates, business challenges, trends & opportunities, call preparation questions, and ratios.

VAULT for Questrom MBAs & Alums
Vault Online Career Library Available to Questrom majors, minors and alums only. See ‘Industries & Professions’ tab for information on a broad range of industries. See ‘Guides’ tab for premium Industry & Company Guides.

Company Dossier through Nexis Uni In the Company Dossier box, click on “Create a Company List” to create a list of international or U.S. companies by industry, geographic area and revenue. Rank U.S. companies by sales.

Data Axle Reference Solutions
Current and historical directories of U.S. businesses and consumers. Search businesses by company name, geographic area, business type, SIC code, revenue, location, number of employees and more. Also includes job and internship listings.

Company Lists from NRF Company rankings from National Retail Federation.
UniWorld Online Description An online directory of business contact information for headquarters, subsidiaries, and branches of multinational firms with offices in another country, covering over 200 countries and 20,000 industries. Previously released as two separate directories under the Uniworld label: "American firms operating in foreign countries" and "Foreign firms operating in the United States."

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