Business Workshop for Career Investigations: Home

When conducting any kind of Industry  or Company Research you should have a few key pieces of information easily at hand. 

• A list of like Companies related to that Industry.
• Try to find the Primary or Secondary SIC and NAICS codes.
• Search the Gov. Code tab to check the NAICS and SIC codes.
• Look up the companies and find the corresponding Industry Names. Remember different databases, books and websites will have different names for the same or slightly similar Industries.

Use this information to build a knowledge portfolio about the company and industry.

• View Company Reports (Ex. Edgar, Market Research, SWOT Anal)  for trends, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats related to the industry.
• Use the information above use Business Databases to find current articles.
• Find recent articles in Newspapers and Articles Databases about the Company and/or Industry.
• Be ready to answer questions about how you would fix any known situations related to the job for which you are applying.
• Be ready to ask questions that demonstrate you know what is going on in the industry and company.
• Who are the competitors to that company or in the industry?

• What is happening to other businesses the your industry?
• What are the industry averages for the company?
• How has the past economic, global warming, pandemic etc. crises affected the industry?
• How has the past economic  crises affected your customers?

The library offers so many business subject-specific databases that it might be hard to know where to start. 

For assistance during regular business hours call the Reference Desk on 281-649-3180 or email (reference@hc.edu).

You may be transfered by phone to the Reference Desk from the Library Circulation Desk- 281-649-3304. 

The librarian on call can answer many question over the phone, or may set up a in-person visit.   We promise to return your email within one business day.

Access note:  If you are accessing these databases from home you will need your HCU network id/password.