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Step 1: Choose companies you want to research. You will find a list at the following website:

Purdue Agricultural Academic Programs' Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Career Fair

 

Step 2: Do basic background research.

Once you choose a company or companies to research, Business and Company Resource Center and Hoover's (only available in the Krannert building) will help you identify the following information about your company:

Main headquarters and address Whether it is public or private Number of employees Historical profile Main competitors Information on the company's industry

Step 3: Do financial research.

After researching the company's general background information, you will want to look at the financial records spanning the past three to five years. A great source for finding this information is Thomson Research. After you search for your company, you will want to choose the SEC 10-K History (10-Year) Link. The database contains up to ten year's worth of financial information in spreadsheet format.

Step 4: Read articles about the company.

ABI-Inform Global is a database that allows you to search business articles. Searching in this database will support your company research by offering:

Current news Company strategy Competitive landscape Industry information

The company's website contains valuable information. To get descriptions of current job offerings, look for the human resources or employment link.

Last update: March 10, 2008