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Career & Employer Research

Research companies and prepare for interviews, salary negotiations, and more!

Creating a Company List

The library has two different databases that you can use to search for companies by location, as well as other attributes. We recommend trying both to see how the results match up. If you're looking to relocate to a big city, you'll need to be as specific as possible, targeting individual zip codes. If you're looking at a suburb or small town, you may want to broaden your search to neighboring areas to increase your options

Creating a Company List Using Business Source Ultimate

To search for companies in a specific geographic location:

  • In the blue bar at the top of the window, click on Company Information.
  • Skip the search box (don't enter a company name).
  • Under Limit Your Results, select a country or state and/or enter a city or zip code.

OR

Use the MSA Name dropdown menu to select a metropolitan area.

  • Click the Search button at the bottom of the page.
  • Sort your list by company name, city, state, country, or revenue.
  • Click the icon on the far right of your list to download an Excel or CSV file.

Creating a Company List Using Nexis Uni

To search for companies in a specific geographic location:

  • Select "companies" from the options at the top of the screen.
  • Scroll down the page
  • Click on Create a Company List
  • At the bottom of the page, enter the country, state, city and/or zip code of your desired geographic area and click Create.

TIP: The database will not process more than 100,000 results; therefore, you'll need to narrow your search if you're interested in an city like Chicago or New York City. Try searching by zip code. (You can always do multiple searches and then combine your results offline.)

  • Choose your preferred method of sorting your list (by company type, alphabetically by company name, etc.) and select what information you'd like to be included in your list.
  • Download your list as an Excel spreadsheet or CSV file.

Narrowing Your Company Search

LexisNexis Academic

For a more focused version of your geographic list, follow the directions above but fill in additional information on the search page, including the following:

  • Number of employees (minimum or maximum)
  • Industry (keyword or NAICS code)
  • Sales/Revenue

 

Business Source Complete

For a more focused version of your geographic list, follow the instructions above, but take advantage of these additional filters:

  • Change the dropdown menu next to the search box to Keyword Search and enter terms related to your preferred industry or type of business.
  • Limit by number of employees (maximum or minimum)
  • Limit by NAICS code of your preferred industry.