1. Go to Business Source Complete and search for the company under the Company Profiles link. Each profile offers company history, a revenue analysis, a company SWOT analysis and more.
2. Go to Factiva and select the company in the Intelligent Indexing company menu. Search for the past month. Searches can be narrowed by specific free-text terms if necessary.
3. Go to Capital IQ (request an individual account). Enter a company name in the search box and view a complete tearsheet for the company, paying particular attention to the following left-hand menu links: products, competitors, key financials, segments, and filings.
4. Go to Investext. Enter the company name in search box. Select Investext research reports to view available analyst/broker reports for that company. From the main search screen you can also view the latest annual report and filings.
5. Go to Key Note. N.B. This is for UK industries only. Enter industry area in search box or search on the company name. The results list will point you to reports or relevant report sections. Market reports offer the following sections:  industry background, industry SWOT analysis, global outlook, current issues etc. A good alternative to Key Note is to search Passport GMID by company or industry.

Not just about memorising facts
While interrogating the above resources will give you all the information you need, it is important to remember that good interview preparation involves much more than memorising facts. It is important that you think about the issues currently affecting the company and their industry and form your own opinions.

True knowledge
Finally, remember nothing impresses an employer more in the job interview than hearing a candidate speak knowledgeably about their company so this groundwork is invaluable.

We are happy to give 1-2-1 or further group advice on the use of social media in research. Just email infolib@jbs.cam.ac.uk for assistance or come and talk to us in person.

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Welcome by Nutmeg Designs, on Flickr

Welcome to the new home of Information & Library Services on the web. From here you can access our databases, ebooks, user guides, tutorials and much more.

In response to feedback from Judge Business School staff and students, improvements to this new site include:

• removal of unneccessary mouse clicks and pages so that you have more direct access to the resources you need
• enhanced tab and side menus to make it easier to find what you need
• grouping of types of business information so you know which products to use to find the data you need.
• an instant chat facility during staffed hours
• quick links to our social media accounts

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Why Qualtrics?

Register for an account
If you are member of the School, register for an account by visiting the Qualtrics website.

Training and support
The Information & Library Services are responsible for supporting this software. Please email infolib@jbs.cam.ac.uk if you would like a 1-2-1 or group training session, or need advice on getting the most of Qualtrics. We will be happy to help you.

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You can search Factiva for a specific article or by keyword, subject, country or industry.

Your results can be viewed in the product or easily exported to read at your leisure.

The latest new books have now been added to LibraryThing. Please select the ‘suggested viewing style’ as it will give you all the information you need about the book, including the shelfmark.

Amongst the books are several titles on the oil industry, the latest publication by Malcolm Warner and The Big Society Challenge which features contributions by Helen Haugh and Paul Tracey. There are also complete lists of the faculty publications and ebooks with direct links on LibraryThing, simply change the list using the drop-down box. Lots of new ebooks from Oxford University Press are currently being added to the list on LibraryThing and Camtools.

Our newest books can always be found on the trolley by the desk in the Business Information Centre.

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We’ll also be using the screens to promote our services such as our: business tweets; Facebook Group; Information Point in the Common Room, and, most importantly of all, the fact that we’re here to help you source the business information you need.

We’ve put in some fun slides too, watch out for the Stat and Quotes of the day. And we’ll be changing the screen content regularly with a view to keeping you all entertained and informed. Enjoy!

Andy

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Business Ratio reports allow you to compare and analyse the financial performance of the leading companies within a specific UK industry.
To access these reports:

1. From the left-hand side menu, click on ‘Company Information’ and select ‘Business Ratios’.

2. Click on ‘Browse Reports’ and then select an industry sector from the list.

3. A list of reports for the selected industry will appear. Reports are arranged in chronological order.

4. Click on a title to view the report as a PDF.

This information is also available as a guide and as a video tutorial.

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Below are the information & library-related questions/suggestions (in green) and my responses (in italics):

When are the Mezzanine lights going to be fixed?
A decision has now been taken to replace all the lights. I do not yet have a date as to when this will happen.

It is too hot on the Mezzanine.
We will check and turn down the thermostat. Its very difficult to regulate the temperature to everyone’s satisifaction.  One of the reps in the meeting stated that they preferred it to be warm.

Why had I not heard about the new locker scheme?
Because we’ve only just launched it. A number of lockers can now be hired at the Information Centre desk. For further details see this blog post.

There are not enough core textbooks for the MST course.
This is the first time that we have received this complaint. An email will be sent to the MSTs to establish extent of problem and in the short term more copies purchased of the human resources title mentioned.  

The keyboards on the Mezzanine are too noisy can these be replaced?
Markham Furness of the IT team took this action point away to discuss with the IT Manager.

Can all operations departments make sure that MPhils who continue on to PhD are properly catered for and don’t ‘fall between the cracks’
Speaking for the Information & Library team we recognise this problem and always try to be as flexible about this as possible.

N.B. Many more comments and suggestions were made by respondents to our recent survey. These comments and my responses to them are recorded in the survey report (PDF), published on 25th February.

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I have tried to respond to all the comments and suggestions made and the team will be meeting soon to discuss them.

Many thanks to everyone who filled in a survey.

Andy

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