Business Resources and EmployabilitySusan Smith and Steve Ratcliffe

Business Resources and Employability

• Library resources can assist students and graduates when seeking employment or work experience placements.

• Resources enable students to research companies organisations , industries and markets to find in-depth and reliable information.

• This research is crucial in ensuring that students are prepared for job applications and interviews

Overview

• You will all pick a company and research it

• We will look at:

• Annual Reports and Investor Relations websites

• Newspapers – Nexis UK

• Industry/Market Overviews – Mintel, Keynote and EBSCO

• Detailed financial reports – FAME and Thomson One Banker

Annual Reports and Investor Relations Websites

• Annual reports – official publication provided to shareholders describing operations and financial conditions

• Investor relations website – contain annual reports, sustainability information, CEOs etc

• Let’s have a look at Tesco…

Company Research

• Find the investor relations website and annual report for your company

• Find out the CEO of your company

• Note down a fact about the environmental/ sustainability policy of your company

Newspaper Research

• Nexis UK a good source of

• Newspaper articles

• Company information

• Try searching for your company and see what’s in the news

Industry and Market Overviews

• Ebsco Business Source Premier – Company profiles, trade magazines, industry reports

• Passport – Company profiles, market reports, statistics

• Mintel – UK only industry reports

• Keynote – UK only industry reports and company financials

Task:

Find ONE of the following for your company:

A recent innovation

An opportunity in the market

Detailed Financial Reports

• FAME gives detailed UK financial reports

• Thomson One Banker provides international information

Aberconway Library Blog

• See the Aberconway library blog for guidance on resources