Career Exploration

Get help from librarians! Our expertise can save you time finding excellent information to meet your career research needs. Email library@tech.cornell.edu.

Here are some examples of how we can help:

  • Creating lists of employers with databases like Capital IQ, PitchBook, GuideStar Premium, and Mergent Intellect. 
  • Learning about different industries with reports and topic overviews from resources like IBISWorld, Frost & Sullivan, and Mergent First Reports. 
  • Exploring career paths and "day in the life" articles 
  • Finding reliable information beyond library resources, for example via trade associations or reports
  • Showing you how to combine information in LinkedIn with other library resources in a structured search to expand your network and access to job openings. 

Networking

New to networking or skeptical about whether it's really useful? Want to know more about how networking works in the United States?

The library can help you find information about what networking is, how it can benefit you, and how to improve your networking skills.

The library can also show you how to effectively navigate LinkedIn to find professional connections related to your interests and expand the opportunities you can access in your job search.

There are a few articles that might provide good starting points in the Harvard Business Review, Fall 2022 special issue:

  • A Five-Week Guide to Getting a Job
  • How to Find a Great Job Using the Strength of Your Weak Ties
  • How to Network Across Cultures 
  • What to Say When You're Reaching Out to Someone on LinkedIn
  • Learn to Love Networking 
  • How to Ask for an Email Introduction 

Access Harvard Business Review in Business Source Complete. Then search for specific articles using the "Search within this publication" link at the top. You can also browse the entire issue using the menu of dates under All Issues and Articles > 2022 > Fall2022 Special Issue. Email library@tech.cornell.edu if you have any questions.

Connecting with Alumni on CUeLinks

CUeLinks is Cornell's university-wide online networking platform. Connect with Cornell alumni, peers, faculty/staff and friends of Cornell to explore and achieve your academic, career, and personal goals. 

Core Resources

Here’s a short list of all the core library resources we most frequently recommend for career research. 

Career Planning

  • Vault – The Vault Guides to Jobs series is ideal for learning about careers and industries. Get information on the work environment, education requirements, a typical day in the life, and career outlook. Use when you are job hunting or looking for a tool to help you manage your career.

Company Profiles

  • Capital IQ – Use the company “tear sheet” feature
  • Factiva – Download custom company reports with a summary, financials, key developments, new products, and news articles.

Industry Insights 

  • IBISWorld – Use when you need either full reports or one-page snapshots on industries in Canada, China, and the United States. Reports include industry performance, outlook, major companies, supply chain, demand drivers, cost structure, barriers to entry, and key statistics. 
  • Frost & Sullivan – In-depth market research and strategy reports with European and global coverage of emerging technologies, including B2B spaces and growth opportunities. 
  • Technavio – Use Technavio when researching emerging and niche industries such as specialty chemicals, materials, health care, IT, energy, and more. Users can download up to 20 reports a month. 
  • Mergent Intellect – Navigate to the First Research reports to learn more about the industries that interest you. The Call Prep and Executive Insights sections are useful to prepare questions for both informationals and interviews.

Company News

  • Get articles via Factiva or Nexis Uni (aka LexisNexis). Both contain thousands of full-text newspapers and business periodicals; you may be able to locate articles which quote company officials discussing the firm's finances.

Classic Career Books

More books to explore in the Engineering Library's Diversity STEM Resources

Book Delivery

Did you know you can get books delivered to you at Tech? 

You can request print books from the Cornell University Library catalog by selecting “Request” in the book record. Select “Cornell Tech” for the campus delivery location. When the book arrives, it can be picked up at the Bloomberg Center security desk. Your book may also be returned at the Bloomberg Center security desk.