Researching Companies Before the Interview
- CMC Library Ledger: Earnings Call Transcripts Made EasyHow to use Factiva to access transcripts of earnings calls for companies.
- CMC Library Ledger: Research Tips for Small CompaniesTop recommended ways to find information for small companies and new startups.
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Analyst Reports: Companies
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Company Reports: Top Tech Employers
MarketLine Company Reports can be found in EMIS - search by company name and then on the search results page click Reports under Categories and Company under Topics to filter for MarketLine and GlobalData company reports.
- Emerging Markets Information Service (EMIS) This link opens in a new window
Register for a personal account with your Kellogg email address if prompted to log in.
Business news and intelligence, and company, industry, financial, economic, and political information from emerging market countries in Latin America, Asia, and Europe, as well as the US. Includes corporate profiles, financial statements, industry and analyst reports, capital market quotes and indices, macroeconomic statistics and forecasts, legal and regulatory information, and opinion polls. Also contains MarketLine Company Reports for many companies.
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on how to find industry and company reports
- Passport This link opens in a new window
Passport is a global market research database providing insight on industries, economies and consumers worldwide, helping our clients analyze market context and identify future trends impacting businesses globally.
For company analysis, go to the Companies tab at the top of the page, then type the company name into the search.
- Statista This link opens in a new window
NOTE: Some users are experiencing intermittent connection/access issues on Statista. If you are having trouble connecting or being asked to pay to access Statista reports, please connect to GlobalProtect VPN first and then try connecting again through https://www.statista.com/.
Provides access to statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries.
Financial Information on Public Companies:
- Capital IQ This link opens in a new window
Features detailed financial data on public and private companies, investment firms, M&A, private equity, and capital transactions, as well as extensive information on people. Screener tool allows you to screen for companies, equities, transactions, people and more, based on more than 5,000 financial and 3,000 qualitative data points.
- Create your own account using your Kellogg email address. SSO is not available for this resource.
- Capital IQ is available ONLY to Kellogg students, faculty and staff with an active Kellogg email address.
- Capital IQ Use Agreement: Capital IQ is for academic and career research purposes only.
- The Excel plug-in is not available under the Kellogg access to this platform.
NOTE: You must use GlobalProtect VPN to access the database if you are connecting from off-campus.
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If you've already created an account, log in at CapiltalIQ.com
- MergentOnline This link opens in a new window
Corporate information covering more than 22,000 U.S. and foreign public companies. Industry Reports provide in-depth information about industries, markets, and the general economic landscape. Equity Analyst Reports available under the Investext tab.
Watch a brief on how to find equity analyst reports
- MergentOnline - InvestextInstructions for finding equity analyst reports and earnings call transcripts.
Company News:
- Factiva This link opens in a new window
Business, financial, and general news from thousands of U.S. and foreign sources
Watch a brief to learn how to efficiently search for news
- CMC Library Ledger: Earnings Call Transcripts Made EasyHow to use Factiva to access transcripts of earnings calls for companies.
Company Interview Guides:
- Exponent This link opens in a new window
Learn to beat tech interviews directly from the FAANG employees who ask them. Sign up for an account with your Kellogg email to access custom tools for acing the tech interview built by experts for future experts, including interactive lessons and a peer mock interview matching platform.
To access Company Guides for an inside look at top tech companies' interview processes, hover over the three dots on the top menu bar:
KTech Club - Company Recruiting One Sheets
- KTech Company One-SheetersA one-sheeter summary of key recruiting information for major tech companies, including Adobe, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Cisco, Google, Intuit, Meta, Nike, Salesforce, and ServiceNow. Sign in to SharePoint with your Kellogg credentials to access.
- Kellogg Tech Club | KTech Resources Repository PageFind the most current versions here of all the resources KTech provides to help you through the Tech recruiting process and prep.
Also check out the KTech tab on the Club Interview & Recruiting Prep Material page of our Prep for Networking and Interviews guide.
Company IQ
- Google Careers - Technical Development GuideThis guide provides tips and resources to help you develop your technical skills (academically and non-academically) through self-paced, hands-on learning.
Intended for Computer Science students seeking an internship or university grad role at Google.