Kellogg CMC Library: Tech: Learn More About an Industry

Industry Overview

Created by the CMC Career Coaching and Employer Relations teams, this guide offers insight into preparing for careers in Tech and FinTech. They detail unique characteristics of these industries, what you can expect during the recruitment/job search process, examples of recruiting partnerships, recruiting trends, and data for Kellogg grads who have recruited for these industries.

CMC Tech Industry Recruiting Overview Webinar

This webinar provides insights into the Tech landscape, trends, and key players. Watch to learn more about roles that MBAs commonly pursue within this industry and relevant professional backgrounds that align with industry needs. Learn when companies in this industry typically recruit and plan your job search accordingly, with actionable advice on how to maximize your chances for securing the right opportunities.

MBA-Exchange: Tech Industry Report
Industry-specific insights and recent recruiting data, including top employers, hiring trends, jobs by job area, and jobs by location. You must create your MBA-Exchange account with your Kellogg email address to view.

Tech Alumni Insights

Tech Alumni Q&A
Alumni (who are now at YouTube, Salesforce, and Facebook) share strategies and resources to successfully navigate the Tech recruiting process.
CMC Tech Alumni Panel

Industry Advisors - Amazon PM Coffee Chat (Sept 2020)
CMC Coach Megan Thomas talks with an alum in product management at Amazon about the role and his career experiences.
Industry Advisors - LinkedIn Coffee Chat
CMC Coach Megan Thomas talks with an alum about her career experience pivoting from consulting to biz ops and then sales insights in tech, including roles at NerdWallet, Glassdoor, and LinkedIn.

Analyst Reports: Industries

Impress a Recruiter With Your Industry Knowledge

Industry Analyst Reports: Tech Sectors

Gartner This link opens in a new window
Provides product and market research reports for the information technology industry as well as reports on technologies used within various spheres of business and e-commerce. Access restricted to current university faculty, students, and staff.

Statista This link opens in a new window
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Provides access to statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries.

Forrester This link opens in a new window
Offers in-depth market research and forecasts in development of new media, computing, software, networking, telecommunications, and the internet.

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BCC Research This link opens in a new window
BCC's market research reports explore major economic, scientific, and technological developments in industrial, pharmaceutical, and high technology organizations.

IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Provides analyst reports for hundreds of US industries.
Watch a brief on how to find industry analyst 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.

Watch a brief on how to find industry and company reports

ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Database for scientific research that contains the full text of more than 1000 Elsevier Science journals in the life, physical, medical, technical, and social sciences. Search here for peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters on scientific, technical, and medical/health research, including open-access content. Contains abstracts and articles from the core journals in major scientific disciplines including engineering and chemical engineering. The journals are arranged under subject areas for topical navigation.

Tech Interview Prep

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.