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Whether you're thinking about sending speculative applications or approaching a first interview, you need to find out as much as you can about possible employers.

View Careers and Employers: Explore the World of Work on Destinations. (Please note that Destinations is only available on networked computers on the University campus.)

Essexweb provides county-wide information and there's a listing of top companies by employee numbers and turnover. There are also equivalents for other counties (Suffolkweb ...etc).

Many graduates find work in SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises). Watch the film Working For SMEs

Prospects Employer Profiles

TARGETjobs Employer Insights and Inside Careers graduate recruitment sites also provide profiles of employers.

Annual reports are a very good source of information on the larger companies. CAROL provides links to reports from companies in the UK, Europe, USA and Asia.

Newspapers and professional journals can offer good background information, too.

RBA Business Information on the Internet Many more resources are linked at RBA's business information on the internet page. The top 10 sites listing is worth a look.

Journals professional journals and jobs listings publications, such as Opportunities Abroad and the Countryside Jobs Service.

The reference section in the Albert Sloman Library has an excellent collection of business directories, including Key British Enterprises, Who Owns Whom, Kompass, Directory of British Associations. There is also a collection of professional journals which feature workplace issues and job advertisements.