Targeting Your Search

Target Company Name Search Process:

Please review the Research Web Sites on our site for sites to locate companies and individuals:

Be sure to read all 3 items below before you start the process.

1. Locate www.Manta.com Indeed, www.Simplyhired.com, hound.com, use one or all of them to locate companies in your specialty and location desired. Try several options, similar to: telecom, Atlanta, etc. You will find alleged existing jobs; ignore the jobs listed as only 20-40% are real.

You are looking for the company names and locations. If location is unimportant, your horizon of companies is obviously much greater. While still in www.manta.com print out list, or click on each company of interest, it will take you to their website. On the company website read some of the news articles and seek the info about the management team, chronicle the companies that you have found interesting. It does not matter that the assignment is not an exact match, indeed it is irrelevant.

2. Next go to either www.zoominfo.com or www.hoovers.com (the free side) enter in the company name that you have chosen, as there are many companies with similar names, check to be sure it is the company you have chosen, then print out the company information. While still on that company info page, look for the list of competitors. Usually it will be on the right and about mid way down on the page, and at the bottom of that list is link for more companies. You can also use the free side of www.bbb.org. Please use our link to our site above for reasearch.

Reenter each new company in zoominfo or hoovers until you have a list of 20 or 30 companies. The more competitors you find in your search, the better. Your search will also be broader and in more depth, expanding your horizons. Look for 3 different mixes of companies, small, medium and a sprinkling of large. Your target goal should be 50-60 companies at the start. (Please do not forget to also use our Research Web page: Research Web)

3. My suggestion is that you regularly check manta, indeed, simplyhired for more companies in you “sweet” spot. Again, the alleged job opportunities may not be there, but the company name and its competitor’s names and their subsequent management team and contact info are your goal.

Hopefully this is a help, if not let me know.

Bruce