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Heinz College: Research for Your Job Search: Create a target company list

Locating companies you want to work at according to your own specific criteria!

CB Insights

 

 

Follow these steps:

1. Select "Advanced Search" in the upper right corner.

2. Make sure the "Companies" option is selected and then select criteria of interest to build your list. (Criteria is located on the left-hand side of the page).

3. As more criteria are added, the list automatically refines itself.

4. Use the "Edit Columns" button to add or subtract info about the companies on your list.

5. Use the check box icon to select all companies for downloading. Then select the "Download" option within the green ribbon that appears at the top of the page.

6. NOTE: you can only download 6,000 rows of data per user, per year.

S&P Capital IQ

Follow these steps:

1. Hover over "Screening" at the top and select "Companies."

2. Select criteria of interest in order to build your list. (Criteria is located in the center of page within multiple boxes).

3. When adding criteria, make sure to select the "Add Criteria" button in order to execute that function.

4. When all criteria is added, select the "View Results" button in the upper right.

5. If additional info on your list is desired, select the "Customize Display Columns" tab and then "Browse All Display Columns" link.

6. Add additional info using the same procedures outlined in steps 3 & 4.

7. Select the Excel icon to download results. A pop-up window will appear with a "Download" link for you to get the Excel spreadsheet. NOTE: Unlimited downloading is available, but only 10,000 rows of data can be downloaded at a time.

D&B Hoovers

Follow these steps:

1. Select "Build a Company List."

2. Select and apply criteria of interest in order to build your list. (Criteria is located on the left-hand side of the page).

3. When all criteria is added, Select the blue "View Results" button in the upper right of the page.

4. Check all of the companies that you wish to download.

5. Select the blue "Download" button to format and download your list. NOTE: there are limits to downloads per year, so please be judicious.

Data Axle (formerly ReferenceUSA)

Follow these steps:

1. Select the "U.S. Businesses" database.

2. Select the "Advanced Search" tab.

3. Select criteria of interest in order to build your list. (Criteria is located on the left-hand side of the page).

4. Click on the blue "Update Count" button to refresh the results list.

5. Select the green "View Results" button to see results.

6. Check all the companies that you wish to download.

7. Select the "Download" button to format and download your list of results. NOTE: you can only download a max of 250 companies at a time, but there is not limit to the number of total downloads.