Career Resources: International

Top Sources
Company Directories
Networking
Working in U.S.
Working Abroad

Top Sources

American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries [About]
Foreign Firms Operating in the U.S. [About]
Two directories from Uniworld provide basic contact information.

Corporate Affiliations.com (LexisNexis Group) [ About ]
International companies include corporate linkage information on nearly 200,000 of the most prominent parent companies and affiliates, subsidiaries and divisions - public and private. Search by company name, industry or geography. Gives approximate sales or revenue numbers for some subsidiary companies.

Factiva [About] Works best with Firefox.
Company and industry news from around the world.

Going Global Career Guides
Contacts and career search advice for a limited list of countries. Available on ABI-Inform.

H-1B Online Databases
http://www.h1visajobs.com
This site shows companies that have sponsored employees in the past. When you enter the site, click on "Databases" on the upper left portion of the site. Check with Career Services for password.

For in-depth company information, see Careers: Pre-Interview Research.

Company Directories

For directories of companies belonging to a specific industry, see Industry Directories in this guide. For company background and news, see Research Guide: Company Information.

American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries [About]
Foreign Firms Operating in the U.S. [About]
Two directories from Uniworld provide basic contact information.

Company Dossier through LexisNexis Academic
Create list of international or U.S. companies by industry, geographic area, and revenue.  Rank U.S. companies by sales.

Corporate Affiliations.com (LexisNexis Group) [ About ]
International companies include corporate linkage information on nearly 200,000 of the most prominent parent companies and affiliates, subsidiaries and divisions - public and private. Search by company name, industry or geography. Gives approximate sales or revenue numbers for some subsidiary companies.

Mergent Online [About] Works best with Internet Explorer.
Contains information on U.S. and international public companies. Advance search can be used to create list of companies by geography and industry.

Company Directories
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/busresmain.asp?ResourceCategoryID=14
List of Web sites compiled and maintained by Michigan State University. Includes directories and yellow pages for international companies.

Europages
http://www.europages.com
Provides 500,000 company addresses from over 30 European countries.

Principal International Businesses
Pardee Reference - Company Information
X HF 54 U5 P74 (Table 2)

American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries [About]
Foreign Firms Operating in the U.S. [About]
Two directories from Uniworld provide basic contact information.

LatPro
http://latpro.com/
Site is geared towards Spanish/English and Portuguese/English bilinguals in the Americas.

Working Abroad

American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries [About]
Directory from Uniworld provides basic contact information.

Going Global Career Guides
Contacts and career search advice for a limited list of countries. Available on ABI-Inform.

4 International Career & Jobs
http://www.4icj.com/
International employment directory selecting and reviewing worldwide top job sites. Includes more than 1,000 reviewed career resources in 190 countries.

FITA Career Headquarters
http://www.fita.org/jobs

International Jobs Center
http://www.internationaljobs.org
A source for international internships and jobs.

International Jobs: Where They Are, How to Get Them
Pardee Reference - Company Information
X HF 5549.5 E45 S44 2003

Summer Jobs Abroad
Pardee Reference - Career:Internships (Table 2)
X HD 6270 D5 2007

Vault Guide to International Careers [About]
Downloadable report available among the Vault Career Topic Guides. Full text of the Vault reports are available through MiTRACK from the Feld Career Center.  Scroll down and select Vault Access under Quick Links. Available to SMG majors, minors and alums only.

See also, Company Directories in this Guide.