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DO YOUR HOMEWORK

Creating a Google Alert is very easy and it’s free. Just go to
the Google Alerts page and enter the name of the company in
the Search terms field. In the Type field, check “Comprehen-
sive.” This will give you alerts from news as well as other Web
sources such as blogs. Indicate how often you want e-mails
(choices are as-it-happens, once a day, or once a week). I gen-
erally ask for alerts once a day. Then just enter your e-mail
address and sit back. Into your inbox will stream the latest
news about the company. You can use this breaking informa-
tion to tailor your questions and otherwise inform yourself
about the company. When you are no longer interested in a
topic or subject, it is easy to discontinue the alerts.

www.ceoexpress.com
This is a great portal site to start your search, with links to
dozens of publications.

www.hoovers.com
Here you can find business information on virtually every com-
pany in the United States.

www.bloomberg.com
This website provides information and news for business and
financial professionals.

www.businesswire.com
This site publishes news releases as they are issued.

www.sec.gov
This is the site for the Securities and Exchange Commission,
containing financial information on public companies.

www.monster.com
Monster is a global online employment solution that any job
seeker should be familiar with. Many people don’t know that

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