In this section there is a list of sites from various organizations who specialise in gathering information and researching trends in industries across Australia.

Click on these website addresses for links to each site. 

Job Outlook is a career and job market research information site created by the Federal Government. It has information on industries and job descriptions across a range of different sectors in Australia. Particularly useful if you are researching growth industry sectors or looking for ideas on a new career direction.

A specialist site run by McKinsey management consultants that is a business journal. You can sign up for free membership to gain access to a wealth of information on global business issues.

Dun and Bradstreet - a global research database on company information used for credit ratings, sales & marketing and debt collection purposes. They have 2.8 million records in Australia and 130 million worldwide. Affordable research reports can be purchased and there are several free news articles to access from this site.

This site's target market is recruiters, but it is very useful for job seekers. It contains news and trends on the job market,  'who's who' is in the recruitment companies as well as useful articles. You can also set up a link to a daily newsletter.

A sister site to the Recruiter Daily and it is has information on a range of HR issues including employment law.

Thomson Reuters/ Reuters is a leading global news and information service provider used extensively by the media, financial services, medical and legal professions. Affordable research reports can be purchased from this site for job search and investment purposes.  Thomson Reuters has a career centre for jobs in the USA.

Hoovers, owned by Dun and Bradstreet, is principally a USA company and industry database covering over 43,000 companies. Useful for USA based job search, trends on international sectors and information on companies with a USA head office. There are several free reports available on this site.

Bloomberg is an international information service, news & media company providing financial information, news and financial data focussed on the financial service and pharmaceutical industries.

Commsec is the investment banking arm of the Commonweath Bank. Regular audio and written reports on the Australian stockmarket can be found on this site. A share trading service including company research is also available.

Global banking and markets site for HSBC, one of the largest global banks. Written and audio reports on stockmarkets and economies available for free. A more extensive service is available via their stockbroking service “e-trade”.

IBIS is a worldwide business information provider, started in 1971 and researches every industry and over 2,000 top companies worldwide. Information available online includes: industry overviews; statistics: risks & trends and company research. There are some free sample reports and a monthly newsletter. Useful information for learning about a new industry sector during a major career change.

Site for Accenture global management consultants,  technology service and outsourcing company providing access to research reports on a variety of industries, business subjects and companies.

PriceWaterhouseCoopers provides tax and accounting services across Australia and this site includes free copies of their recent reports on a range on industry sectors and listed companies across Australia.

Deloitte is an international audit and tax advisory consultancy. This site includes a range of information on industries, companies and current research topics prepared by Deloitte consultants.

State Library of Victoria’s site including a range of research databases on companies and industries in Australia, business news and business ‘who’s who’ accessible with a member’s login (free to Victorian residents).

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