Please contact the Career Center (careercenter@american.edu; 202-885-1804) or Business Librarian, Katie Hut (khut@american.edu; 202-885-3854) with any questions!
Welcome!
This guide shows you how to use library resources to help with your career research. Use these tools to learn more about a company you want to work for or an industry you're interested in. Ace your interviews by showing your potential employers how much you know about their company and impress during information interviews by conversing intelligently about the opportunities and threats facing the industry.
When you're interviewing for a job, it's really helpful to stay apprised of general news and current events as these affect every industry. Check out these news sources that are available through the library.
A major source of newspapers, web news, and industry news, containing 28,000 sources from over 200 countries in 23 languages. Includes Wall Street Journal television transcripts and newswires. Includes company profiles. **If you receive an error page when attempting to access Factiva, please clear your browser following the instructions in the library's FAQ, How do I clear my web browser's cache and cookies?**
The latest UK and international business, finance, economic and political news, commentary and analysis from the Financial Times. ** Registration required. Only current students, faculty, and staff are eligible to register for and access FT.com **
First time users: Follow the instructions in the library's account registration FAQ and complete registration using your AU email address. If you have an existing paid NYT subscription, you must cancel it before linking it to the library's subscription.
Access to the website of the New York Times - one of the world's leading newspapers.
Click the Log In button and sign in to access full news content 1981-present.
NEW! Registration required! Please click on the database link for instructions on registering for your AU-sponsored account.
Once your account is activated, sign in on https://www.wsj.com/ to access.
Full access to the Wall Street Journal, with global coverage of business and financial news, in addition to national and international news. Includes English, Chinese, and Japanese editions.
Registration required! Please click on the database link for instructions on registering for your AU-sponsored account.
Once your account is verified and subscription connected to AU's organization, sign in on https://www.washingtonpost.com to access.
Full access to Washington DC's daily Pulitzer-Prize winning newspaper featuring local, national and international news.
