How to Order and Use our Products:

“Companies are classified by geography and industry, enabling the reader to compare, for instance, high-tech companies on the West Coast or communications companies headquartered near New York.”

USA Today

Top Uses of Plunkett Research Products for Job Seekers:

·         Use our Plunkett Research Online service, or the CD-ROM that comes with each printed edition, to search, filter, view and download contact lists of employer prospects.

·         Study individual employers for contact and interview preparation.

·         Study specific industries, technologies and trends for interview preparation

·         Learn key industry terms in our industry-specific glossaries for better interview preparation.

·         Select from our list of industry-specific associations and professional organizations for networking and job search support.

·         Use the tools and suggestions in the front chapters of The Almanac of American Employers—study our “7 Keys To Employer Research,” tips for online job search and much more.

Often, the key to performing well in a job interview is research.  Potential hires will greatly enhance their prospects if they take the time to fully understand the trends, challenges and opportunities with the industry, as well as the company, in which they seek employment.  The business and industry data published by Plunkett Research can make the difference in whether you are offered a job, or shown the door.

Plunkett Research, Ltd. is widely recognized for publishing data of great value to job seekers and recruiting professionals.  You may want to start with our The Almanac of American Employers (profiling the largest, most successful employers in the U.S.) and Plunkett’s Companion to the Almanac of American Employers (profiling 500 of the most important mid-size companies).

If you are particularly interested in a specific industry, you can find a Plunkett Online Industry Research Center or a printed Plunkett’s Almanac within most industry sectors, such as health care, retail or InfoTech.

Online Access:

Individuals seeking jobs may subscribe to a short-term or one-year access to a specific industry, or to our Job Seekers section (which covers our selected list of 500 major employers in a wide variety of industries).

Your online access will enable you to study industry trends and statistics, access important trade and professional associations for networking and job support, as well as search, filter and view leading companies and employers.  If you order a one-year subscription, you will also be able to use export features that enable you to create spreadsheets and text files of contacts for your selected companies and industry sectors.

Reference book/CD-ROM packages

General Information: Reference book titles are available by industry. In addition, we publish two titles specifically for job seekers.  All of our titles are 8.5 X 11 inches in format, soft-cover and typically 500 to 700 pages in length.  Each title is completely updated and published annually.

Click here for a complete list of industries.

CD-ROM Installation and Use: Each book comes with a complete companies database on CD-ROM.  You can use the CD-ROM to create and export your own lists of prospective employers.  You may then use those lists for mail merge and contact management.

Online Ordering: You may order via our online shopping cart if you are paying by major credit card.

Note: You will find our books in major public and university libraries throughout the U.S. and Canada, as well as college and university placement offices. Also, you may find that your public library or university is a subscriber to our extensive Plunkett Research Online system.

“…The almanac is more than simply a collection of profiles.  Also included are practical hints and guidelines for job-seekers, trends in the U.S. economy that are likely to affect employment, an extensive list of websites related to job-seeking, and aggregate employment of specific industries and occupations, as well as outlooks for each.”

American Reference Books Annual

“A useful resource which reflects a lot of work on the part of its publisher.”

Career Opportunities News

“A good tool for the job-seeker, full of information and reasonably priced.”

Library Journal

“An idea worth reading—the wonder is that such a book has not been published before.”