• Size of organisation (measured by annual turnover or number of employees)
• Location of facilities
• Structure of organisation - by product line or function
• Its past, current and future growth prospects
• Types of clients
• Product line or service
• Potential markets, products, services
• Price of products or services
• Structure of assets
• Who the competition is
• Name of recruiter or others with hiring responsibility
• Training provisions
• Relocation policies
• Staff turnover rate - if high for the industry, this indicates problems
• Recent mentions in the news
• Industry age and growth pattern (does it lay off most of its staff in an economic downturn?)
• Sales, assets and earnings
• New products or projects
• Foreign operations and products
• Find their homepage and visit it
• Follow the company's stock price if it's publicly traded. See how it performs relative to its peers.
• Be prepared to tell the interviewer why their company is attractive to you.
• Reputation, as described by the media or people you speak to
• It is also important, whilst researching, to take note of recent issues, trends, problems, and jargon that relate to this company and its industry.