But simple, descriptive names are valuable and can help generate Web traffic. The site consists of a directory of hundreds of thousands of business and industry Web sites organized into over 25,000 categories. Researchers and industry experts manually compile these comprehensive lists of business-related sites. More than just a business directory, the site also includes detailed information about 10,000 U.S. companies and the people who run them.
Industry information is the most prominent and most complete feature on the site.
Selecting any of these links brings up a page chock full of information. Drilling down into these industries can unearth great resources to find either source companies or the professional associations to which your candidates belong. Additional industry data is available if you click on the Find Industries link. This takes you to the Industry Center page which lists 58 different industries ranging from biotechnology to construction and from insurance to telecommunications. The industries listed here are tracked by the site in detail.