Is the industry in a growth mode? Does the company have a strong position within the industry? What are the company's strengths? What is the company culture? How is the employee morale? See Employer Research Chart for more research questions to ask.
Professional organizations - can yield information on the current trends in the industry. The National Trade and Professional Associations book in the Career Center can help you locate websites, contact information, and purpose of more than 2500 professional associations located within the United States.
Company websites - are an excellent place to start your search. Sites differ in content and quality of presentation - many have job listings, while all will have valuable information about the organization. Employers will expect you to demonstrate your familiarity with this information in any correspodence you have with them.
Internet - Websites abound with information to assist your search for financial information, competitors of a given organization, company profiles, the conditions of living in a particular area, etc.