A great place to start doing court reporting market research is the Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-2011 Edition. This book is published both online and in book form by the United States Department of Labor. There will be some great information on court reporting as a career such as educational requirements, licensing requirements, job variations, and predicted job growth in the future. You will find that job prospects are good for court reporters so this should spur you on to do even more investigation into the job market by doing some more in-depth industry market research.
Court reporting as a career is starting to broaden out into many different areas such as paralegal endeavors and doing closed captioning for television stations, major networks, and the entertainment field. Court reporting skills will be in great demand. You will want to find more detailed information than just broad industry knowledge when beginning to look at possible institutions and companies to work for in the future. There is a great website that can help you take your industry market research down to the front door of many employers. You definitely want to check out www.Vault.com when you are ready for detailed analysis.
Places of employment are thoroughly examined from all angles. You will find company histories, profiles, and reputations detailed. What is more is that you can find out what current employees think of a particular employer. There is an employee rating system built upon strong survey results. You will find even more services such as industry blogs and messages boards where you can interact with professionals in the field directly. Armed with this detailed information, you can better assurance yourself that the company or institution you choose will fit the type of work culture you want to be in. You will find out pros and cons that you do not normally get in formal overviews of employers. Finally, there is even rating systems for educational institutions that you will want to investigate if you need a specific degree or certification.
By performing pre-employment industry market research, you can avoid the mistake of landing a job and then finding out that the company is just not right for you. It will save you much time, money, and headaches by avoiding making wrong employment choices. Do your research from the top down and start with a broad perspective and then finely tune your search to the minutest details of prospective employers. The effort will surely get your court reporting career off to a much better start than using a more haphazard approach. Be sure and use all the vital tools at your disposal early in the process to insure your success later on.
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