Someone once said, “If you love your job, you never work a day in your life.” I learned early on that it is important to take a look into different jobs to find one that you really enjoy. In the business field, the job titles and opportunities are nearly unlimited. There are jobs ranging from sales representatives to management analysts and hundreds of careers in between. When I dove deeper into the career options that my future business degree would open doors to, I chose three that seemed interesting to me, and the positives and negatives of each one.
Financial analysts, management analysts, and administrative service managers are all occupations you can get into with a business degree. Financial analysts are expected to gather information, make estimates of income for their company, and recommend different ways for that company to safely invest their money (Yingmei, Liu & Jun, 2006, p. 51). According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor (2009), financial analysts require a bachelor’s or master’s degree, and may also require professional licenses or certifications. This position can be broken down into two different categories, buy-side analysts and sell-side analysts. Buy-side analysts work for companies that have a lot of money to invest and devise strategies for their clients to use in order to invest their money wisely and safely. Sell-side analysts work with securities dealers, like banks, to sell stocks, bonds, and other forms of investments. Generally, financial analysts focus on a specific area or industry. They are expected to understand the impact of new regulations, policies, political trends, and economic trends on the investments they are watching. These analysts research and analyze financial data and help manag...
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