Job
outlook promising for business majors
By Sonya Smith
On-line Forty-Niner
Despite
the recent downfall of the economy, job
prospects remain vivid for business majors.
“Everyone would assume that it is a down
market, [but] the opportunities are there,”
Associate Dean of Students for the College
of Business Administration, Stuart Farber
said of the overall job outlook for business
majors.
Junior business major Kelly Chase said she
is a little concerned about the job market
for business majors.
“Students should focus [on] building relationships,
it is the key to success regardless of intelligence,
degree or race,” said Andres Von Borstel,
who recently graduated with a degree in
finance.
“I studied finance and wanted to be a broker,
and fortunately I built relationships that
allowed me to find a new career in this
sagging economy,” Von Borstel said.
Job outlooks for business students include
opportunities as financial consultants to
homebuyers, Farber said. In this field,
Countrywide Finance is looking to hire 1,000
people that would make between $51,000 and
$177,000 a year.
Mortgage Banker’s Association, that does
$1.8 trillion annually in new and financed
planning, will also be hiring at least 1,000
people in home loan sales, Farber said.
For those interested in global work, Farber
recommended human resource management. The
main skill needed for a job in human resource
management is the ability to speak languages
such as Japanese, Chinese, Spanish and German,
he said.
International majors will find opportunities
if they are willing to go abroad, Farber
said. The skills and abilities of a particular
field which can be acquired by getting internship
experience, Farber said.
Companies are also looking for network administrators
and analysts, he said.
“Even in hard times companies can save money
by having people assist them with new computer
systems,” Farber said.
Accounting students should look for job
opportunities in cities such as Silicon
Valley, San Diego, San Francisco and Los
Angeles, Farber said.
In addition to the job fair, the College
of Business Adminstration and the Associated
Business Student Organization Council will
sponsor the 32nd annual “Meet the Industry”
expo, at the Queen Mary on March 21, Farber
said.
At $20 a person, the expo will include workshops
for students and a luncheon featuring keynote
speaker, Joseph Prevrapil, the Chief Executive
Officer and President of the Queen Mary,
Farber said. Thirty-five to 40 companies
will be offering jobs at this business expo,
Farber estimated.
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