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what career of business and finances has more successful ?

i want to study something that has to be with finances but i do not know which one to choose. #college #finance #career

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Ken’s Answer

The areas of business and finance are very interesting and very broad. In order to decide which would be appropriate for you, I would suggest getting to know yourself better and then selecting the area which is best suited for your personality and interests. During my many years in Human Resources and College Recruiting, I developed the following steps which have helped many. Too often, I encountered students who skipped these steps and found that they did not like the practical application of what they had studied. Best of luck on your education/career journey!

Ken recommends the following next steps:

The first step is to take an interest and aptitude test and have it interpreted by your school counselor to see if you share the personality traits necessary to enter the field. You might want to do this again upon entry into college, as the interpretation might differ slightly due to the course offering of the school. However, do not wait until entering college, as the information from the test will help to determine the courses that you take in high school. Too many students, due to poor planning, end up paying for courses in college which they could have taken for free in high school.
Next, when you have the results of the testing, talk to the person at your high school and college who tracks and works with graduates to arrange to talk to, visit, and possibly shadow people doing what you think that you might want to do, so that you can get know what they are doing and how they got there. Here are some tips: ## http://www.wikihow.com/Network ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/nonawkward-ways-to-start-and-end-networking-conversations ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/4-questions-to-ask-your-network-besides-can-you-get-me-a-job?ref=carousel-slide-1 ##
Locate and attend meetings of professional associations to which people who are doing what you think that you want to do belong, so that you can get their advice. These associations may offer or know of intern, coop, shadowing, and scholarship opportunities. These associations are the means whereby the professionals keep abreast of their career area following college and advance in their career. Here are some tips: ## https://www.careeronestop.org/BusinessCenter/Toolkit/find-professional-associations.aspx?&frd=true ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/9-tips-for-navigating-your-first-networking-event ##
It is very important to express your appreciation to those who help you along the way to be able to continue to receive helpful information and to create important networking contacts along the way. Here are some good tips: ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/the-informational-interview-thank-you-note-smart-people-know-to-send?ref=recently-published-2 ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/3-tips-for-writing-a-thank-you-note-thatll-make-you-look-like-the-best-candidate-alive?bsft_eid=7e230cba-a92f-4ec7-8ca3-2f50c8fc9c3c&bsft_pid=d08b95c2-bc8f-4eae-8618-d0826841a284&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_20171020&utm_source=blueshift&utm_content=daily_20171020&bsft_clkid=edfe52ae-9e40-4d90-8e6a-e0bb76116570&bsft_uid=54658fa1-0090-41fd-b88c-20a86c513a6c&bsft_mid=214115cb-cca2-4aec-aa86-92a31d371185&bsft_pp=2 ##
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Lashay’s Answer

Hello Oscar: Great question. To begin. I recommend gathering information about both so you can make an informed decision. To reliable and data supported sites are occupational outlook handbook and onetonline.org. In the searchbox of each, type in one area of interest at a time then spend at least one :30 minutes searching around the site and reading the details of each area including the demand for work in each firld, rates of pay, and skills needed also average day of work. Talked notes by making two columns on a sheet of paper: business /finance. I will caution you, there is a lot of overlap between finance and business. Finance is a specific area within business. Other specific areas are banking, entrepreneurship, accounting, business to business, and others. After reviewing the sites, ask yourself which you like more and matches your natural tendencies best. Good luck!

Lashay recommends the following next steps:

Visit one online.org and occupational Outlook handbook online. Type in business and review. Then type in finance and review
List skills of each, salaries, what you like of each, dislike of each
Discuss with trusted family and career counselor at school
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Elisabeth’s Answer

Hi Oscar,

Consider going into public accounting. It will allow you to see how businesses run and you will learn about accounting and finance. Once you have your CPA license you have the option of staying in public accounting or going private and working for one company. Public accounting opens many doors.

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Elisabeth
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