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What career can you purse with a degree in business Managment ?

I am currently a High School senior and want to purse a career in business

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Gabi’s Answer

Hi Annisleisy!

As someone with a degree in business management, I can say that it is a very broad degree that is very transferable among different fields. It can be overwhelming trying to choose the field that is right for you, so having many different experiences will help you pin point where you would like to end up.
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eric’s Answer

Hi Annisleisy,

Every industry requires business majors. My suggestion is to focus on an industry or company that interests you. Network as much as possible and talk to as many people as possible. Ask yourself what is important to you, compensation, work environment, benefits, time off, etc. There is something out there for everyone.

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Ken’s Answer

The area of business management is very broad. The application of the degree that you pursue successfully depends upon you and your personality traits. In order to determine which might be most suitable, it is important to get to know how your personality traits relate to various aspects of business management and get to know people in those aspects of business management for which you find yourself suitable to determine proper fit and get advice and suggestions of those successfully employed in those areas.


Getting to know yourself and how your personality traits relate to people involved in various career opportunities is very important in your decision making process. During my many years in Human Resources and College Recruiting, I ran across too many students who had skipped this very important step and ended up in a job situation which for which they were not well suited. Selecting a career area is like buying a pair of shoes. First you have to be properly fitted for the correct size, and then you need to try on and walk in the various shoe options to determine which is fits the best and is most comfortable for you to wear. Following are some important steps which I developed during my career which have been helpful to many .

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. You can locate them by asking your school academic advisor, favorite teachers, and the reference librarian at your local library. 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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Ron’s Answer

Hi Annisleisy!

The great news is nearly every field needs folks with strong business management skills and experience. I'd recommend you find a few companies that are interesting to you and look through their careers pages. Find the management positions and see what they require for experience and education and also read the description of what the job really is. Likely after reading through a handful you will be better able to pinpoint some aspects of management that you feel most drawn to.
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