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Cool Careers
cHecK ouT THese excITIng careers In BusIness, managemenT & admInIsTraTIon
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
SPorTS mArkETEr VEnTurE CAPiTALiST BuSinESS VALuATor FinAnCiAL mAnAgEr AgEnT
sports marketers help “sell” venture capitalists find private as the newspapers are full These well-paid professionals agents and business managers
a team or product and attract investment money for startup of stories about billion-dollar oversee the preparation of of artists, performers, and
fans or customers through companies, often in unproven corporate mergers, the demand financial reports, evaluate athletes represent their clients to
branding strategy, advertising, cutting-edge technologies. for business valuators continues investments, and supervise cash prospective employers and may
and promotions. a business venture capital powered the to rise. Business valuators are management. “finance majors handle contract negotiations and
education could help you boom in Internet companies accountants who specialize are heavily sought after,” says other business transactions.
secure a job in the big leagues. in the 1990s, and although in evaluating the market Hobby. managerial duties in the
university of Houston students the subsequent “dot-com” value of businesses. like all These jobs can take you to performing arts can include
participate in internships with bust drove many people out accountants, they evaluate the cool places. students from africa marketing, event booking, and
different sports teams, including of the business, the industry assets, liabilities, and capital of and europe can land jobs in new fund-raising.
the astros and the rockets. has recovered in recent years. a company. Business valuators York with financial investment
“They need interns who venture capitalists can get do so, however, so another companies, while americans can
want to get credit instead of rich, but they must have solid company can decide whether it find work in financial centers in
getting paid. students are very knowledge of the markets and is worth trying to buy a company, europe and asia.
open to doing that because make wise decisions in their or so the company itself can
of the opportunities to gain investing to minimize risks. decide what kind of offer it can
experience,” reports Brett Hobby, accept. pay is high but so is the
assistant director for employer pressure, because so much is
services and recruitment at the riding on the business
university of Houston Bauer valuator’s work.
college of Business.
Working with People organizations, and not hide behind computer
Almost every job in business requires skills,” says Ann Hughes, director of the School
working as a member of a team. of Management at Texas Woman’s University
“You really need to like working with in Denton. “It is extremely important to
people,” says Monty Stanley, human build your interpersonal skills.” Hughes also
resources director at the San Angelo recommends that students work while in
Standard-Times. “The one thing that all college—especially in internships. College Lifelong Learning
businesses have in common is their people, graduates with no practical work experience In business today, successful people keep
their ‘human resources.’” are at a disadvantage in the job market. constantly learning.
In business, effective communication Welch himself has taken advantage of
is critical, whether it’s face-to-face in Learning to Manage Dow’s commitment to developing its people.
meetings or via phone, fax, email, or instant The most common problem Stanley runs into He had a strong background in science and
messaging. Businesspeople need to write, is when new supervisors don’t know how to mathematics when he started with Dow,
read, and speak well. Mastering business manage their staff well. “Supervising is a job and the company trained him in leadership
technology, such as Microsoft Office, that doesn’t come naturally to most people,” and management. He is now completing a
is a must. And math skills are used for he says, “so I need to be able to identify when master’s degree in business administration.
budgeting, pricing, marketing, and many training is needed and see that it gets done.” Welch sees working in Business,
other areas of a company’s operations. Stanley’s job calls on him to help people Management & Administration as an
with problems, and he likes doing it. He has a opportunity for personal improvement. “I
networking bachelor’s and master’s degree in psychology, can experience, learn, grow, and become a
“Students interested in business should as well as a master’s degree in human better individual and leader,” he says. “And I
learn how to network, be a part of student resources management. can give back to a job I enjoy.”
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