What to Do With a Major in Business
When looking at business majors, many people see students who know exactly what they want and what they plan on doing once they graduate. The truth is the business field is an extremely diversified field and the options our endless. This post points out a few different directions a student could go once he or she graduates.
With a degree in business, sales comes to mind right away. A sales job can be great for someone who is outgoing and enjoys interacting with people. Salesmen are not the same as what they once were perceived as. Your typical salesman now isn't a grease ball used car salesmen but rather a helpful, kind, and caring person who wants a partnership over a sale. Salesmen must be tough and not too afraid of rejection as they have potential to deal with it on a day to day basis.
A commodity or stock trader is another job in the business field that can interest students willing to take risk. The days of trading agricultural commodities in the pits of Chicago's board of exchange are over. However, the trading is not. Similarly to online stock trading, agricultural goods can be bought and sold at market price. Buying low and selling high is an easy concept although very difficult to accomplish.
For students attempting to go a more stress free rout, an accounting job might be the one for you. Whether it is at an accounting firm, or your own small business, being an accountant tends to be a fairly predictable life. For as long as there will be taxes, there will be people that pay not to fill them out themselves. Having a father as an accountant, I know it is not the job for me. I also know however, that he receives plenty of off time in the summer months. When winter comes around it's "tax season" and the 60 hour weeks are frequent.
All in all there is a form of business that is perfect for anyone. Outgoing and risk taking to quiet and modest, a degree in business can take you almost anywhere in the world.
By Alex Comstock
By Alex Comstock
I liked this article, but accounting can be a very stressful job at points, especially when April 15th is close. It may not be stressful in the summer, but around February an accounting job really picks up.
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