Careers in Finance,9780071437363

Careers in Finance

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Edition: 3rd
ISBN13: 9780071437363
ISBN10: 0071437363
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-10-05
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Education
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Summary

This book provides a comprehensive guide for those seeking a career in financeComprehensive coverage and well-organized chapters offer an overview of the career path, discussion of qualifications, employment settings, earnings, and interviews with people on-the-job.Packed with hard-hitting information on the variety of careers in communications plus an appendix of sources of additional information.

Author Biography

Trudy Ring has written on business and finance for newspapers, magazines, and reference books. She was a reporter for Pensions & Investments for six years, and her business writing also has appeared in Global Finance, USA Today, and The International Directory of Company Histories. Ms. Ring also writes on other subjects, ranging from health to the arts.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments v
Foreword vii
Financial Services: An Introduction
1(14)
Career Options
The Job Market
Profile of a Valuable Job Applicant
The MBA
Coping with a Diverse Workforce
Entrepreneurship
Corporate and Public Finance Departments
15(14)
The Corporate World
The Public Sector
Portfolio Management
29(10)
Career Options
The Global Perspective
Investment Consulting
Financial Planning
Investment Banking
39(4)
Underwriting
Mergers and Acquisitions
Job Outlook
Trading
43(14)
The Brokerage Firm
Securities Exchanges---On the Floor and Upstairs
Securities Sales Worker (Stockbroker)
Entrepreneur on the Exchange---The Individual Trader
Job Outlook
Banks, Savings and Loans, and Credit Unions
57(8)
The Community Bank and Beyond
A Cooperative Effort: Credit Unions
Other Careers in Finance
65(30)
Actuary
Underwriter
Insurance Agent and Broker
Claims Representative
Bank Officer
Bank Worker
City Manager
Computer Programmer
Investment Manager
Market Analyst
Designing a Winning Resume
95(16)
Job Search Strategies
Designing an Effective Resume
Composing an Effective Cover Letter
111(12)
Producing the Cover Letter
Obtaining an Interview
Adjusting to the New Job
Appendix A Selected Professional Associations 123(6)
Appendix B Further Reading in Career Planning 129(2)
Appendix C Selected Universities and Colleges 131(48)
Glossary 179

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