Re: Marketing and Business Management Careers
Is finance completely separate category or does it comes under business management or accounting? Also what are some career opportunities in finance? What kind of minor is better suited with it or works better with a finance major?
“Finance” or “Financial Management” can typically be pursued as a concentration in an undergraduate BBA or BCom degree… but I also know of schools that offer a BSc in Finance etc.
Lately, there’s also been an increasing trend towards Financial Mathematics etc. which is really an interdisciplinary offering between Math and Business.
I’ve personally witnessed the growth of job prospects in finance over the past 5 to 7 years… in my opinion it is by far one of the fastest growing niches in business management following closely by accounting. Many of my friends from the MBA program has transitioned into roles in i-banking (investment banking) and are working for brokerage firms as well as for commercial banks. This is not to say that those are the only options… financial analysts also work as trade analysts, credit analysts, risk advisors, personal financial advisors etc.
Besides this, they are needed pretty much anywhere you’d expect to see capital asset evaluations, mergers and acquisitions etc.
I personally am very interested in getting my CFA (certified financial analyst) designation over the next few years. A lot of undergrad and grad students from business school supplement their degrees with the industry endorsed certification.
Hope this was helpful.