Overview of Major
Potential Job Titles
Examples of Internships
Possible Career Fields
Possible Work Settings
Important Skills and Abilities
Sample Web Resources
Sample Graduate Programs Pursued by General Business Majors
Overview of Major
The general business major is an interdisciplinary concentration within the Sellinger School. With a broad background of knowledge in the world of business, graduates pursue employment opportunities in management, finance, marketing, human resources and sales across a variety of industries.
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Potential Job Titles
- Sales Assistant, Capital Markets
- Management Trainee
- Market Analyst
- Real Estate Paralegal
- Operations Manager
- Customer Service Specialist
- Investment Operations Associate
- Financial Aid Counselor
- Financial Solutions Consultant
- Industrial Relations Specialist
- Marketing Management Assistant
- Teacher
- Underwriter Trainee
- Job Analyst
- Business Management Professional
- Personnel Recruiter
- Contracts Representative
Examples of Internships
- Advantage Remodeling Corporation
- Northrop Grumman Corporation
- Aflac, Inc.
- Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
- New York Power Authority
- BGE
- Pulse Music
- Hunters Oak Gold Club
- Pulte Homes
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- Shop PR
- Loyola University Maryland
- Wachovia Securities
- Bank of America
- Yonkers Downtown Waterfront BID
Possible Career Fields
Economics
- Research & forecasting
- Economic advising
- Teaching
Finance
- Corporate financial management
- Banking
- Real estate
- Personal financial planning
- Insurance
- Money management
- Investment banking
General Business
Management
- Human resources
- Operations
- Production
- Quality control
Marketing
- Sales
- Customer relations
- Purchasing/Procurement
- Market research
- Brand/Product management
Statistics
- Analysis/Research
- Quality assurance
- Actuarial science
Transportation & Logistics
- Scheduling
- Distribution
- Purchasing
- Planning & regulation
Possible Work Settings
- Accounting firms
- Government agencies
- Banks
- Non-profits
- Health care industry
- Consulting practices
- Financial institutions
- Insurance companies
- Real estate brokers/agencies
- Retail
- Hotels & restaurants
- Manufacturers
- Print & electronic media
- Transportation industries
- Distribution centers
- Warehouses
- Public transit systems
- Armed forces
- Software firms
Important Skills and Abilities
- Computer
- Mathematical & problem solving
- Detailed
- Communication
- Interpersonal
- Leadership
- Sales
Sample Web Resources
American Accounting Association
American Management Association
American Marketing Association
American Society of Transportation and Logistics
American Statistical Association
Association for Financial Professionals
National Association for Business Economics
Sample Graduate Programs Pursued by General Business Majors
- MBA, Marketing
- MBA, General Business
- Management in Creative Business Processes
- Entrepreneurship
- Human Resources
- Industrial Business
- Project Management
- Leadership