Careers in Business 2017

Career Planning in Business 2017: Opportunities and

Challenges

Joel R. Evans, Ph.D. RMI Distinguished Professor of Business

Zarb School of BusinessHofstra University

Career Planning 2017 in Business: Opportunities and Challenges, Joel R. Evans, Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University

Outline of Topics

• GENERAL HINTS• BACKGROUND DATA BY OCCUPATION• LONG-TERM TRENDS• HOT LONG-TERM BUSINESS CAREER

OPPORTUNITIES• BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS’ OCCUPATIONAL

OUTLOOK HANDBOOK• LINKEDIN• “FIND A JOB” RESOURCES


General Hints (1)

Be proactive Think long term Try to stay upbeat – don’t defeat yourself Be open-minded/flexible Do a SWOT analysis of yourself Be realistic Create a clear positioning (self-branding) message

about yourself Be able to clearly and SUCCINCTLY answer the

question: “Why should we consider you out of all the candidates from whom we may choose?”


General Hints (2)

Network! Network! Network! Engage in the “law of large numbers” via the Internet Use LinkedIn, Facebook, and other social media for their

intended purposes (They are different!) Do research on job opportunities Customize your resumé/cover letter and have them

reviewed by others Prepare thoroughly for your interviews Put in the appropriate time and effort In this economy, don’t say “no” to a reasonable job offer If unemployed, gain additional skills


Background Data by Occupation (1)


Long-Term Trends (1)




Last Modified Date: March 15, 2016


Long-Term Trends (4)Employment by detailed occupation, 2014 and projected 2024(Numbers in thousands)

Last Modified Date: April 18, 2016

Hot Long-Term Business Career OpportunitiesThese are some of the business occupations that are projected to have “faster than average” or “much faster than average” growth for the 2014-2024 period. They typically require at least a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree is often preferred:• Accountants and auditors • Actuaries• Advertising, promotions, and marketing managers• Compensation and benefits managers• Computer and information systems managers• Customer service managers• Database administrators• Financial analysts and financial examiners• General and operations managers• Human resources managers• Information security analysts• Insurance sales agents• Loan officers• Logisticians• Management analysts• Marketing research analysts• Marketing managers• Medical and health services managers • Operations research managers• Personal financial advisors• Public relations specialists• Purchasing agents• Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents• Social and community service managers• Statisticians• Wholesale and retail buyers


Occupational Outlook Handbook

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http://www.bls.gov/ooh/about/ooh-faqs.htm

http://www.bls.gov/ooh/about/glossary.htm

http://www.bls.gov/ooh/about/teachers-guide.htm

http://www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/


Be Active on LinkedIn: The Leading Business Networking Social Media Site

https://www.linkedin.com/start/join

• LinkedIn is currently available in 24 languages: Arabic, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai and Turkish.

• LinkedIn has more than 10,000 full-time employees with offices in 30 cities around the world. LinkedIn started off 2012 with about 2,100 full-time employees worldwide, up from around 1,000 at the beginning of 2011 and about 500 at the beginning of 2010.




“Find a Job”

https://www.labor.ny.gov/home/individuals.php

The labor departments in many states, such as New York, have online resources to help with the job search and other employment issues.

https://labor.ny.gov/careerservices/CareerServicesIndex.shtm





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