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New Career Opportunities for Business Majors Presented by Cathy Francois, MBA, GCDF Career Advising Specialist University of Maryland University College Office of Career and Alumni Services
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New Career Opportunities for Business Majors
Presented by
Cathy Francois, MBA, GCDF Career Advising Specialist
University of Maryland University College
Office of Career and Alumni Services
Topics
How to identify marketplace trends
Current trends in today’s job market
Trending careers & industries
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Traditional Business Careers
Management Sales
Marketing Insurance
Entrepreneurial Government
Finance Human Resources Consultancy Administration
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Identifying Marketplace Trends
Strengths Weaknesses
Opportunities Threats
SWOT Analysis
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Identifying Marketplace Trends
Politics
Stock Market Business Startups
Global Economy
Environmental Issues Employment Trends Political Science Crime Statistics
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Identifying Trends
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#TrendingTopics
#Freelance #ActOnClimate #CleanTechNow #AffordableCareAct #HiringCosts
#PersonalBranding #SocialMedia #GreenJobs #Crowdfunding #StartUps
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#TrendingCareers – Freelancers
Top 5 Freelance Sectors
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#TrendingCareers – Freelancers
Professors
Management Consultants Brand Coaches Recruiters
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#TrendingCareers – Marketing
Personal
Brand Coaches Business
Writers Social Selling
Specialist
Social Media
Mobile
Content
Marketing
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#TrendingCareers – Alternative Energy
Sales Marketing
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Upcoming Events
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Recruiter Session: Sony, UPS & Enterprise When: 1/21/2016 from 6:30 PM -8PM Where: Academic Center, Largo, MD & Online Spring 2016 Career Fair When: 3/10/2016 from 4:00 PM-7:00 PM Where: College Park Marriott & Online
RESOURCES
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7 Careers for the Future http://www.salary.com/7-careers-for-the-future/slide/10/ Biggest Workplace and Career Predictions for 2015 http://time.com/3649892/work-career-trends-2015/ Top Jobs & Career Trends http://www.worldwidelearn.com/online-education-guide/top-ten-job-trends.htm Department of Energy http://energy.gov/public-services/energy-economy Small Business Majority Report: Rise of the Freelance Economy http://www.smallbusinessmajority.org/small-business-resources/freelance-economy/031715-Rise-of-the-Freelance-Economy.pdf
CAREER & ALUMNI SERVICES
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• Website: www.umuc.edu/careerservices • Phone: 240-684-2720 • Email: [email protected] • Services:
– UMUC Career & Alumni Services is a valuable resource and it is available for students throughout their program AND beyond graduation as an alumnus, completely free of charge.
– Access to career tools and resources in CareerQuest such as Resunate, InterviewStream, Career Shift, CareerSpots, and Career Insider by Vault.
– Hundreds of jobs and internship announcements directly from employers.
