This career interest area inspires innovative ideas and incorporates design thinking, strength-based management principles, and views business as an agent of world benefit. Opportunities may include paths in consulting, finance, human resources marketing, sales and business operations.
Resources
Explore the list of resources below to learn more about career paths in Business. These resources will help you discover opportunities, grow your network and more!
Join the Business career interest area in Handshake:
- Log in to Handshake
- Click on your name in the top right corner of the screen
- Select 'Career Interests'
- Navigate to the question 'In what career interest areas are you most interested?'
- Select the 'Business: Accounting, Consulting, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing & Sales, Operations' career interest area
- Click the 'Save My Career Interests' button
Explore offerings in departments and programs such as these:
General exploration
Industry-based exploration
Experiential education opportunities
- Case Competitions
- CCEL Service Programs
- CWRU LaunchNET
- Education Abroad
- Entrepreneurship / starting a business
- Practicum Program
- Summer on the Cuyahoga
Find jobs and internships
Networking the best way to tap into the hidden job market—an immense underground marketplace where jobs open up and then are filled through word of mouth and personal referrals.
There are many ways to network at CWRU:
Accounting
- American Institute of CPAs
- Institute of Internal Auditors
- Institute of Management Accountants
- Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants
Business Analytics
Economics
- American Economic Association
- International Economic Development Council
- National Association for Business Economics
Finance
- American Finance Association
- Association for Financial Professionals
- Certified Financial Planners Board of Standards
- Corporate Finance Institute
- Investment Management Consultants Association
- National Association of Personal Financial Advisors
Human Resource Management
Logistics/Supply Chain
Marketing/Public Relations
- American Advertising Federation
- Association of International Product Marketing and Management
- American Marketing Association
- Public Relations Consultants Association
Sales
Statistics
Here is a selection of organizations that might interest you:
- Alpha Kappa Psi
- Beta Alpha Psi
- Consult Your Community
- Marketing Club
- Northeast Ohio Student Venture Fund
- Student Turning Point Society
- Weatherhead Economics Society
- Wolstein Society
- Weatherhead Student Organizations
For a full list of student clubs and organizations that match your interests, visit CampusGroups.
Outcomes and Data
- Data USA: facts about employment, salary and more by major/industry category
- U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics by Industry
- Read about outcomes and data for CWRU students
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