Career Services
 
What Can I Do With A Major In...
Finance
* Skills and Abilities - What are the skills and abilities needed for careers in Finance

* Potential Career Paths - a list of possible career path and links to potential employers

* For More Information - Addition links for information about careers as well as books available in the Career Services Library

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Skills and Abilities
  • Communication skills
  • Ability to synthesize data
  • Accuracy
  • Supervision/decision-making skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Computer knowledge
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Sales skills
  • Qualitative and quantitative abilities
Potential Career Paths
Career
Area
Employment Setting
Sample Employers & Internship Sites
FINANCE
Financial Planning/Securities College Financial Aid Offices
Financial Services Firms
Mutual Fund Companies		 Lehman Brothers

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

Ameriprise Financial
Investment Banking    
Real Estate   Ernst & Young
Corporate Financial Mgmt.   Macy's
Banking   Wells Fargo Bank
Securities   Salomon Smith Barney
Insurance   MetLife

Prudential
Analysis/Research
Surveys
Quality Assurance
Actuarial 		  International Survey Research

Prudential
Operations Analysis    
Journalism Newspapers/Magazines Wall Street Journal

Capital District Business Review
Commercial Banking & Consumer Lending Credit/Lending Agencies
Commercial banks		 Key Bank
 
Chase Manhattan Bank
Business Services   Downtown Albany Business Improvement District
Sales Publishing companies
Pharmaceutical/biotech companies		 Delmar Publishers

Wyeth-Ayerst
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