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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

I SALES

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.