Jobs in corporate finance give you the opportunity to help firms make decisions about what assets to acquire and how to finance them. Much of the corporate reengineering that occurred during the 1980's was designed by finance practitioners. As a corporate finance specialist, you might also find yourself heavily involved in determining the firm's working capital position. While most people working in this area are employed by individual firms, some work for investment bankers and act as consultants to businesses. With the development of many new corporate securities in recent years, there is a real need for people who understand the complexities these instruments.
Financial services is a rapidly growing area where a wide variety of positions are available.
Financial planners advise individuals and business clients on ways to accumulate wealth and help them in constructing appropriate portfolios and selecting individual investments. We expect continued growth in this area as the average age of the general population increases and people become more concerned with acquiring assets for retirement. There are also many opportunities available in finance-related sales which include stock brokerage, insurance, and real estate. Security analysts usually work for brokerage firms, an investment management firm, or maybe a mutual fund management company. Security analysts are said to be on the 'sell' side of the market, because they analyze different publicly-held companies and make recommendations to their clients regarding the purchase of the bonds and stocks issued by those companies.