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What kind of jobs can I get with my major?

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  1. arjun

    arjun Member

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    I am an International Business major from UTD. I will graduate in 2 years and will be 21 years old. I have an alright GPA around a 3.2 right now and hope to move to up to about a 3.4-3.5.

    I will work for a couple years before thinking about getting an MBA because most good MBA schools require 2+ years of work experience, I think.

    So what kind of jobs can I get with an International Business major? Oh and I speak Hindi fluently, and have a lot of experience travelling abroad by myself.

    Thanks for and advice/comments.
     
    #1 arjun, Jul 16, 2009
  2. thelasik

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    Dude you should have done this research before picking your major.
     
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    Get your MBA first. Your degree is pretty much useless.
     
    #4 RKREBORN, Jul 16, 2009
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    Just finished my MBA last Thursday. I have a Business Management undergrad degree. Still trying to find a job.
     
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    Anybody know any companies hiring a Computer Information System major?
     
    #6 Luckyazn, Jul 16, 2009
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    Except that a non top 20 MBA wouldn't help you that much without prior work experience. I would talk to your career center and see what they can do. Scour the job board and take the best respectable office job (really anything that's not retail/sales) that would look good on your resume going forward. Then parlay that into a better job or MBA.

    Honestly I was lucky enough to a job offer through campus recruiting a semester before I graduated and (knock on wood) still employed. But I'd be kinda lost my self if I find my self "let go" tomorrow and had to do the whole job search (though in this economy I have looked at different job boards and think I do qualify for a lot more of them than I did while I was in school due to the experience) thing. Job search sucks, good luck.

    P.S. College career centers are awesome, probably one of my favorite department in college.
     
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    I remember when I was at U of H, one of the Big Four was hiring for their International Tax division; and it was probably the only part of the firm that wasn't asking for prospective CPAs. The megahuge Energy companies would probably be a good place to look, since most of their exploration projects would be overseas.

    You should also try places like CSIS or IMF/World Bank, at the very least take the Foreign Service Exam and see what pops up.
     
    #8 Dairy Ashford, Jul 17, 2009
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