Business Careers Handbook

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HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE

The Business Careers Handbook 2020

How to use this guide

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Decide on the specialisation that interests you most.

Plan the career path and employment options you want to pursue.

Decide

In the first section of this guide, you’ll find overviews of different specialisations from business banking to tax advisory. These overviews answer the questions most commonly asked by business graduates such as: what will I be expected to do in this area of business? What are my career prospects? How do I get a foot in the door? Areas covered: ■ Banking ■ In-house operations ■ Investment management ■ Services.

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PLAN

Once you’ve decided on the specialisations that interest you the most, the next step is to plan the career path you want to pursue. The second section of this guide covers employment options ranging from in-house practice to public service, laying out important information related to salaries, career advancement opportunities, and other pros and cons. Employment options covered: ■ Academia ■ Community sector ■ Freelance and startups ■ Government sector ■ In-house and corporate ■ Professional services.


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Maintaining mental health

2min
pages 130-132

Establishing strong professional relationships

5min
pages 126-127

Handling performance reviews

3min
page 125

Learning how to resign

1min
page 129

Managing your time

3min
page 128

Managing social media

3min
pages 121-123

What to expect at an assessment centre

2min
page 119

Understanding probation

3min
page 124

Getting an offer

2min
page 120

How to ace an interview

3min
page 118

Writing a CV and cover letter

7min
pages 114-115

Sample cover letter

4min
pages 116-117

Researching and choosing the right organisation

6min
pages 112-113

The ultimate career readiness checklist

6min
pages 110-111

Professional services

47min
pages 88-109

In-house and corporate

51min
pages 66-87

Government sector

30min
pages 54-65

Freelance and start-ups

6min
pages 52-53

Community sector

8min
pages 48-51

Academia

5min
pages 46-47

Restructuring and insolvency

3min
page 42

Tax advisory

3min
pages 44-45

Management consulting – operations, process and technology

3min
page 40

Insurance

3min
page 39

Risk management

3min
page 43

Management consulting – strategy

3min
page 41

Forensic accounting

3min
page 38

Economics

3min
page 37

Assurance and audit

3min
page 36

Financial planning

3min
page 34

Funds management

3min
page 30

Hedge funds

3min
page 31

Venture capital

3min
page 33

Operations and supply chain

3min
page 27

Private equity

3min
page 32

Sales and customer service

3min
page 28

Marketing

3min
page 26

Innovation and digital

3min
page 25

Human resources

3min
page 24

Communications and public relations

3min
page 23

Accounting

3min
page 22

M&A and capital markets

3min
page 17

Trading

3min
pages 19-20

Corporate and institutional banking

3min
page 16

Corporate and asset finance

3min
page 15

Business banking

3min
page 14

Introduction

1min
pages 4-5

Retail banking

3min
page 18
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