Management & General Business

Areas & Employers For Work:

General Business

• Management (Business & Industry (i.e. Retail Stores, Restaurants, Hotels, Healthcare Organizations, Industrial Organizations, etc.); Federal/State/Local Government; Nonprofit Organizations) See also: Management
• Sales: industrial, consumer product, financial services, advertising, customer service (For-Profit & Nonprofit Organizations; Product & Service Organizations; Financial & Insurance Companies; Print & Electronic Media Outlets)
• Insurance: claims, underwriting, risk management, sales, loss control (Insurance Firms; Banks)
• Banking: commercial banking, retail/consumer banking, credit analysis, lending, mortgage loans, branch management (Banks; Credit Unions; Savings & Loan Associations; Financial Services Institutions; Federal Reserve Banks)
• Real Estate: residential brokerage, commercial sales, appraisals, property management (Real Estate Brokers; Banks; Appraisal Firms; Apartment & Condominium Complexes; Developers)
• Human Resource Management: recruiting/staffing, compensation, training, safety, employee relations, organizational development, employment law (Large Corporations; Service Industry; Hospitals & Healthcare Facilities; Universities; Federal/State/Local Government)

Management

Sample Bachelor's/Entry-Level Positions: financial planner, management trainee, merchandise manager, human resource assistant, systems analyst, financial manager Sample Experience/Further Education Positions: personnel administrator, management consultant, product manager, convention manager, city manager, industrial relations manager
• Management (Business & Industry (i.e. Retail Stores, Restaurants, Hotels, Healthcare Organizations, Industrial Organizations, etc.); Federal/State/Local Government; Nonprofit Organizations)
• Human Resource Management: recruiting/staffing, compensation, training, employee relations, organizational development, equal employment opportunity (Large Corporations; Service Industry; Hospitals & Healthcare Facilities; Universities; Federal/State/Local Government)
• Operations Management: operations research analysis (i.e. business strategy, inventory control), production management (i.e. line supervision, production planning), materials management (i.e. purchasing/buying, inventory management) (Manufacturers; Industrial Organizations; Service Organizations)
  • Sample Entry-Level Operations Management Positions: claims adjuster, materials control, systems consultant, quality control, production controller, operations engineer
• Sales: industrial, consumer product, financial services, advertising, customer service, sales management (For-Profit & Nonprofit Organizations; Product & Service Organizations; Financial & Insurance Companies; Print & Electronic Media Outlets)
• Insurance: claims, underwriting, risk management, sales, loss control (Insurance Firms; Banks)
• Real Estate: residential brokerage, commercial sales, appraisals, property management (Real Estate Brokers; Banks; Appraisal Firms; Apartment & Condominium Complexes)
• Banking: commercial banking, retail/consumer banking, credit analysis, lending, mortgage loans, branch management (Banks; Credit Unions; Savings & Loan Associations; Financial Services Institutions; Federal Reserve Banks)

Sport Management

• Function areas for work include: marketing, management, human resources, facility operations, ticketing, sponsorship sales, publicity, media & community relations, accounting, & legal
• Sample Bachelor's/Entry-Level Positions: facilities manager, activities director, account executive, sporting goods sales/marketing, media coordinator, camping administrator, sports industry publicist
• Sample Experience/Further Education Positions: sports management, director of parks & recreation, business manager/sports teams
• Sample Employers: Professional & Semi-Professional Sports Teams; Schools (High School or Intercollegiate Athletics); Federal/State/Local Government; Business & Industry; Hospitals; Fitness Clubs/Resorts/Spas; Community Organizations; Tourism Agencies; Parks & Recreation Offices; Campgrounds; Sports Agencies; International & National Sport Governing Bodies; Sport Marketing & Event Management Firms; Sports Facilities

Professional Associations & Job Search Sites:

• Academy of Management-Operations Management Division http://om.aomonline.org
• Advancing Women http://www.advancingwomen.com (focused on careers & business for women & diverse populations)
• After College http://www.aftercollege.com (entry-level jobs)
• AgCareers http://www.agcareers.com (human resources services to the agriculture, food, natural resources, & biotechnology industries)
• ALPFA http://alpfa.ihispano.com (Latino association for professionals in business, accounting, finance, & related professions)
• American Business Women's Association http://www.abwa.org
• American Council on Consumer Interests http://consumerinterests.org
• American Management Association http://www.amanet.org
• American Marketing Association http://www.marketingpower.com
• BPW International http://www.bpw-international.org (International Federation of Business & Professional Women)
• The Business Journal-Milwaukee http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee
• The Business Journal-Minneapolis & St. Paul (MN) http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities
• Career Marketplace http://careermarketplace.com (includes: accounting, business, human resources, information technology, & sales/marketing)
• Catalyst http://www.catalyst.org (works with businesses to help build inclusive work environments)
• Consumer Federation of America http://www.consumerfed.org
• Healthcare Management http://www.healthmanagementcareers.org
• Institute for Operations Research & the Management Sciences http://www.informs.org
• International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) http://www.iabc.com
• Jobs In Logistics http://www.jobsinlogistics.com
• Making the Difference (Business) http://www.makingthedifference.org/federalcareers/business.shtml (federal government careers)
• MBA Highway http://www.mbahighway.com
• Military MBA http://www.militarymba.net
• National Management Association http://nma1.org
• NCAA Job Opportunities http://ncaamarket.ncaa.org/search.cfm (National Collegiate Athletics Association)
• North American Society for Sport Management http://www.nassm.com
• Production & Operations Management Society http://www.poms.org
• Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) http://www.prsa.org
• Society for Consumer Affairs Professionals in Business http://www.socap.org
• Sport Management Worldwide http://www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com
• State of Wisconsin (List of Agencies) http://www.wisconsin.gov/state/core/agency_index.html
• Team Work Online http://www.teamworkonline.com
• US Small Business Association http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov
• Wall Street Letter http://www.wallstreetletter.com (news source for trading & ops professionals)

Information compiled from:

• University of Delaware Career Services Center:
  http://www.udel.edu/CSC/sportmgt.html
  http://www.udel.edu/CSC/women.html
  http://www.udel.edu/CSC/op.html
  http://www.udel.edu/CSC/mgt.html
  http://www.udel.edu/CSC/leadership.html
• University of North Carolina-Wilmington Career Services:
  http://www.uncw.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/management.htm
• University of Pennsylvania Career Services:
  http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/undergrad/resourcesbyfield/main.html
• University of Tennessee-Knoxville Career Services:
  http://career.utk.edu/wcidwtm/pdf/businessstudies.pdf
  http://career.utk.edu/wcidwtm/pdf/management.pdf

Disclosure: Please take note that while this is a sampling of some of our favorite resources for job hunting and career research, inclusion does not represent an endorsement by UWW Career & Leadership Development.

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