Explore | UG Career Success
Explore with Purpose
Step 1: Reverse engineer your path
Figure out what career options exist and which ones align with your natural strengths and interests.
- Review the different Business Careers and Concentrations to understand the career focus and roles in each area.
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Career Pathways
Please click on a concentration to view the Career Pathway sheet (PDF):
MANAGEMENT: ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Take Career Assessments to identify your core strengths, values, and interests to identify which career focus and roles interest you.
Step 2: Analyze the market
Get a real-world view of your potential careers paths by talking to people and looking at job market data, companies, and skills needed to succeed.
- Research Jobs and Job Titles using tools like Google Career Dreamer and LinkedIn to analyze job descriptions and skills required. Identify one or two target job titles and industries that interest you most.
- Conduct Informational Interviews with professionals in those job roles to understand their daily responsibilities and career progression.
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Informational Interviews
LinkedIn Learning - Informational Interviewing
Please watch our video guide for School of Business undergraduate drop-in advising:
Step 3
- Align your curriculum to make sure your concentration or major coursework supports your career path.
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View Sheets (PDFs)
Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics
Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science
Major/Concentration |
Core Focus |
Example Career Roles |
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| Actuarial Science | Assessing financial risk using mathematics and statistics | Actuary, Risk Analyst, Consultant |
| Accounting & Auditing | Recording, summarizing, and reporting financial transactions (compliance) | Auditor, Tax Accountant, Financial Controller |
| Finance | Managing money, investments, and capital markets | Financial Analyst, Investment Banker, Portfolio Manager |
| Business Analytics | Using data and analytical models to make informed business decisions | Business Analyst, Data Scientist, Management Consultant, Marketing Analyst, Operations Analyst, Information Systems Analyst |
| Marketing | Promoting products/services, studying market trends, and consumer behavior | Marketing Manager, Market Research Analyst, Brand Manager |
| Information Systems | Managing and designing IT systems to improve business processes | Systems Analyst, IT Consultant, Database Administrator |
| Operations & Supply Chain | Optimizing the production and delivery of goods/services | Logistics Manager, Supply Chain Analyst, Operations Manager |
| Management (Strategy & Entrepreneurship) | Planning, leading, and launching new ventures and organizational direction | Entrepreneur, Business Development Manager, Strategist |
| Management (Org. Behavior & HR) | Managing personnel, organizational culture, and employee relations | Human Resources Manager, Training Specialist, Compensation Analyst |
