Career Services Information

Class,
I encourage all of you to take a look at Career Services. They can help advise you in such a way that you are better prepared to enter the workforce once you have finished your degree.
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What can I do with this degree? http://careers.gmu.edu/resources/majorsutk/majors/index.html
On-line resources for Economics majors: http://careers.gmu.edu/onlineresources/econ.htm

Mason career planning and job or internship search services: http://careers.gmu.edu
Fall 2010 Job and Internship Fair, October 6 & 7, 11 -4 pm.
On Campus Interviews, see HIREMASON, http://careers.gmu.edu/hiremason

Consulting: http://www.careers-in-business.com/consulting/mc.htm
Banking and Finance: http://www.careers-in-finance.com
Marketing Research: http://www.careers-in-marketing.com/mr.htm
Operations Research: http://www.informs.org/Build-Your-Career/INFORMS-Student-Union/Career-Center/Career-FAQ-s


Career Publications for Economics majors, Mason Career Services Library

1. College Majors Handbook with Real Career Paths and Payoffs, Eds., Fogg, Harrington and Harrington. Chapter 17 Economics

2. Top Careers for Economic Graduates, Checkmark Books

3. Great Jobs For Economics Majors Blythe Camenson, see Appendix A, p. 214

Banking/Finance
Accountant
Lobbyist
Auditor
Tax administrator
Bank examiner
Transportation specialist
Bank research analyst
Bond trader
Commodities Broker/stockbroker
Loan counselor
Portfolio Administrator
Database Administrator
Estate planner
Business
Labor economist
Business Manager
Forecaster
Consultant
Health policy planner
Insurance
Actuary
Benefits analyst
Claims adjuster
Demographer
Energy
Resource Economist
Marketing
Market research analyst
Sales representative
Law
Paralegal
Attorney/Judge
Government
Statistician
Budget Officer
Urban/regional planner
Writing
Technical writer
Financial reporter
Teaching



Professional Associations for Economists
• Professional Associations for Economists: http://www.oswego.edu/~economic/associations.htm
• American Economic Association http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AEA
• Resources for Economists on the Web http://rfe.org/
• National Economic Association http://www.neaecon.org/career.htm
• National Economists Club http://www.national-economists.org/
• National Association for Business Economics http://www.nabe.com/careers.htm
• Women in International Trade http://www.wiit.org/
• Economic institutions and research centers worldwide (Univ. Connecticut) http://edirc.repec.org/
• Inomics EconDirectory http://www.inomics.com/
• Job Openings for Economists http://www.aeaweb.org/joe/

Government Jobs and Agencies
• Hot Jobs and Cool Internships http://makingthedifference.org
• Where the Jobs Are report on federal hiring http://wherethejobsare.org
• US Office of Personnel Management www.usajobs.opm.gov
• Internal Revenue Service www.irs.gov
• National Bureau of Labor Statistics www.bls.gov
• US Department of Commerce http://www.doc.gov
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation http://www.fdic.gov
• Securities and Exchange Commission http://www.sec.gov

International Development Resources
• Society for International Development http://www.sidw.org/ DC Chapter, annual career fair for International Development, October 8, 2010
• Resources for Jobs in Economics/International Development (The Riley Guide) http://www.rileyguide.com/social.html#econ