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What are good careers in the Economics field

I am an Econ student interested in Finance, looking for a #internship

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Guilheme Nunes’s Answer

Hello Spencer!


There are 3 big areas in the economics field:

1st - if you are studying in a big city with good companies to work in "the office" like working for finance as you mentioned and you like this idea of spend your day in the business environment it may be good idea, but your scope of work won't be so different from someone who had another graduation like business administration our accounting.


2nd - If you like the theory you are able to have a career researching, studying and teaching. It works both working for the government and for institutions such as colleges.


3rd - Public sector may be a good idea, we, who studied economics, spend a lot of time of our graduation learning about government strategies (macroeconomics) and their impacts on well-being of the population of a certain region. Maybe we graduate as "the best" professional to have this responsibilities.


Think with care!

Good luck in your decision.


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Taylor’s Answer

Hi Spencer -- I graduated as an economics major at a liberal arts college and love where I'm working now and what I am doing. One tip for you would be to consider some sort of finance rotational or development program. There are several companies that offer this for entry level college graduates. The premise is that you will be in the program for a few years typically, and do several rotations in different areas of the finance function. Many of these programs even offer a training component where they will provide courses as supplemental learning. The finance development program that I participated in was a 2 year program with four six-month rotations. I was able to see and work in four different areas of the business which helped me identify what I wanted to do longer term, vs. what type of role was not for me. I'd encourage you to do some research on companies that have this type of program and go from there! Best of luck to you!
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