ECONOMICS AS CAREER
Economics majors are
successful in a wide variety of careers. Although various roles in businesses
are most common, economics majors are successful in law, medicine, government,
non-profits, and international relations, as well as in academic roles.
One way to think
about career opportunities is to consider the level of earnings typically found
with different levels and kinds of education in different careers.
Although the
economics major does not provide training for specific occupations, it provides
the logical structure that pays off in understanding the big picture, the
context for entering several fields in the corporate world. Its emphasis on
logical thought and problem solving skills has universal value. Many employers
seek to hire graduates with these skills.
Economics graduates
with good analytic and communication skills find employment with consulting
firms. Analysts with consulting firms often work with data, develop models of
specific markets, and provide testimony in public hearings and in lawsuits.
Many graduates find that a few years experience with a consulting firm is a
good lead into an MBA, law program, or graduate study in economics. Many
consulting firms invite application for employment through their websites.
ELEMENTARY REQUIREMENT
You are required to
have at least Five O’Level SSCE credit passes in English Language, Mathematics,
Economics and any two of Arts or Social Science subjects. Also should
sit for
Economics, Mathematics and any of Government, History, Geography,
Lit-in-English, French and CRK/IRK in UTME
Exam (for Student in
CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES IN ECONOMICS
Knowledge of Economics is useful for a
career in finance, industry, commerce and public administration and is
invaluable to anyone interested in understanding the forces underlying social,
political and economic change in the world. Training in Economics today is an
increasingly valuable employment qualification in both the public and private
sectors. Companies need people who can see the “big picture”. Economists are
sought after in many spheres of business and are especially important to large
industry.
Economics is not just useful to those
who aim to achieve in the business world; it is useful for everyday activities,
such as understanding why the price of petrol is consistently increasing
despite the attempts made by government to reduce it, etc.
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Economists are
required in the following sectors:
·
Banking and
Financial Markets
·
Public Sector,
such as the Department of Finance or Trade and Industry
·
South African
Reserve Bank and other banking and financial institutions
·
Specialists in
International Economic Affairs
·
Economic
Consultants in both the Public and Private Sectors
GETTING STARTED
FUTURE PROSPECTS (JOB OPPORTUNITIES)
An Economics degree
offers many possibilities and graduates are not necessarily going to remain
with their first employer or job role for the whole of their working lives.
These are some of the positions occupied Economics Degree holder:
·
Self-employed
exhibition and conference organiser
·
Tutor in
Economics at sixth-form College
·
Worker on
Community Development Project in youth work
·
Export Manager
·
Fine Art Broker
with insurance company
·
Finance Director-
Direct Marketing Company
·
Financial Manager
·
Corporate Finance
Manager with a Japanese bank
·
Insolvency
Examiner
·
Town Planning
Officer
·
Probation Officer
·
Economic Adviser
·
Barrister;
specialising in fraud and crime (couple with degree in Law)
Referennce
http://www.aeaweb.org/students/Careers.php
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