The Ultimate Career Guide for Business Majors

Would I be happier in consulting, marketing, or auditing? What’s the difference between venture capital and private-equity? And what exactly does a trader do all day?

Before embarking on a business career, you must discover the role that suits you best. Understanding what people do in different business careers, how they earn those positions, and the challenges and rewards that come with those roles helps you select a fulfilling career.

Author Jamie Rizzo, a business and finance world veteran, offers an insider’s look at careers available with a business degree. Written for college students and anyone considering a business career, The Ultimate Career Guide for Business Majors reveals what it takes to succeed in more than thirty careers.

Each career section explains the day-to-day job functions and the personality traits best suited to that career. Readers get a blueprint of every different career you could pursue and where those positions lead. Real-life examples crystalize the demands and rewards of each career.

Informative and up-to-date, Rizzo’s guide suits anyone considering a business career—from high-school juniors and seniors to college undergraduates and people considering returning to college for an MBA.

Jamie Rizzo has more than two decades of experience in business and finance. He has worked in a variety of strategy, business development and finance roles, helped a technology start-up secure millions in venture capital funding and served as executive producer on the Paramount Pictures movie Focus. Rizzo has also worked on Wall Street in various capacities including asset management and has been quoted by numerous business and media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Reuters, The Associated Press, and Advertising Age. Rizzo's extensive business background gives him unique insight on the roles detailed in his book.

Rizzo is a CFA charter holder with a BA from the University of Delaware, an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and an MS in accounting from Baruch College.