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Career opportunities in banking, finance, and insurance

Examines jobs in the banking, finance, and insurance industries, detailing duties, salary, advancement opportunities, and training and education needed.

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  • "Examines jobs in the banking, finance, and insurance industries, detailing duties, salary, advancement opportunities, and training and education needed."@en
  • "Profiles current industry trends and salaries and career profiles include Insurance account executive, banking customer service representative, financial analyst, tax preparer and more."@en
  • "The U.S. Department of Labor predicts that jobs in financial services will grow 12 percent over the next several years. The demand will be higher for certain positions in accounting, financial reporting, client services, and risk management due both to recently enacted legislation that imposes more rigorous financial reporting standards and to demographic changes, including a rise in the elderly population. Career Opportunities in Banking, Finance, and Insurance, Second Edition profiles 86 jobs, including eight new to this edition. All information has been reviewed and updated to reflect current industry trends and salaries. The appendixes have been completely revised and updated as well. - Publisher."
  • "Throughout the six sections of the book, the reader will find a detailed quick-reference career profile for each job summarizing notable features of the job-duties, alternate titles, salary range, employment prospects, advancement prospects, and prerequisites; a career ladder illustrating frequent routes to and from the position described; and a comprehensive text pointing out special skills, education, training, and various associations relevant to each job. Also included are an index for fast, easy reference, as well as recently updated appendixes with listings of Internet resources, organizations and associations, and relevant educational institutions. Fitch has been a financial writer and editor for some 20 years. His guide describes 80-plus positions in the fields of banking, accounting and corporate finance, insurance, investment banking and securities, money management, and supervisory agencies. Each entry includes a career profile, summarizing key aspects of the position; career ladder indicating the location of the position within a typical career path; position description; salary range; employment prospects; advancement prospects; education and training requirements; experience, skills, and personality traits most likely to lead to success in such a position; unions and associations typically connected with the position; and suggestions for entry into the position. For students and professionals considering a career change. Financial service companies in the United States provide 5 to 6 million full-time jobs. Banks, insurance companies, and securities firms offer countless career prospects in emerging fields, such as the online world of Internet banking, brokerage, and e-commerce financial services, and in the increasing global economy. Career Opportunities in Banking, Finance, and Insurance features the timeliest information available on the skills, education, and experience needed to jump start a career in banking, accounting/corporate finance, investment banking/securities, and money management. Seven extensive appendixes provide vital information on college and university degree and non-degree programs; graduate school, M.A., and M.B.A. programs; professional organizations and associations; professional certifications; professional periodicals; regulatory agencies of the United States government; and web resources. More than 80 career profiles include: bankteller; controller; financial analyst; forensic accountant; insurance examiner, securities trader, and many others."
  • ""The U.S. Department of Labor predicts that jobs in financial services will grow 12 percent over the next several years. The demand will be higher for certain positions in accounting, financial reporting, client services, and risk management due both to recently enacted legislation that imposes more rigorous financial reporting standards and to demographic changes, including a rise in the elderly population"--Publisher website (December 2007)."

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