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Get Ready for a career in
Business, Management & Administration
Hit
the books: Education programs in Virginia
CTE
Programs in high schools, technical centers, and community colleges
This page helps you find CTE Programs. You can search by keyword
(like finance or management) or find programs
offered at your local high schools, technical centers or community
college.
Programs
at four-year colleges
There’s a ton of information at www.ExploreVirginiaColleges.com.
The link above takes you to a page where you can look for programs
offered at any college in the state. We suggest looking under Broad
Program Area and selecting Business Management and Administrative
Services.
Get Experience: Internships and apprenticeships
Apprenticeships
through the Community College System
Apprenticeships can be your gateway to a great career. Click here
to find the apprenticeship coordinator in your region.
Registered
Apprenticeships
This area of the www.CareerVoyages.gov site explores registered
apprenticeship opportunities in several fields.
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Do you want to be the big cheese? This area includes
people who are into planning, performance, profit, and people.
The things you could do:
- Start your own business
- Be responsible for a business’ public image as a public relations
manager.
- Manage money in a business as a controller.
- Chart out the future of a business as a CEO.
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These are most often money people – accountants
and bookkeepers. Most of their work revolves around a computer program and/or
paperwork.
The things you could do:
- Prepare taxes for a business
- Balance the books and help control expenses.
- Send out bills for a business.
- Take money from clients.
These are problem-solving jobs, where people look for
ways to make a business run better.
The things you could do:
- Look for ways for a business to save money.
- Analyze a production process and find ways to make it faster.
- Study and plan for how a business invests its profit.
These people promote the products that a business makes;
they also ensure good communication within the company.
The things you could do:
- Design and distribute a company newsletter.
- Sell products to distributors or consumers.
- Create materials to advertise and promote a product or service.
- Provide customer support for a company.
These are people-oriented jobs, which include things
like hiring and firing, insurance, and payroll.
The things you could do:
- Recruit new employees for a business.
- Negotiate with insurance companies for the best coverage for employees.
- Keep track of employee records.
- Make sure a company is in compliance with laws and ordinances.
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Think secretaries, office managers, and clerks. In many
organizations, these are key positions.
The things you could do:
- As a clerk, keep files in order and paperwork flowing.
- As an office manager, make sure that information gets to the right people.
- Enter data into a computer program.
- Answer phones and direct calls.
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