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Ideal for college-bound students or anyone thinking about making a career change, this series offers information needed to explore and choose a profession and then narrow it down to a job that suits them. Each book details the responsibilities, education and training required, and employment outlooks for dozens of satisfying careers in the field.

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• Acknowledgments(p. v)
• Foreword(p. vii)
• Chapter 1 Financial Services: An Introduction(p. 1)
• Career Options
• The Job Market
• Profile of a Valuable Job Applicant
• The MBA
• Coping with a Diverse Workforce
• Entrepreneurship
• Chapter 2 Corporate and Public Finance Departments(p. 15)
• The Corporate World
• The Public Sector
• Chapter 3 Portfolio Management(p. 29)
• Career Options
• The Global Perspective
• Investment Consulting
• Financial Planning
• Chapter 4 Investment Banking(p. 39)
• Underwriting
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Job Outlook
• Chapter 5 Trading(p. 43)
• The Brokerage Firm
• Securities Exchanges-On the Floor and Upstairs
• Securities Sales Worker (Stockbroker)
• Entrepreneur on the Exchange-The Individual Trader
• Job Outlook
• Chapter 6 Banks, Savings and Loans, and Credit Unions(p. 57)
• The Community Bank and Beyond
• A Cooperative Effort: Credit Unions
• Chapter 7 Other Careers in Finance(p. 65)
• Actuary
• Underwriter
• Insurance Agent and Broker
• Claims Representative
• Bank Officer
• Bank Worker
• City Manager
• Computer Programmer
• Investment Manager
• Market Analyst
• Chapter 8 Designing a Winning Resume(p. 95)
• Job Search Strategies
• Designing an Effective Resume
• Chapter 9 Composing an Effective Cover Letter(p. 111)
• Producing the Cover Letter
• Obtaining an Interview
• Adjusting to the New Job
• Appendix A Selected Professional Associations(p. 123)
• Appendix B Further Reading in Career Planning(p. 129)
• Appendix C Selected Universities and Colleges(p. 131)
• Glossary(p. 179)