Definition
Business Administration, with a Global emphasis, is the study of business activity that occurs between people or organizations from different countries, appropriately adapting to the cultural, legal, political, and economic differences.
Job Titles to Consider
| Accountant |
Industrial/Institute Buyer |
| Administrative Services |
Intelligence Specialist |
| Manager |
Internal Auditor |
| Advertising Executive |
Internal Trade Specialist |
| Bank President |
International Relations Worker |
| Business Teacher |
Inventory Control Specialist |
| City Manager |
Investment Banker |
| Consultant |
Marketing /Sales Manager |
| Consumer Credit / Loan |
Nursing Home Administrator |
| Officer |
Personnel Manager |
| Convention Manager |
Public Affair Specialist |
| Director of Career Planning |
Public Relations Specialist |
| Editor |
Purchasing Agent |
| Entrepreneur |
Retail Manager |
| Executive Accountant |
Retail Buyer |
| Executive Housekeeper |
Trade Specialist |
| Financial Aid Director |
Underwriter |
| Foreign Affairs Specialist |
Urban / Regional Planner |
| Hotel/Resort Manager |
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Will you be able to prove you have the most important skills and hear “you're hired”?
Computer Skills
At this point, there’s an expectation of excellence. What are your specific computer capabilities?
Communication Skills
The basic ability to clearly present your thoughts never goes out of style.
Leadership
What have you done to prove you can get other people to rally around an idea and win?
Organization
Are you well organized? How have you proven you can effectively multi-task?
Thinking Skills
Do you have the thinking skills to creatively solve a problem, to analyze a complex situation, and to make an informed recommendation? Have you shown through your GPA that you’ve got the fire power to be effective?
Teamwork
Can you work with other people? When and what did you accomplish?
Entrepreneurship
Are you able and willing to take risks...and make them pay off? When have you done that? What were the specific results?
Motivation
Are you someone who is willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done? Does your GPA reflect that? What have you accomplished that others in your position wouldn’t have had the heart to make happen?
Ethics
Can I trust you with my company and my reputation-which I put on the line whenever I bring someone into the organization?
Professional Organizations
Academy of International Business
www.aibworld.net
Society of International Business Fellows
www.sibf.org/index.html
Foreign Policy Association
www.fpa.org
World Trade Organization
www.wto.org
World Economic Forum
www.weforum.org
International Bureau of Chambers of Commerce
www.worldchambers.com
Additional Sources of Information
Living Abroad
www.livingabroad.com
International Job Resources
www.duke.edu/~lpmaskel/intl_jobs.html
Overseas.com
www.overseasjobs.com