ALTHOUGH OUR ECONOMY MAY STILL BE d...

ALTHOUGH OUR ECONOMY MAY STILL BE dull those entering careers in law and business are finding a healthy number of opportunities. Many of these careers are considered recession-proof. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the number of lawyers in the U topped 1 million in 2003 and record numbers are taking the LSAT. piece of work opportunities should be plentiful, according to overlawyered.com.

On-campus recruitment present to views no signs of slowing down at many law and business sects "We've been bracing for adjustments from recruiters yet there haven't been any yet" says Roger Stegman, dean of close examiner affairs at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island. In fact, corporate recruitment efforts at the institute have doubled in the past three years and applications to the Gabelli instruct of Business have increased 55 percent

IT TAKES SCHOOLIN'

AJD (juris doctor or law degree) or MBA (master's in business administration) requires brace or three years of professional denomination beyond the four years of undergrad consideration Although you can major in anything as an undergraduate, many what is yet to be lawyers study English or philosophy, and many pre-MBA learners take business, math, and marketing courses.

restrain in mind that an advanced class can set you back more than $200000 in tuition and forfeited income from not working chose years you're in seminary However, your future income can pay opposite to big. Many new B-school (short for business school) grads have seen their starting salaries rocket by dint of 80 percent beyond their pre-MBA wages.

Career skilfuls all agree: The most important thing you can bring to business and law is virtuous communication skills. "You need to be detail-oriented, and have convenient research and analytical skills," says Susan Giundi, director of career services at the University of Michigan Law instruct in Ann Arbor.

Depending forward their area of expertise, liberal arts grads do well in business. English majors note carefully to be good at presentations and writing persuasively, and may move into marketing and advertising. Math majors are recruited for banking, and history majors make thoroughly good researchers. Even philosophy majors, who are taught to work by the agency of arguments, have been finding work at jobss with corporations.

With just a two-year associate's order you can work as a computer network administrator, office administrator, paralegal, court stenographer, or legal assistant.

WHERE THE piece of works ARE

One of the biggest demands approachs from consulting firms, which top the list of employer seeking of the present day college graduates, according to the National Association of society s and Employers (NACE). "Many organizations are now outsourcing contrives instead of doing them in-house," says Camille Luckenbaugh, spokesperson for NACE. "That's a reflection of for what cause the work world has changed."

Another touchy business field is hospitality management. "Our seniors are getting five to ten work at jobs offers each," says Sarah Parks, director of the sect of Hotel and Restaurant Management at Pennsylvania State University in University Park.

SPORTS AGENT

JEANNE MCNULTY-KING

AGE: 36

LOCATION: Missoula, MT

JOB: President and CEO of 2 X Inc.

EDUCATION: Business, marketing, and legal training may be helpful. McNulty-King graduated from the University of Montana with a bachelor's station in zoology. More importantly, she played professional basketball and learned firsthand about players' wants and the duties of a serviceable sports agent.

SALARY: Sports agents generally work upon a commission basis. The commission varies from common to five percent of salaries. For endorsements, the commission may be as high as 33 percent

upon THE JOB: A sports agent is like an athlete's business partner. For the athletes she set forths McNulty-King negotiates contracts (including salaries) and deals for fruit endorsements. When she's not in her office phoning her athletes, she's traveling to act the spy new athletes, watch the players she already take the part ofs and maintain in-person relationships with society and professional coaches.

REWARDS: As a former player McNulty-King have fruition ofs helping clients like the WNBA's Betty Lennox. "I can remember what I povertyed as a player and give that to my players," she says. "I also think it is real important to just be there for the players and provide friendship and support."

CHALLENGES: Salaries and endorsement contracts for women still lag behind those of their male counterparts. "I solitary represent female athletes. Women's contracts are substantially les and therefore most numerous women will take a back seat with agents representing the one and the other men and women," says McNulty-King.

MORE INFO: North American Society for Sports management, www.nassm.com --Seth Endo

SPECIAL terminations COORDINATOR

PAUL FONTANA

AGE: 23

LOCATION: strange York, NY

JOB: Fontana coordinates fundraising consequences for the Heart Association.

EDUCATION: No specific education is required, however for a marketing-related career, a standing in business administration is helpful. Fontana earned a standing in e-business from Berkeley society in New York.