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ALTHOUGH OUR ECONOMY MAY HAVE make easyed those entering careers in law and business are finding a healthy number of opportunities. Many of these careers are considered recession-proof. If you direct the eye solely at accounting, demand hasn't been greater. Stats from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants point out to a steady slide in accounting majors, nevertheless the Bureau of Labor Statistics anticipates a 20 percent increase in piece of works through 2008.

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

IT TAKES SCHOOLIN'

A JD (juris doctor or law degree) or MBA (master's in business administration) requires couple or three years of professional place of education beyond the four years of undergrad application of mind Although you can major in anything as an undergraduate, many events to come lawyers study English or philosophy, and many pre-MBA close examiners take business, math, and marketing courses.

restrain in mind that an advanced order can set you back more than $200000 in tuition and misspent income (from not working those years). However, your coming events income can pay off big. Many recently made known B-school (short for business school) grads have seen their starting salaries rocket by dint of 80 percent beyond their pre-MBA wages.

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

Depending upon 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 walk 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 do job-works with corporations.

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

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One of the biggest demands be due [i]or[/i] owings from consulting firms, which top the list of employer seeking just discovered college graduates, according to the National Association of literary institution [i]or[/i] seminary of learnings and Employers (NACE). "Many organizations are now outsourcing brews instead of doing them in house," says Camille Luckenbaugh, spokesperson for NACE. "That's a reflection of for what reason the work world has changed."

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

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JEANNE MCNULTY-KING

AGE: 34

LOCATION: Missoula, MT

JOB: President and CEO of 2 X Inc.

EDUCATION: No specific education requirements. Business, marketing, and legal training may be helpful. McNulty-King graduated from the University of Montana with a bachelor's quality in zoology. More importantly, she played professional basketball and learned firsthand about players' distresss and the duties of a suitable sports agent.

SALARY: Sports agents generally work in succession 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 portrays McNulty-King negotiates contracts (including salaries) and deals for consequence endorsements. When she's not in her office phoning her athletes, she's traveling to contemn new athletes, watch the players she already delineates and maintain in-person relationships with one as well as the other college and professional coaches.

REWARDS: As a former player, McNulty-King take pleasure ins helping clients like the WNBA's Betty Lennox. "I can think back and remember what I necessityed as a player and accommodate with that to my players," she says. "I also think it is actual important to just be there for the players and provide friendship and support."

CHALLENGES: Salaries and endorsement contracts for women athletes still lag behind those of their male counterparts. "I sole represent female athletes. Women's contracts, at instant are substantially less and therefore chiefly women will take a back seat with agents representing the two men and women," says McNulty-King.

MORE INFO: North American Society for Sports Management, www.nassm.com

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PARALEGAL

PIOTR KIETLINSKI

AGE: 22

LOCATION: Washington, DC

JOB: Paralegal for Goldstein and Associates, PC

EDUCATION: A bachelor's stage is usually required. Some employer address their paralegals to have an associate's measure bachelor's degree, or certification in the field. Kietlinski received his bachelor's grade in history from the University of Chicago.