General Business Career Resources
Below you will find career and professional development resources for General Business majors. It is essential that you proactively engage career development as an integral part of your entire SXU experience. It is crucial to start early and integrate meaningful opportunities into your student experience, such as internship, volunteer and leadership opportunities.
Remember that your major is just a starting point and not a prescription for a narrow list of employment opportunities. By immersing yourself in your liberal arts education and gaining experience outside of the classroom, you have the opportunity to develop transferable skill sets highly desired by employers and/or graduate programs. Some of the skills that a General Business major will develop are active listening, persuasion, critical thinking, system analysis, complex problem solving, coordination, and judgment and decision making. Talk with Career Services to find out how to creatively market your major, skills, and experiences to various opportunities.
Career Options
- CEO Express (This site is a good starting point if you are interested in business. It contains links to relevant news sources, articles and company information.)
- Career Exploration Tools and Resources (Quintessential Careers)
- Illinois Career Information System (Illinois Department of Employment Security)
User ID is Illinois and the password is careers. - Occupational Outlook Handbook
- O*Net Online
- My Majors
- What Can I do With this Major?
- Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (Resource for scholarships and internships.)
- International Business Information for Students
- Glassdoor
- Job Search Intelligence Salary Calculator
Potential Job Titles
- Business Continuity Planner
- Business Intelligence Analyst
- Compliance Manager
- General Manager/Operational Manager
- Information Technology Project Manager
- Sales, Insurance Services
- Sales, Securities and Commodities
- Sales Manager
Internship/Job Resources
- Charter Fitness
- Chicago Police Department
- City of Chicago
- CME Group
- Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
- Girls in the Game
- Grosvenor Capital Management
- Groupon
- Hayes Beer Distributors
- Marquette Bank
- McDonald's Corporation
- McKlein USA
- Metra Rail
- Nicor Gas
- Standard Bank
- Penske
- Prudential
- Speedway, LLC
- TCF Bank
