Junior Finance

Create your future in finance as a junior.

Our finance community will provide you with on-demand career support and direction at every stage of your career management journey. Bookmark this page and return throughout the year to see what you need to know (and do!) now and later. Here you’ll find resources, advice, events, personal connections, and other career opportunities — created and curated for junior economics, finance, and financial planning students.

• Economics

  Explore everything from pricing strategy and cost-benefit analysis to environmental policy impact and international exchange rates. With a business degree from W. P. Carey, you graduate with an understanding of how societies deal with scarcity, and be prepared to pursue careers in banking, finance, and top graduate programs in economics, business, and law.

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• Finance

  Take courses like advanced managerial finance, business statistics, and derivative financial securities and gain professional-level skill. Graduate with a business degree from W. P. Carey and secure a competitive edge on Wall Street and beyond. Succeed in investment management, investment banking, private equity, corporate finance, entrepreneurial finance, high-tech management, and more.

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• Financial Planning

  Learn essential information related to finance, taxes, portfolio management, insurance, and estate planning. Graduate with a business degree from W. P. Carey and with the tools and expertise to solve complex problems for future clients. Employment for personal financial advisors is forecasted to grow 15% from 2016 to 2026, much faster than average for other occupations.

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• Consulting

  Consultants are professional experts who provide solutions and strategies to improve the financial and operational health of an organization. Consulting can be an attractive post-graduation goal, but these roles are competitive and preparation is demanding. It is important to begin establishing advocacy and relationships within target firms early in order to succeed in this relationship-driven market. To that end, if you are interested in consulting, check out the links below to learn more.

  Learn more: Consulting Program | Consulting Career Map | Consulting Workshops

How you can expect to engage in your job search

There are three primary ways business school students find jobs. Understanding which of these is part of your job search will help you build an efficient plan. Although each of these types of job searches requires a different plan, they all require the same core capabilities for success: Personal narrative, market research, networking, applications, and interviewing. Let us help you figure it out!

• On-campus/Global Job Search
  The majority of on-campus recruiting happens in the fall semester with a smaller set of firms doing campus recruiting in the spring. This requires you to be prepped and ready to interview soon after school starts. If the firms you are focused on do not visit ASU’s campus, then you will need to supplement your On-campus strategy with a Networked or Just-in-time job search.
• Networked Job Search
  All job searches require networking skills. If you are targeting firms that do not recruit on-campus at ASU then a Networked job search is your avenue. This requires a proactive approach to research, as well as developing relationships with the goal of building advocates within a firm. You’ll need to ensure your personal narrative and job search skills are well developed to convince these firms to consider you.
• Just-in-time Job Search
  A majority of firms, whether they participate in on-campus recruiting or not, will have a need for immediate hires throughout the year. Although applications are submitted at the time of need, your preparation and networking should be ongoing in order to be ready when these opportunities arise. These opportunities can be limited and are not predictable, so you’ll want to view this as a back-up strategy, rather than an excuse to delay your job search.