You can learn more about this career by reading books such as Business Development For Dummies, by Anna Kennedy (For Dummies, 2015). Talk to business development directors and managers about their careers. Ask them for tips on what to do in college to prepare for the career, how to break into the field, and what a typical day is like on the job. Join business and sales clubs in high school and college to learn about business practices and to start building your professional network. Obtain a part-time sales job to develop your sales skills and experience working with others.
Earnings - Outlook - Resources & Associations and more
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- Accountants
- Arbitrators
- Audit and Assurance Accountants
- Auditors
- Automotive Dealership Owners
- Billing Clerks
- Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerks
- Business Continuity Planners
- Business Intelligence Analysts
- Business Managers
- Buyers
- Chief Customer Officers
- Chief Executive Officers
- Chief Financial Officers
- Chief Information Officers
- Chief Restructuring Officers
- Chief Revenue Officers
- Chief Robotics Officer
- Chief Sustainability Officers
- Client Services Managers
- Collection Workers
- Community Health Program Coordinators
- Compliance Managers
- Continuous Improvement Managers
- Corporate Climate Strategists
- Corporate Community Relations Directors
- Corporate Lawyers
- Corporate Librarians
- Cost Estimators
- Credit Analysts
- Cultural Advisers
- Customer Service Directors
- Customer Service Representatives
- Customer Success Managers
- Customs Brokers
- Data Entry Clerks
- Data Scientists
- Database Specialists
- Decision Scientists
- Directors of Corporate Sponsorship
- Directors of Security
- Document Management Specialists
- Economists
- Ergonomists
- Ethical Sourcing Officer
- Event Planners
- Executive Recruiters
- Financial Analysts
- Financial Consultants
- Financial Institution Officers and Managers
- Financial Institution Tellers, Clerks, and Related Workers
- Financial Quantitative Analysts
- Forensic Accountants and Auditors
- Fraud Examiners, Investigators, and Analysts
- Human Resources Consultants
- Human Resources Managers
- Information Assurance Analysts
- Information Security Analysts
- Information Technology Consultants
- Information Technology Security Consultants
- Internet Consultants
- Internet Executives
- Internet Security Specialists
- Internet Store Managers and Entrepreneurs
- Internet Transaction Specialists
- Labor Union Business Agents
- Loss Prevention Managers
- Management Analysts and Consultants
- Mobile Software Developers
- Office Administrators
- Payroll Directors
- Personnel and Labor Relations Specialists
- Product Designers
- Professional Organizers
- Project Managers
- Proposal Managers
- Public Relations Specialists
- Purchasing Agents
- Receptionists
- Regulatory Affairs Managers
- Regulatory Affairs Specialists
- Sales Managers
- Sales Representatives
- Secretaries
- Software Application Developers
- Statisticians
- Stenographers
- Strategy Managers
- Tax Managers
- Temporary Workers
- Traffic Managers
- Typists and Word Processors
- User Experience Designers
- Workplace Diversity Experts
