Planning A Business Career ? (Career Dictionary)

Planning A Business Career ?

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Planning A Business Career?

Editor’s Note: Learn more about Business, Management, and Financial Occupations.

Thinking about studying business? You’re not alone.

Business continues to be the most commonly anticipated major among first-year college students, according to a study by the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Two associations - Future Business Leaders of America - Phi Beta Lambda, Inc. and DECA, Inc. - can help to prepare enterprising students in high school and college. Future Business Leaders assists students who have an interest in business and business-related fields. DECA caters to students and teachers of marketing, management, and entrepreneurship. Both offer leadership training, networking opportunities, and competitions, scholarships, and awards.

To find out if these associations have chapters at your school, check with an administrator or business teacher or contact the organizations directly: Future Business Leaders of America - Phi Beta Lambda, 1912 Association Dr., Reston, VA 20191-1591; toll free 1 (800) FBLA-WIN (325-2946); www.fbla-pbl.org. DECA Inc., 1908 Association Dr., Reston, VA 20191; (703) 860-5000; www.deca.org.

The UCLA study, "American Freshman: National Norms for Fall, 2002," is sponsored by the American Council on Education and the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA as part of a longitudinal study that began in fall 1966. For more information, see the press release at www.gseis.ucla.edu/heri/02_press_release.pdf or contact UCLA GSE&IS, Moore Hall, Box 951521, 405 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90095-1521; (310) 825-1925.

Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Quarterly, Fall 2003 Vol. 47, Number 3, Grab Bag. Last Updated: February 27, 2004.

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