Job Relevance of College Courses Taken

ACCTG 211 (already took) this course introduced me to both financial and managerial accounting. I learned how to create different financial statements for a business, and how to properly analyze those statements to make decisions about said business. It is very important to know this basic accounting information in any business-related job, so that one is able to have an understanding their company’s (or another company’s) balance sheet, cash flows and income. This course is relevant to the job I am seeking because it is vital to know how to read financial statements in order to evaluate if a company should be invested in.

MGMT 301 (already took) this course taught me the fundamentals of management and leading a team in a business setting. I learned how a manager carries out their role in making company-wide decisions, motivating employees, globalization, organizational structure, and their different influences. This course is relevant to my future job because it has equipped me with not just the skills to lead a team of employees, but has also taught me the mindset to have when when working in a group. Working in anything Finance-related will require me to work closely/maintain relationships with investors, so it is important that I know how to structure my personal business so that I maintain a professional work setting that investors will want to work by.



FIN 301 (taking now) this course is currently teaching me the functions and outline of corporate finance. I am learning about different financial markets worldwide, how companies purposely misstate their records to appear as a “better” investment, and how investment decisions are made. This course is the most important because it focuses on the exact skills I need for the job I am seeking. I will be using the different techniques and calculations from this class in the future when I analyze a business’s performance and decide if it’s stock would be a good investment for my clients.

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