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This career circle is for any student who is interested in pursuing a career in the world of Business.

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Actuary vs Accountant: What’s the Difference?

An actuary reviews data to calculate risks, typically for insurance premiums or business decisions. On the other hand, an accountant compiles and reports financial information for things like taxes, year-end statements, and budgeting. 

While the careers have many overlaps — both …

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What Does a Financial Analyst Do?

A financial analyst is a finance professional who guides business and economic decisions. Some financial analysts work at investment banks, facilitating large transactions between corporations. Others may focus on tracking the performance of a product or service and making recommendations …

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What Is a Project Manager?

When you think of a project manager, you might think of someone who’s in charge of “stuff” and “things,” and that they are the person who makes sure everything on a project gets done. In many ways, that’s absolutely true. …

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Greenwood Project

Greenwood Project

This project supports diversity, equity & inclusion initiatives by providing student internships & enhancing the recruitment efforts of partner firms.

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MADE (Marketing & Advertising Education) Program

MADE (Marketing & Advertising Education) Program

The MADE program connects students to paid summer internship opportunities with partner companies.

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PR Week Careers

PR Week Careers

An online career center offering a variety of jobs in Public Relations also provides support in improving resumes & career …

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Are you looking to use real-time job market data to make informed decisions about your future career path, explore relevant salary data, or identify the skills you need to build or market to get your next role? Use the following tool to explore your options.

There are two ways to navigate this tool:

  1. Keyword Search: Search for the title of the job you’re looking to pursue, or skills you may have that could be relevant for a particular career path.
  2. Narrow Down by Industry + Occupation: If you have a general sense of the industry you’d like to pursue, you can narrow down the occupations within a given industry to help you decide.

First, choose an industry of interest, then filter for occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Type in a keyword to select a relevant occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Featured Jobs & Internships

Thousands of internship and job opportunities are posted on Handshake by employers specifically looking to hire students. The following job and internship opportunities were pulled from Handshake for your career circle.

For thousands more opportunities, log in to Handshake. All UM students have a Handshake account that is automatically created for them when they enroll at the U. All you have to do is log in to Handshake to activate your account.

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Skill Building with LinkedIn Learning

Access and explore on-demand LinkedIn Learning content (courses and videos) that can help you identify and build skills needed to be successful in your future career. Here, you can find relevant LinkedIn Learning content featured for your career circle.

Tips to Coach Yourself to High Performance Daily

Taught by AK Ikwuakor
This course gives you a powerful, science-backed strategy to coach yourself to high performance every day. Use the CIC framework—clarity,…
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Six Tips for Project Management During a Crisis

Taught by JT Moomau
In this course, project management expert JT Moomau shares essential strategies for leading teams through crises. He teaches how to…
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Leveraging PostgreSQL with RAG

Taught by Doug Ortiz
This course provides a comprehensive overview of leveraging PostgreSQL—a popular open-source database management system—with RAG (retrieval-augmented generation) by utilizing vanna.ai…
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Everyday AI Business Tools

Taught by Doug Rose
There are many business needs that AI tools can help solve: logistics, market analysis, customer support, inventory prediction, and more.…
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Use AI to Reimagine Business Processes

Taught by Madecraft
Do you want to transform your business processes with AI? In this course, Gary Baker, a technology executive and business…
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Using Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Supply Chains

Taught by Daniel Stanton
In this course, instructor Daniel Stanton explains how to use generative AI tools to automate, accelerate, and improve tasks and…
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Complete Guide to Microsoft Copilot for Security: Empower and Protect the Security Operations Center (SOC) by Microsoft Press

Taught by Eric Snyder
Microsoft Copilot for Security was designed to help security operation centers (SOCs) respond to security threats faster and more effectively…
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PowerPoint: Creating an Infographic

Taught by Heather Ackmann
You don’t need to use fancy tools to create an infographic. With PowerPoint, you can create a visually interesting and…
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Succeeding as a First-Time Tech Manager

Taught by Rashim Mogha
Do you have what it takes to successfully lead a technical team? You were promoted because you exceeded expectations in…
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Market Research: Qualitative

Taught by Sarah Weise
If you’re a modern-day marketer, you’re not going to get by with just numbers, charts, and graphs anymore. In addition…
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AI Strategy and Growth for the Modern Board: A Conversation with Dr. Lisa Palmer

Taught by Ashley Kennedy
In this engaging interview-driven course with AI Startup CEO Lisa Palmer, we dive into the evolving role of board leadership…
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Showing Executive Presence in Person or Remotely

Taught by Scott Mautz
The extent to which people want to follow you, or the degree to which people are confident in you, isn’t…
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Learning Google Gemini for Business Analysis

Taught by Vincent Mirabelli
This course covers the fundamental knowledge, ethics, risks, limitations, and use cases of Google Gemini for business analysis. Join instructor…
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ESG Disclosures and Compliance

Taught by Fulya Kocak
In this course, award-winning sustainability leader Fulya Kocak covers the essentials of transparency in environmental, social, and governance (ESG). Explore…
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Customer Service: Handling Abusive Customers

Taught by David Brownlee
What is the best way to handle a customer who steps into dangerous territory? What strategies will help diffuse and…
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Marketing Analytics: Setting and Measuring KPIs

Taught by Nitesh Sharoff
Want to make more–or better–data-driven decisions? Learn how to set and track key performance indicators (KPIs) with analytics consultant Nitesh…
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Managing Employee Performance Problems

Taught by JoAnn R. Corley
Having a productive, talented workforce is the key to accomplishing your business goals and your vision. Yet there are times…
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Tableau Supply Chain Dashboarding

Taught by Curt Frye
In this course, Curt Frye covers Tableau dashboard creation skills and provides detailed coverage of five types of dashboards: procurement,…
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Microsoft 365 Copilot: Unlocking AI for Enhanced Productivity

Taught by Jules White
This comprehensive course explains how you can harness Microsoft 365 Copilot to unleash the power of AI and elevate the…
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Agile UX Research

Taught by Amanda Stockwell
This course explores how the user experience research (UXR) practice fits into agile development approaches so that teams can understand…
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LinkedIn Learning is free for currently enrolled University of Miami students. You must have a CaneID to access LinkedIn Learning. Click on “View All LinkedIn Learning Courses” to browse through all the content featured for your career circle.

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Skill Building Through Virtual Company Projects

Build valuable career skills and get a taste of industry experience via short virtual projects created by top companies across the globe on the Forage platform. Click on "View All Projects" to view all experiences for this career community. To check out projects across all the career communities and relevant practice interview questions, here.

Getting Ready to Join the Workforce Experience with Standard Bank

UX Design Introduction Experience with Lloyds Banking Group

UX Design Advanced Experience with Lloyds Banking Group

Data Science Experience with Lloyds Banking Group

Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) Experience with EY

Business & Commercial Banking Analyst Experience with Standard Bank

Wondering how to list a completed project on your resume/CV or LinkedIn profile? Review the Forage referencing policy.

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Featured Industry & Career Guides

Vault offers comprehensive industry and career guides that provide insights into industry work life and advice for students and alumni on kickstarting their careers. You can access 170+ guides on our Custom Career Content site to help you explore career paths and gain valuable information that will help you make informed career decisions.

Vault Guide to Public Relations Jobs, Third Edition

Vault Guide to Public Relations Jobs, Third Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

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Vault Career Guide to Insurance, Fourth Edition

Vault Career Guide to Insurance, Fourth Edition

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Vault Career Guide to Consulting, Fourth Edition

Vault Career Guide to Consulting, Fourth Edition

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Cane2Cane Mentors

Explore careers, prepare for your future, and connect with industry professionals. Exclusive to our University of Miami community, Cane2Cane is a social network where 'Canes receive help navigating from college to career. No matter who you know, or don't know, connect and learn from professionals across 60+ industries who are eager to help you prepare for your career journey.

Tyler Katz

Alumni Mentor
  • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
  • Engagement and Program Associate, Hillel and Office of Jewish Student Life Lehigh University
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Ellen Ruch

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Surety Intern Frankenmuth Insurance
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Danielle Vangruber

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Associate, Investor Relations Universa Investments L.P.
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Remi Petit

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Marketing Assistant Compass
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Tahz Rashid

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Investment Banking Associate Cassel Salpeter and Co.
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Jack Gorelick

Alumni Mentor
  • Westfield, NJ
  • n/a None at present
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Nicole Packin (Brown)

Alumni Mentor
  • Coral Gables, FL
  • Assistant to Senior Vice President of Development Buena Vista Productions
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Kristopher Decossard

Alumni Mentor
  • Coral Gables, FL
  • Marketing Director Deco Marketing LLC
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Harley Zeldes

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Physician & APP Consultant Hayes Locums
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Daniella Manrique

Community Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Administrative Assistant Filer Insurance, Inc.
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Rachel Benstock

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Business Analyst and Secretary Staff Member Dermatology Associates
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Robert Drake

Alumni Mentor
  • Clarkesville, Georgia
  • SVP, Market Executive, Private Banking Bank of America, US Trust
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Join your peers on Cane2Cane to connect with a 'Cane who can help you achieve your career goals! You can search for connections in the Cane2Cane community by applying various filters, such as industry, location, degree, and more!  

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JOBSCAN

The more effectively you can tailor your resume for a specific job, the better your chances are. Easily optimize your resume by completing a scan below. By scanning and comparing your resume versus any job description Jobscan will give you an instant analysis of how well your resume is tailored for a particular job and how it can be even better optimized for an applicant tracking system (ATS). To start, paste in the text of your resume then paste the text of the job posting you’re interested in, and press Scan.