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| Accountant: | |
| Accountants track companies
expenses, as well as prepare, analyze and verify
financial documents. Their goal is to get businesses to run more efficiently. |
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| Administrative assistant: | |
| Administrative assistants are
responsible for managing, organizing, scheduling
and maintaining information for a company's workers. They utilize a wide variety of skills by using photocopiers, fax machines, typewriters and personal computers to create spreadsheets, compose email, manage databases, maintain paper and electronic files, create documents and handle travel arrangements. |
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| Bank teller: | |
| Bank tellers make up more than one
quarter of all banks' employees. Some of a
bank teller's responsibilities include cashing checks, accepting deposits and loan payments, and processing withdrawals. Bank tellers may also sell savings bonds, accept payment for customers' utility bills and charge cards, process necessary paperwork for certificates of deposit, and sell travellers' checks. Some tellers specialize in handling foreign currencies, or commercial or business accounts. |
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| Economist: | |
| Economists study the economy, which
includes a number of sections. Natural
resources, consumer spending, distribution of goods and services, energy costs, interest rates and international trade are just a few. Most economists are concerned with practical applications of economic policy. They advise businesses and other organizations, including insurance companies, banks, securities firms, industry and trade associations, labour unions and government agencies. |
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| Financial analyst: | |
| A financial analyst assesses a
companys financial needs and strategies. Various
forms of financial budgeting are a key part of the job. One of a financial analysts main purposes is to find ways to increase company profitability. |
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| Market research analyst: | |
| Market research analysts are
concerned with a product or service's potential sales.
They study past statistics to predict future sales, gather data on competitors, and provide the necessary information for deciding how to promote, distribute, design and price products or services. They devise methods and procedures, including telephone, personal or mail surveys, to assess consumer preferences. Analysts may conduct opinion research to determine public attitudes on various issues. |
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| Public relations manager: | |
| Public relations managers direct
publicity programs to an audience upon which
their organizations success depends, such as consumers, stockholders or the general public. They often specialize in a specific area, like crisis management, or a specific industry, such as healthcare. They use all available communication media in their efforts to maintain their target group's support. |
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| Software engineer: | |
| Software engineers research, design,
develop, and test operating systems-level
software, compilers and network distribution software. They work with medical, industrial, communications, aerospace, business, scientific and general computing applications. |
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