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Financial Services

Welcome to the Financial Services Career Community! Find resources and opportunities to launch your career in Financial Services and learn about the many different areas students can pursue in the field. Browse this Community for career advice blogs, available career opportunities, and explore the resources to help you build your career and beyond.

What Is Commercial Banking?

When businesses need loans, a place to deposit their money, or someone to vouch for their credit, they turn to commercial banks. So, what is commercial banking? Commercial banking covers financial products and services that businesses need, including deposit accounts, …

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What Is Private Equity?

Private equity is an area of the finance industry that involves firms making investments in private companies, or companies that aren’t traded on the public stock market. The investment into private companies is referred to as private equity, and private …

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25 Best Investment Banks to Work for in 2022

Today, we’re excited to release our 2022 Banking 25, a ranking of the best investment banking firms to work for in North America. The ranking is based on a survey of more than 3,600 banking professionals. Conducted this past fall, the survey asked …

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Vault Guide to the Top 50 Accounting Firms

The Vault Guide to the Top 50 Accounting Firms is the most comprehensive guide to the best accounting firms to …

Vault Guide to Economics Jobs

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

Vault Guide to Accounting Jobs

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Vault Career Guide to Accounting

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Featured Courses

ECON 127 – Introduction to Financial Accounting

In this course, no prior accounting knowledge is required or assumed. Students learn how accountants define assets, liabilities, revenues, and…

ECON 300 – Quantitative Methods in Economics

This course is an introduction to quantitative techniques widely used by economists. Topics include various methods of applied statistics that…

ECON 301 – Microeconomic Analysis

This course develops the analytical tools of microeconomic theory; studies market equilibrium under conditions of perfect and imperfect competition; and…

ECON 329 – Corporate Finance

The course aims to develop an understanding of the applications of the principles of economics to the study of financial…

ECON 328 – Investment Finance

This course explores theoretical and empirical aspects of investment finance. Topics include portfolio theory, portfolio evaluation, and asset pricing models…

ECON 302 – Macroeconomic Analysis

This course focuses on the study of economic aggregates such as employment and inflation and on the public policies (monetary…

ECON 385 – Econometrics

Econometrics is the study of statistical techniques for analyzing economic data. This course reviews multiple regression and develops several more…

ECON 241 – Money, Banking, and Financial Markets

This course provides an introduction to money, banking, and financial markets, from both a theoretical and policy perspective. The class…

QAC 201 – Applied Data Analysis

In this project-based course, you will have the opportunity to answer questions that you feel passionately about through independent research…

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