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Discover Career Opportunities
Sample Career Options
Note: Additional training and education may be required.
- account executive
- accounts payable/receivable manager
- actuary
- auditor
- brand strategist/manager
- business analyst
- business development manager
- buyer/purchasing coordinator
- category analyst
- claims adjuster
- commercial banking associate
- consultant
- corporate banker
- cost analyst
- credit analyst
- employee relations associate
- entrepreneur
- equity research associate
- financial advisor/planner
- financial analyst
- human resource generalist
- import/export coordinator
- insurance agent/broker
- insurance underwriter
- investment banking analyst
- logistics specialist
- market research analyst
- marketing manager
- mutual fund manager
- policy analyst
- portfolio manager
- product marketing specialist
- project manager
- public accountant
- recruiter
- securities analyst
- social innovation
- supply chain analyst
- tax accountant
- trader
- training and development coordinator
Online Resources
- Canadian Marketing Association
- Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council
- Career Connections – Insurance Institute
- CPA Ontario
- Financial Planning Standards Council
- Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA)
- Sustainability CoLab
More career resources are available through Navigator.
Laurier Grads are Successful
Sample Jobs within the First Year After Graduation
- account coordinator
- business analyst
- business development representative
- financial analyst
- investment banking analyst
- marketing coordinator
- operations coordinator
- recruiter
- staff accountant
- supply chain analyst
Sample Further Education Programs within the First Year After Graduation
- Master’s degree: Taxation, Finance, Public Policy.
- College program: Financial Planning, Digital Marketing, Computer Analysis.
- Graduate Diploma: Accounting, CFA, Project Management.
- JD: Law.
Careers of Alumni Two-Five Years After Graduation
- brand strategist
- commercial account manager
- equity research associate
- human resources manager
- project manager
- senior consultant
- senior financial analyst
- senior tax analyst
Develop Your Knowledge and Skills
Employers identify these competencies as very important when recruiting entry-level candidates. As a Laurier student, you gain these skills through the opportunities available to you.
Functional Knowledge
- Exhibit knowledge of business principles and processes.
- Identify and analyze ethical issues in a business context.
- Understand global issues affecting business management and performance.
- Learn about all areas of business including accounting, brand communication and management, business and sustainability, entrepreneurship, finance, human resources, insurance and risk management, international business, marketing and supply chain management.
- Discover how information is sourced, valued and used in creating new knowledge.
Collaboration/Teamwork
- Work effectively as part of a team by identifying your role and contributing, leading, teaching, motivating and/or encouraging others for team success.
- Oversee, lead and/or contribute to a project including determining goals, planning details, making decisions and completing tasks.
- Demonstrate professional behaviour and an understanding of individual perspectives and diversity.
Communication
- Explain information, ideas and opinions professionally and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Probe for information by asking questions and listening, and engage in constructive conversations.
- Prepare effective, interesting and informative reports and presentations for diverse audiences using current technology.
Problem Solving
- Identify and access a wide range of relevant information and resources.
- Learn, understand and critically interpret information and apply knowledge to new situations.
- Set priorities, meet deadlines and manage time, data and resources.
- Make well-reasoned decisions, think creatively, identify and consider all sides of an issue.
- Analyze and evaluate data to discuss, support and/or question ideas, opinions, reports, theories and proposals.
Discover Career Opportunities
Sample Career Options
Note: Additional training and education may be required.
- accounting analyst
- accounts payable/receivable manager
- actuary
- auditor
- bank examiner
- brand strategist/manager
- business analyst
- business development manager
- buyer/purchasing coordinator
- claims adjuster
- commercial banking associate
- commodities manager/broker
- consultant
- corporate banker
- cost estimator/analyst
- credit analyst
- data analyst
- equity research associate
- financial advisor/planner
- financial analyst
- human resource generalist
- insurance agent/broker
- insurance underwriter
- investment banking analyst
- loan/mortgage officer
- logistics specialist
- market research analyst
- marketing manager
- mutual fund manager
- policy analyst
- portfolio manager
- product marketing specialist
- project manager
- public accountant
- recruiter
- risk management analyst
- securities analyst/broker
- statistical analyst
- supply chain analyst
- systems administrator
- teacher/professor
- trading floor analyst
- underwriter
- valuation analyst
Online Resources
- Canadian Marketing Association
- Canadian Mathematical Society
- Canadian Securities Institute
- Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute (CANSSI)
- Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council
- Career Connections – Insurance Institute
- CPA Ontario
- Financial Planning Standards Council
- Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA)
- Society of Actuaries
More career resources are available through Navigator.
Laurier Grads are Successful
Sample Jobs within the First Year After Graduation
- analyst
- associate
- brand consultant
- catastrophe risk analyst
- consulting analyst
- financial analyst
- junior auditor
- insurance analyst
- national operations certificate specialist
- reinsurance data analyst
- underwriter
Sample Further Education Programs within the First Year After Graduation
- Master’s degree: Data Science, Statistics.
- Graduate Diploma: Accounting.
Careers of Alumni Two-Five Years After Graduation
- category trade analyst
- equity analyst
- financial modelling analyst
- investment banking associate
- senior accountant
- senior associate value manager
Develop Your Knowledge and Skills
Employers identify these competencies as very important when recruiting entry-level candidates. As a Laurier student, you gain these skills through the opportunities available to you.
Functional Knowledge
- Solve real-world problems in financial mathematics and risk management using appropriate mathematical and statistical software.
- Exhibit knowledge of business principles and processes.
- Develop a knowledge of finance, investing and risk management combined with rigorous mathematical modelling and analytical techniques utilized for problem solving.
- Identify and analyze ethical issues in a business context and understand global issues affecting business management and performance.
- Develop an understanding of how to effectively reveal and explain patterns using numerical information.
- Learn to understand and interpret the world using mathematical models.
- Examine streams of data in an attempt to discover properties which could predict future data.
- Learn about all areas of business including accounting, brand communication and management, business and sustainability, entrepreneurship, finance, human resources, insurance and risk management, international business, marketing and supply chain management.
- Discover how information is sourced, valued and used in creating new knowledge.
Collaboration/Teamwork
- Work effectively as part of a team by identifying your role and contributing, leading, teaching, motivating and/or encouraging others for team success.
- Oversee, lead and/or contribute to a project including determining goals, planning details, making decisions and completing tasks.
- Demonstrate professional behaviour and an understanding of individual perspectives and diversity.
Communication
- Explain information, ideas and opinions professionally and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Probe for information by asking questions and listening, and engage in constructive conversations.
- Prepare effective, interesting and informative reports and presentations for diverse audiences using current technology.
Problem Solving
- Identify and access a wide range of relevant information and resources.
- Learn, understand and critically interpret information and apply knowledge to new situations.
- Set priorities, meet deadlines and manage time, data and resources.
- Make well-reasoned decisions, think creatively, identify and consider all sides of an issue.
- Analyze and evaluate data to discuss, support and/or question ideas, opinions, reports, theories and proposals.
Discover Career Opportunities
Sample Career Options
Note: Additional training and education may be required.
- account manager
- auditor
- brand strategist/manager
- business analyst
- business development manager
- business systems analyst
- buyer/purchasing coordinator
- category analyst
- chief information officer
- commercial banking associate
- computer security specialist
- consultant
- cost analyst
- credit analyst
- database administrator
- entrepreneur
- equity research associate
- financial advisor/planner
- financial analyst
- human resource generalist
- information systems manager
- insurance agent/broker
- investment banking analyst
- logistics specialist
- market research analyst
- marketing manager
- network administrator
- policy analyst
- project manager
- public accountant
- quality assurance specialist
- security systems programmer
- software developer
- software engineer
- supply chain analyst
- systems engineer
- tax accountant
- video game developer
- web administrator
- web designer
Online Resources
- Association for Computing Machinery
- Canadian Information Processing Society
- Communitech
- CPA Ontario
- IEEE Computer Society
More career resources are available through Navigator.
Laurier Grads are Successful
Sample Jobs within the First Year After Graduation
- business analyst
- consultant
- financial analyst
- operations support representative
- senior software engineer
- software developer
Sample Further Education Programs within the First Year After Graduation
- Master’s degree: Math/Computer Science.
Careers of Alumni Two-Five Years After Graduation
- business systems analyst
- catastrophe application model developer
- design engineer
- project finance manager
- senior data analyst
- senior financial systems consultant
- software developer
Develop Your Knowledge and Skills
Employers identify these competencies as very important when recruiting entry-level candidates. As a Laurier student, you gain these skills through the opportunities available to you.
Functional Knowledge
- Specify, design and construct software systems, and evaluate and recognize potential risks in designing creative solutions.
- Exhibit knowledge of business principles and processes.
- Demonstrate strong algorithm analysis and design skills in procedural, object-oriented and low-level programming languages, and gain an optional introduction to functional, parallel and logical programming paradigms.
- Identify and analyze ethical issues in a business context and understand global issues affecting business management and performance.
- Adapt to constant change and integrate new ideas into existing systems.
- Demonstrate an aptitude for logical thinking, abstract reasoning, observation and concentration.
- Develop skills in quantitative, logical and computational analysis.
- Learn about all areas of business including accounting, brand communication and management, business and sustainability, entrepreneurship, finance, human resources, insurance and risk management, international business, marketing and supply chain management.
- Discover how information is sourced, valued and used in creating new knowledge.
Collaboration/Teamwork
- Work effectively as part of a team by identifying your role and contributing, leading, teaching, motivating and/or encouraging others for team success.
- Oversee, lead and/or contribute to a project including determining goals, planning details, making decisions and completing tasks.
- Demonstrate professional behaviour and an understanding of individual perspectives and diversity.
Communication
- Explain information, ideas and opinions professionally and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Probe for information by asking questions and listening, and engage in constructive conversations.
- Prepare effective, interesting and informative reports and presentations for diverse audiences using current technology.
Problem Solving
- Identify and access a wide range of relevant information and resources.
- Learn, understand and critically interpret information and apply knowledge to new situations.
- Set priorities, meet deadlines and manage time, data and resources.
- Make well-reasoned decisions, think creatively, identify and consider all sides of an issue.
- Analyze and evaluate data to discuss, support and/or question ideas, opinions, reports, theories and proposals.