There are many different career options available for Finance graduates.  Below is a sample of types of positions that Finance graduates have gone on to.  

Note: This is not an exhaustive list as there are many other careers available. Many positions require additional education or experience.

SKILLS DEVELOPED BY FINANCE STUDENTS

• Communication
• Problem Solving
• Thinking Critically
• Organizational Skills
• Willing to take risks
• Leadership 
• Strategic Thinking
• Negotiation

• Strong Analytical Skills
• Interpersonal
• Ethical Behaviour and Integrity
• Ability to deal with change
• Computer skills
• Initiative
• Team work
• Academic/technical knowledge

Below is a sample of the types of positions that have recently been posted with the Career Centre for graduating students or recent graduates. Please note that the big CA firms usually post their opportunities in September. To access full-time opportunities (for up to two years after graduation), you must first attend an orientation.  Drop by or call us at 905-828-5451 for more information.

	Analyst - Debt Capital Markets, CIBC
	Junior Financial Analyst - Accenture
	Financial Services Representative - TD Canada Trust
	Research Associate - Infinium Capital
	Investment Banking Analyst - Macquarie North America
	Client Relationship Representative - AIM Trimark
	Business Analyst - ADP Canada
	Compliance Officer - BMO Financial Group
	Assistant Money Market Trader - McLean Budden
	Client Services Administrator - BMO Nesbitt Burns
	Data Analyst - Financial Models Company Inc.
	Financial Management Program Trainee - GE Canada
	Associate Analyst - Canadian Tire Corporation
	Commercial Insurance Underwriting Trainee - ING Canada
	Financial Planner, Investors Group Credit Underwriter, Home Trust Company Business Development Trainee, Frontier Supply Chain Solutions Project Manager, MDIALOG Junior Project Coordinator, Metrolinx Purchaser, Canada Computers Account Manager, Me to We Research Analyst, SOCAN Product Planning Analyst, Hyundai Auto Corp. Personal Compensation Advisor, Landmark Canada Optimization Analyst, Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Business Analyst, Just Energy Group Research Associate – Retailing, Scotiabank Corporate Inventory Coordinator, Ryerson Canada Underwriting Associate, Catlin Canada Business Analyst, MESHMD Inc. International Roaming Business Analyst, Telus Communications Client Analyst, Pricemetrix Quality Analyst, Wishabi Inc. Incentives Analyst, Hyundai Auto Corp. Buyer, Plexxus Purchasing Analyst, Weston Foods Canada Business Analyst, Sava Transmedia Business Analyst, Prophix Software Junior Business Analyst, Catlin Canada

Don't forget about U of T Mississauga alumni!
Check out our Career Connections page, to read profiles of UTM alumni who have studied in this area, find out about their career path and how their experiences have affected their career direction.  Some alumni are willing to talk directly to UTM students; make an appointment with a Career Counsellor to discuss. Here are a few alumni you may be interested in reading about:

• Analyst, Accenture
• Chief Financial Officer, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
• Chief Strategy Officer, American International Assurance in Hong Kong
• Director, Corporate Planning & Business Development, Wasteco

• Fixed Income Research Analyst,
  J.P. Morgan
• Investment Banking Analyst,
  Merrill Lynch Canada
• Summer Intern, Strategy & Trading,
  Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
• Financial Analyst,
  Procter & Gamble
• Market Research Analyst, Ingle International
• Finance/CS Assistant, Exide Technologies
• Investment Division Summer Internship, Russell Investments Canada
• Junior Analyst, Investco Canad Ltd.
• Quantitative Analyst, The D.E. Shaw Group

• Associate Consultant Intern,
  Bain & Company
• Competitive Research Assistant,
  Davis + Henderson
• Business Development Associate,
  TD Waterhouse
• Investment Analyst Trainee,
  Wise Capital Management

Volunteer experience counts too!  Whether you're volunteering on campus, coaching a sports team, donating your time with a local charity, or helping run a student club on campus (such as the Undergraduate Commerce Society or Undergraduate Economics Council), you'll be developing and demonstrating skills all employers want: communication, organizational, leadership, etc.  Here are some recent volunteer postings:

• Volunteer Research Assistant, RBC Dominion Securities
• Associate Analyst, Bell Canada
• Program Finance, Planning and Metrics, Bell Canada
• Research and Business Development Intern, The Gift Network
• International Business Interns, U.S. Commercial Service Toronto

Extern Job Shadowing Program
Extern is a career exploration program that offers you the opportunity to meet with people working in your preferred career area for placements of 1-5 days.
Samples of previous Extern placements include:

• Financial Advisor, TD Canada Trust
• Financial Advisor, Sunlife Financial Distributors Inc.
• Financial Manager, Sunlife Financial Distributors Inc.
• Financial Manager, TD Canada Trust
• Financial, Insurance & Marketing, Sunlife Financial Distributors Inc.

Career Centre Library Resources:

• Career Cruising
• What's in an MBA?
• Careers for Financial Mavens
• Careers for Self-Starters & Other
  Entrepreneurial Types
• Career Information Binders
  (Accounting, Finance...)
• Great Jobs for Business Majors
• Careers for Number Crunchers
• Peterson's MBA Programs
• 25 Top Financial Services Firms
• Careers in Finance Panel
• Financial Services Market Survey
• Focus on Careers in the Financial Sector
• Careers in Finance
• Career Options for Young Entrepreneurs

Web Links:

• Canadian Securities Institute (CSI)
• Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA)
• Canadian Bankers Association
• Financial Advisors Association of Canada
• Investment Funds Institute of Canada
• Canadian Association of Management Consultants