06 Feb10 Entry Level Business Careers That You Can Find NOW

entry level business careers 285x300 10 Entry Level Business Careers That You Can Find NOWIf you have your MBA or Bachelor’s degree in business, you are now in the market for an entry-level job. You have probably heard plenty of war stories from other graduates who have been trying for months to find jobs, but don’t despair. The economy is tough these days, there is no doubt of that, but there are still many companies hiring for entry level jobs. In fact, CNN Money recently rated the following 10 firms the best places to apply for an entry-level job:

  1. Enterprise Rent-A-Car
  2. Lockheed Martin
  3. Walgreen Company
  4. PricewaterhouseCoopers
  5. Deloitte & Touche USA LLP
  6. Ernst & Young
  7. Schlumberger
  8. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
  9. Hertz
  10. KPMG

Each of these companies was rated highly for entry-level jobs based on the volume of entry-level hiring it does as well as the pay scale and prospects for advancement. Your entry-level job is the first important piece you will put on your resume, so find a position where you can excel.

08 DecWarehouses Offer Many Entry Level Business Careers

entry level business careers 300x298 Warehouses Offer Many Entry Level Business CareersIf college is just not for you, but you are still driven to succeed in business, there are numerous careers you could pursue where the opportunity to prove yourself exists. Once you have shown  you have the management skill and communications ability to become a real business man or woman, a promotion should be just around the corner. You will gain not only experience at these entry-level jobs, but the confidence you need to make it to the top!

Warehouse work is one way to break into the business world. There is nothing wrong with starting your career as a warehouse stock clerk. If you demonstrate excellent effort and above-average skill, you will soon be promoted to a warehouse manager. Remember, although many in entry-level positions don’t show up to work on time and goof off, those are not the folks who get promoted. Don’t follow the example of those who will remain stock clerks forever. Act like a business man or woman, no matter what level your job, and soon you will be seen as one and will receive that promotion. As a manager you will handle receiving, handling, storing, and distribution of goods and materials. You must be highly organized and efficient.

If you handle yourself well as a manager, you have shown your mettle. But you may have a new problem on your hands: the warehouse won’t want to let you go, because you are so good at your job! You have to let supervisors know that you are upwardly mobile and not interested in remaining a warehouse manager forever. You want to move up into the business end of things. If one warehouse won’t allow you to make that transition, surely another one will. As someone with experience at all levels of the business, you will be highly valuable to a wide variety of companies dealing in warehoused goods.