Memo To: Professor Lisa Grimble From: Matthew Hunt Date: February 20, 2014 Subject: Future Career

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My future career that I want to pursue here at the University of Michigan Dearborn is Business Administration. The purpose of this memo is to inform you about what it is like to be a Business Administration major and the different qualities it possesses. I will assess the education requirements, salary, career options, the effect of writing, as well as a personal interview with my brother Don who is a Business Administration major. A Bachelors degree is the minimum requirement for being a Business Administration major. This type of degree can be earned from a university or business school and typically takes four years of to complete (Schweitzer). Business Administration courses offer a wide range of topics that prepare a student for the workplace with excellent communication and thinking skills. You will study a variety of different areas in business such as Marketing, Finance, Economics, Human Resources, etc. According to Aurelio Locsin of Demand Media, she states, Business administration majors make a median $49,200 per year right out of college. The job title with the highest starting wages for business administration majors was financial manager, averaging $63,900 per year (Locsin). Business Administration graduates can eventually rise to become the heads of departments and corporations which can be quite a substantial increase in their salary. It is often challenging to identify career options because business is a broad field. Some of these careers could include Business Consultant, Financial Analyst, Advertisement and Promotions Manager, Insurance Sales Agent, Public Relations Manager, Market Research Manager, and several others (Itkin). Your career options in business administration will depend largely on your education level as well as your other qualifications such as having prior work experience in a specific field, leadership abilities, and special skills. Writing skills are important in many types of company communications, including emails, reports, presentations, etc. People with good writing skills are seen as more credible. If you receive an email from a colleague that was filled with typos and grammatical errors, people arent going to take the email seriously.

I conducted an interview with my brother Don about his background as a Business Administration major. He has a Bachelors degree from Central Michigan University. The last four years he has worked as a Human Resources Coordinator/Recruiter. He told me his average ranges from $45,000-50,000 a year. What he does is on a typical day at work is he puts reports together for his bosses on spreadsheets and PowerPoint, commuting through email with new potential clients, talking to employees about company policies, and going over resumes to see if they are qualified to be hired for his company.
The main purpose of this memo was to inform you I would like to pursue my future career in Business Administration and a summary of what it is like to have a job in this field. If you have any questions regarding the outlook of a Business Administration career, I have enclosed different websites in my Works Cited Page to know more about it. Thank You

Work Cited

Hunt, Don. Personal Interview. Feb 17. 2014

Itkin, Dina. Career Beginnings for Business Majors. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Feb. 2014. www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2008/winter/art03.pdf.

Locsin, Aurelio. The Salary for Business Administration Right Out of College. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Feb. 2014. http://work.chron.com/salary-business-administration-right-out-college10589.html.

Schweitzer, Karen. "Business Administration." About.com Business School. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Feb. 2014. http://businessmajors.about.com/od/degreeoptions/a/BusinessAdministration.htm.