Welcome to the Business & Finance career community.

As a student in this community, you may be described as action-oriented and someone who enjoys leading people. You may be interested in pursuing a career in the areas of finance, human resources, accounting, supply chain management, entrepreneurship, and much more.

Use this page and the listed resources to learn more about different majors, jobs, internships, trends, organizations, and more in your field of interest.

All job and internship opportunities listed below can be found in Handshake. Please note that postings are updated by employers themselves, so if a listing is no longer active, it may have been removed or filled by the employer.

The Importance of Lifelong Learning as a Senior Leader

As a senior leader, you can’t rely only on past success to be effective. Your work environment and workplace dynamics are probably changing frequently.

Failing to evolve will leave you out of touch with your team. Embrace lifelong learning to …

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The Career Move Most Executives Miscalculate: Lateral Transitions

Something interesting happens when you bring up lateral moves in a room full of senior leaders. A few people nod slowly, like they’ve been waiting for someone to say it out loud. Most of the others go quiet in a …

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Featured Classes

Communicating with Diplomacy and Discernment

Taught by Tatiana Kolovou
Effective communication in today’s workplace requires more than clarity. It demands diplomacy, tact, and discernment to navigate sensitive conversations and…

MCP Apps with Claude Code: Build an Interactive Analytics Dashboard

Taught by Lillian Pierson, P.E.
MCP Apps add graphical interfaces to the connective power of the Model Context Protocol (MCP). In this course, author and…

Claude in PowerPoint: Your AI-Powered Presentation Assistant

Taught by Luis Urrutia
In this course, Luis Urrutia Arenas teaches you how to use Claude—the AI assistant from Anthropic—as a creative and strategic…

Copilot in Teams: AI-Powered Collaboration

Taught by Jess Stratton
Use every Copilot tool built into Microsoft Teams—from business chat and meeting recaps to custom agents and tailored recap templates.…

Strategic Data Leadership in the Age of AI: Becoming Insight Driven with AI

Taught by Dylan Anderson
In today’s AI-enabled world, being “data-driven” is no longer enough. You need to be insight-driven! This course teaches you to…

Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300) Cert Prep by Microsoft Press

Taught by Microsoft Press
Embark on a journey to become proficient in Microsoft Power BI while preparing for certification. Begin by exploring techniques for…

Power BI + Claude: AI-Powered Modeling with the MCP Connector

Taught by Matt Mike
The Power BI Modeling MCP Server is changing how analysts and developers build and manage semantic data models. In this…

Microsoft AI Business Professional (AB-730) Cert Prep by Microsoft Press

Taught by Microsoft Press
Microsoft 365 Copilot is transforming how business professionals work. This course prepares you for the Microsoft Certified: AI Business Professional…

How to Build Your First AI Agent with ChatGPT

Taught by Sundas Khalid
Explore the process of building your first AI agent with ChatGPT. Simplify your life by automating everyday tasks. Get started…

Industry Primer for Medical Technology: Core Foundations

Taught by Starweaver
Medical technology touches nearly every aspect of modern health care, from a simple bandage to a robotic surgical system. Yet…

Industry Primer for Insurance: Core Foundations

Taught by Starweaver
Insurance is everywhere from health and auto policies that protect individuals to complex commercial and reinsurance contracts that stabilize global…

Industry Primer for Retail and Consumer Distribution: Core Foundations

Taught by Starweaver
Distribution organizations sit at the vital intersection between manufacturers and end customers, yet consultants often underestimate the complexity of balancing…

Industry Primer for Travel and Hospitality: Core Foundations

Taught by Starweaver
Travel and hospitality shape how the world moves, stays, and connects. Every delayed flight, seamless check-in, or missed loyalty redemption…

Industry Primer for Healthcare Payers and Providers: Core Foundations

Taught by Starweaver
Healthcare payers and providers operate in a complex, highly regulated environment where cost containment, quality of care, and patient access…

Transforming Project Management with AI Agents

Taught by Ricardo Vargas
Explore the groundbreaking potential of AI agents in modernizing your project management approach. Master the practical process of building and…

Industry Primer for Wealth Management: Core Foundations

Taught by Starweaver
Wealth management clients expect advisors to understand their financial lives holistically, yet consultants new to the industry often struggle to…

The New Rules of Career Longevity with Myechia Minter-Jordan

Taught by LinkedIn News
It’s never too late to reinvent your career. As people live and work longer, AARP CEO Myechia Minter-Jordan, MD, MBA…

Excel Essential Training (Microsoft 365)

Taught by Leila Gharani
Join expert Excel instructor and Microsoft MVP Leila Gharani for a comprehensive, hands-on journey through the essential features of Microsoft…

Databricks Certified Data Analyst Associate Cert Prep

Taught by Packt Publishing
Embark on a comprehensive learning journey designed to prepare you for the Databricks Certified Data Analyst Associate exam. This course…

Model Context Protocol (MCP) for Leaders: Architecting Context-Driven AI

Taught by Packt Publishing
This course introduces you to Model Context Protocol (MCP), a revolutionary concept transforming the way AI models understand and process…

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