| Business Management
Careers & the Service Sector (Seminar
Summary) |
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Careers in the Services Sector for
Business Management Graduates |
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What are Services?
Some simple examples: |
| Hairdressing |
Massage |
Shoeshine |
Nursing care |
Restaurant service |
| Teaching |
Portage |
Legal service |
Money-lending |
Insurance |
| Entertainment |
Repairing |
Tailoring |
Baby sitting |
Providing Security |
| Transportation |
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Services vs Products »characteristics«
Services are: |
| Intangible |
Perishable |
Inseparable (from both the provider of the
service and the receiver of the service) |
| Variable in nature |
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| Importance of Services |
1. Fastest growing sector of the economy world-wide
2. In developed economies fast overtaking manufacturing
sector
3. Enormous job opportunities + rapid growth
4. Higher remuneration
5. People oriented hence interesting careers. |
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| Major Service Industry
Sectors for Business Graduates |
| Banking |
Financial Services |
Insurance |
Hospitality |
Travel & Tourism |
| Transportation |
Medical & Health Services |
Consulting |
Education |
Tele-Communication |
| Mass Communication |
Entertainment |
Information & Data Processing |
Logistics |
Market Research |
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A closer look at some services
a closer look at . . .
Financial
& Banking Services : |
| Commercial & Retail Banking
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Merchant Banking |
Investment Banking |
Mutual Funds |
| Brokerage |
Arbitrage |
Underwriting |
Term Loans |
| Share / Debenture Issue Mgt |
Viability analysis |
Investment Counselling |
Portfolio Management |
| Venture Capital Funding |
Forex Dealings |
Securities Trading |
Credit & Debit Cards |
Financial Ratings.
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a closer look at . . .
Mass Communications: |
| Newspapers, Magazines &
other Print Media |
Television |
Broadcast channels |
| Cable & DTH networks |
Programme / Content Management |
Radio (FM & other commercial radio channels) |
| Public Relations |
Press Relations |
Public Affairs |
| Community Relations |
Advertising |
Account Management |
| Media Management |
E - Commerce |
Multimedia Management |
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A closer look at Hospitality, Travel & Tourism
The fastest growing segment of the services sector
- world-wide |
| Hospitality & its
elements |
| Hotels |
Motels |
Resorts |
Spas |
| Restaurants |
Bars |
Airline Catering |
Casinos |
| Convention Centres |
Hospital Management |
Theme Parks |
Amusement Parks |
| Timeshare |
Houseboats |
Cruise ships |
Industrial Catering |
| Clubs |
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Travel & Tourism &
its elements
• Travel Agencies - ticketing and
booking of airlines / cruise ships, hotel
rooms, processing of travel
documents.
• Inbound Tours - designing packages,
promoting destinations, arranging logistics
• Outbound Tours - designing packages,
contracting services, promoting destinations
• Ground Handling - Sight seeing,
guides, hotels & restaurant arrangements,
surface transport. |
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