Accounting, Business, Management

Welcome! This page offers curated content for students interested in accounting, business, finance, and management. You’ll find job and internship opportunities, industry insights, helpful resources, and the latest articles to guide your career path.

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Empower Your Career Journey with SkillsFirst: AI-Powered Tools and Guidance for Augustana College Students

I’m excited to introduce you to SkillsFirst, a state-of-the-art service tailored just for you. SkillsFirst combines the power of artificial intelligence with invaluable career tools to propel your job search efforts and align you with the perfect role.

Here’s what …

By Laura Kestner-Ricketts
Laura Kestner-Ricketts Executive Director, Career and Professional Development
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SUMMER HIGHLIGHT – ALEXANDER TOSETTI

Hi everyone, my name is Alexander Tosetti and this is my Deloitte experience this summer!

Throughout the summer, I had many unique opportunities through my internship at Deloitte. I
traveled to Minneapolis for my first day, to Westlake, Texas for …

By Minh Nguyen
Minh Nguyen
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AFTER AUGIE PODCAST – ANNA TEGGE ’18 AND LEO NGUYEN ’18

This month’s interviewees are Anna Tegge ‘18 and Leo Nguyen ‘18, who have been friends since they met at Augie during their freshman year. Now they both live in Washington, D.C., and work in public policy – Anna for Lockheed …

By Minh Nguyen
Minh Nguyen
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This week’s Viking Connectors: Senior Project Manager & Physical Therapist

Perhaps the most useful way to learn what a career is all about is to find someone doing that career and connect with them.  Augustana Colleges has more than 10,000 alumni active on LinkedIn and 96 of them have signed …

By Nicole Grafon
Nicole Grafon
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This week’s Viking Connectors: Attorney & Associate Athlete Director for Student-Athlete Academic Services

Perhaps the most useful way to learn what a career is all about is to find someone doing that career and connect with them.  Augustana Colleges has more than 10,000 alumni active on LinkedIn and 96 of them have signed …

By Nicole Grafon
Nicole Grafon
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Career Resources

Internship & Job Links for Data & Business Analytics

Are you interested in turning data into insights that drive real-world decisions? Careers in Data & Business Analytics blend technical …

Curated Job Boards by Career Community

🔄 We regularly update this list to ensure it includes relevant, up-to-date job boards for your career exploration. If you notice …

Gap Year Options: Fellowships and Residencies in Accounting, Business, & Management

Fellowships and Residencies provide structured opportunities to develop specific skills, whether in research, the arts, public service, or other fields. …

Resume & Cover Letter Samples

Looking for inspiration as you build or refine your resume? These examples are organized by class year, career interests, and …

Internship & Job Links for International Business

Are you majoring in International Business or interested in working across cultures, borders, and global markets? Careers in international business …

Internship & Job Links for Management

Are you interested in a career in leadership, business operations, project management, or organizational strategy? Management roles are found across …

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Skill Building Courses

Running a Profitable Business: Calculating Breakeven

Taught by Kay Stice
Starting a business can be pricey. Breakeven analysis and cost-volume-profit analysis will help you understand when—and if—your business will start…

Unlocking Team Candor, Creativity, and Innovation as a Leader

Taught by Elaine Lin Hering
In this course, learn how you can create conditions where the people you lead can share candid perspective, accurate data,…

Running a Design Business: Leading a Creative Team

Taught by Stephen Gates
Leading a creative team comes with a unique set of challenges that must be navigated with care in order to…

Finance and Accounting Tips

Taught by Kay Stice
Are you curious about the financial details of big companies like Walmart and Boeing, but shy away from further investigation…

Train the Trainer

Taught by Ajay Pangarkar
Before you can start helping others learn, you must be equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to convey information…

Defining and Achieving Professional Goals

Taught by Dorie Clark
Plenty of people have had the experience of setting goals and then failing to achieve them—think of all the New…

Field Sales Management

Taught by Dean Karrel
Whether you’re leading a small team of in-house salespeople or a global team of 100 or more, the skills you…

Managing Up

Taught by Roberta Matuson
Are you ready to take charge, do good work, and get noticed for it? If you don’t manage up, you…

Business Analysis Foundations: Business Process Modeling

Taught by Haydn Thomas
When you’re trying to grapple with user demands and market changes, it can be difficult to mentally zoom out and…

Managerial Economics

Taught by Stefan Michel
Managers can use economics to strategize and solve a variety of business problems, from the mundane to the mission critical.…

Setting Team and Employee Goals Using SMART Methodology

Taught by Mike Figliuolo
Employee goals should be driven by the organization’s needs—whether it’s to cut costs, drive revenue, or build skills—and keep employees…

Management Tips

Taught by Todd Dewett
In this series, Todd Dewett, PhD, shares the tips respected and motivated managers use to improve rapport, navigate tricky situations,…

Finance Foundations: Business Valuation

Taught by Kay Stice
Do you know the value of your business? Business valuation is critical when selling a small business, bringing on a…

Running a Profitable Business: Revenue Recognition

Taught by Kay Stice
Revenue recognition determines when a sale should be recorded: This month or next month? This year or next year? This…

Running a Profitable Business: Understanding Cash Flow

Taught by Kay Stice
The cash flow statement is one of the three primary financial statements, but because it has only been around since…

Accounting Foundations: Managerial Accounting

Taught by Kay Stice
Managerial accounting helps managers make decisions using an organization’s financial data. An understanding of managerial accounting helps you figure out…

Running a Profitable Business: Understanding Financial Ratios

Taught by Kay Stice
Financial ratios—such as ROI (return on investment) or ROA (return on assets)— are a valuable tool for measuring a company’s…

The Five-Step Creative Process

Taught by Stefan Mumaw
The creative process isn’t just generating ideas. The reality is it’s a five-step process, and ideation is only one of…

Financial Analysis: Making Business Projections

Taught by Rudolph Rosenberg
Estimating future financial performance plays a big part in the life of start-ups and corporations large and small. By looking…

Developing Your Leadership Philosophy

Taught by Mike Figliuolo
If you want your team to trust you as a leader, it’s important to articulate who you are, what you…

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  • Viking Score Overview
  • LinkedIn Headshot Photo
  • Career Resources Overview