Career Research and Education Research for Finance Manager and Software Engineer

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Part A: Career Research
Occupation 1: Information Citation (where
you found this
information)
nature of the work,
including
 the work
environment
 typical work tasks
 degree of
independence
 physical demands
 typical workplaces
 characteristics/
personality
needed
 The financial managers are
responsible for providing the
guidance to the clients and
supporting them to take the decisions
for the business organizations so the
organizations can take the best
decisions.
 The work environment is very much
professional and they work with the
top executives of the organizations.
 They have to provide the financial
information to the business
professionals, build up long term
business plans with proper strategies,
analysis of the need for change and
advise accordingly to the authority.
 The financial managers have enough
independence in their work places.
They can analyze the current market
trends and provide the information to
the business managers. They are free
to develop some external
relationships with the auditors and
solicitors.
 They have to build up certain
relationships with the stakeholders of
the businesses. They have to be able
to handle extreme workloads. They
must build up strong customer
relationships as well.
 They work in a very competitive
workplace. This helps them to
improve their skills and they have to
grow their career prospects as well.
 The financial managers should
always be honest and they should be
able to approach their higher
authorities in the best ways possible.
They should also motivate their
junior employees to work better as
(Badolato,
Donelson & Ege,
2014).
(Wawryszuk-
Misztal &
Wrońska-Bukalska,
2014).

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well.
salary range The annual salary of the financial managers
in Canada can be expected around
CA$101,713 per annum.
possibility for
advancement and/or for
moving into related fields
The financial managers do really have good
career prospects indeed. They can grow with
time if they increase their degrees. They can
try out jobs for general management or the
HR management as well. They can do
fellowship with universities and be their
instructors.
(Wawryszuk-
Misztal &
Wrońska-Bukalska,
2014).
employment outlook The employment outlook can be ranged
between 15% and 25%. It is much faster
than the average.
minimum
education/training
requirements
They must possess a degree or diploma in
accountancy and finance/ economics/
management/ statistics or mathematics. The
postgraduate degrees will be helpful indeed.
(Tridico, 2012).
any other criteria that
interest you
The financial managers are very
professional in their approach and they have
various skills of solving the issues regarding
financial troubles of the company.
Occupation 2: Information Citation (where
you found this
information)
nature of the work,
including
 the work
environment
 typical work tasks
 degree of
independence
 physical demands
 typical workplaces
 characteristics/
The software engineers also work in a very
competitive environment indeed. The
software engineers are responsible for
designing and integrating software programs
in the computers. They must have a good
grasp on the information technology.
They have to consult with the firms,
information warehouses and the
telecommunication providers.
(Wasserman &
Freeman, 2012).

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personality
needed
They are open to work with the consulting
firms and express their views about the
installation of the new software in their
operations.
They have to be active most times of their
working hours so they can be able to resolve
all the issues that occur in their
organizations.
The software engineers will have to work in
different kinds of typical workplaces like
public and private sectors. This is very
challenging for them.
The software engineers are required to
possess a strong personality with the proper
power to take the relevant decisions very
quickly.
salary range The average income level for the software
engineers is about CA$85000 to CA$93000.
possibility for
advancement and/or for
moving into related fields
They can advance in the related fields very
swiftly and this will prove their versatility of
adjusting into new segments of work by
applying their skills.
(Wasserman &
Freeman, 2012)
employment outlook The employment outlook for software
engineers is better because there is a steady
growth in this occupation.
(Myers, Hall & Pitt,
2012).
minimum
education/training
requirements
A bachelor’s degree preferably in computer
science is needed to become a software
engineer. The candidates must have a sound
knowledge in computer programming.
any other criteria that
interest you
The candidates should have an experience in
engineering drawings and making reports.
(Myers, Hall & Pitt,
2012)