<p>What majors are 'top business' companies- such as Google, Ernst & Young, J.P Morgan, Goldman Sachs- looking for in their employees? Or can anyone give specific majors for each company?</p>
<p>For example I personally feel like Goldman Sachs are looking for Finance and Economics majors, etc. Or does it not matter at all?</p>
<p>I don’t work at any of these companies but I do work at a huge corporation. Either way, this is tough to answer.</p>
<p>First, a top business company is a reputation built by branding. Exxon Mobil is probably the ‘top business’ in the world, as well as Verizon, Wal-Mart, Nordstrom, Darden Restaurants, Apple, etc. It’s not that you don’t know this but asking for a what to major in would require you to narrow it down to either what industry you want to be in or what you love to do.</p>
<p>All corporations have marketing, finance, management and operations - you could go in any direction. Companies are built around a product or service so fashion design or retail mgmt, computer science, petroleum engineering, hospitality, etc can get you started in many companies as well. </p>
<p>You mention Google and Goldman Sachs in the same sentence so there is no way to tell where your interest is since these are such different companies. However, if you are just asking generally, I’d say almost anything in the business, science and engineering can get you started in a large corporation doing something BUT…sometimes your college class rank, internships/experience, where you go to college and who you know matters a lot when it comes to getting your foot in the door.</p>
<p>You have to ask as anyone from my college ever made it into one of these ‘top’ businesses. Then find out how and model it.</p>
<p>Indeed your question is a little too broad, as those companies all have different needs and focuses based on their underlying business. </p>
<p>I did work for Ernst & Young (as well as Deloitte) so that one is easy, the best way in is to study accounting. Once you’re with E & Y (for example) you may later get employment opportunities from the clients you have served. So you could spend a couple years on the audit side servicing Verizon (amongst other clients). It would not be usual for Verizon to then hire people from E & Y into their accounting department. It happens on the tax side as well, but probably more often on the audit side. </p>
<p>My cousin and his wife both work for Apple (in manufacturing), they are both engineers who later got MBAs (before they went to Apple). They work their butts off, but they love it. </p>
<p>Bottom line, there are lots of ways in, but pick something that suits your interest. Good luck! </p>