These are a collection of some of the best discussions created for and replied to by members of the WSO community on the topic of Corporate Careers (including Corporate Development, Strategy, and more) . Keep in mind this is by no means a comprehensive list and reading old and current posts will help you learn more about the industry.
Editor's Note: Due to the amount of information in harvardgrad08's thread, "The Other Road: Corporate Development Associate Fielding Questions", we've decided to simply direct you to that thread. If you're interested in Corporate Development, or any corporate finance role for that matter, make sure you pay close attention to his advice.
Is Corporate Development or Strategy right for me?
-Corp Dev vs. I-Banking: This thread discusses corporate development, but make sure to pay attention to Monkey Island's examination of the difference between corp dev and investment banking
-Corp Dev vs. Corp Treasury: WallStreetOasis users give guidance on the difference between the corporate development and treasury department
Getting A Job
-Careers: This thread was made to focus on careers available to "B+ students"
-Leadership Development Programs: WSO Certified User dublin shares a list of leadership development programs at F500 firms, which long-time user judowned adds a good amount to
Life in a Corporate Career
Compensation (F-500): Users discuss the possible compensation packaged of the executives and senior leaderships at F500 companies, please note, however, that compensation and titles differ from firm to firm
Corporations
-Corporation Careers (Undergraduate): WSO users try to come up with a list of firms that hire undergrads into their corporate development and strategy departments
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