"Back Office Positions" <- What does that mean?

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@Thetaxdad

When you say you are majoring in business, do you have idea what path you are taking? Operations is a specific field. Depending on what path you take, you are not limmited to operations just because you are going to UMD. (By the way - which UMD - Maryland or Minnesota?)

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<p>UMD as in University of Maryland - College Park.</p>

<p>Well I’d prefer to major in Economics, but people have suggested I major in Business if I want a job at Graduation, so I’m applying to the Smith School of Business. This is highly tentative but I might go into Finance or just do “General Business” and double major in Economics.</p>

<p>Someone I know said that UMD places into “Back Office Positions” at places like JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs. I was just wondering what they do in Operations (which apparently is a Back Office Position).</p>