Finance, Consulting, and Entrepreneurship: Top 10 Function Preferences for the MBAs

Second-year MBA student registration is closed for most of our partner programs, and today, more than 10,000 graduating MBA students from 60+ of the world's top-ranked graduate business schools have uploaded their resumes and created career profiles with MBA Focus. 

We already know which industries the new batch of MBAs are interested in -- but which functions do they prefer? As expected more than 1/4 of them are interested in finance. And over 18% want to be in management. But number three might surprise you.

Here are their top ten most preferred functions according to the MBA class of 2012 career profiles in our database:

Wondering which functions didn't make the top ten? Or where sales landed on the list? Check out MBAFocus.com for a complete summary of all of the MBA2s function preferences.

Financial, Consulting, and Tech: Top 10 Industry Preferences for the MBA Class of 2012

Second-year MBA student registration is closed for most of our partner programs, and today, more than 10,000 graduating MBA students from 60+ of the world's top-ranked graduate business schools have uploaded their resumes and created career profiles with MBA Focus.

This year's graduating class of MBA2s are the future business leaders of the world. They will be CEOs, CFOs, executive managers, directors, and VPs of huge Fortune 500 companies as well as start-up entrepreneurial businesses. But what types of industries are they interested in? As expected, nearly 1/4 of the MBA2 population is interested in financial companies. And more than 16% are interested in consulting. But the next three might surprise you.

Here are the top ten most preferred industries according to the class of 2012 MBA student career profiles in our database:
 

Wondering which industries didn't make the top ten? Or where the nonprofits landed on the list? Visit MBAFocus.com for a complete breakdown of their industry preferences.

Class of 2012 MBA Resume Book Release Dates

The new resume books for the graduating class of 2012 MBA students start releasing this month! But don't wait until they are available to order access. It could take up to 48 hours to get approved by the school. Pre-order now and start searching the database the moment the resumes are released to employers. Just click on the school below to get started:

• Univ of W. Ontario - Ivey - MBA Class of 2012 - Permanent Recruiting - 7/6/2011
• AGSM - MBA (Full Time) 2012 - 7/28/2011
• Rice - Jones - 2nd Year - Class of 2012 - 7/29/2011
• CEIBS - February 2012 Graduates - 8/1/2011
• USC - Marshall - Class of 2012 - 8/1/2011
• Univ of Notre Dame - Mendoza - MBA Class of 2012 - 8/4/2011
• Thunderbird - Resume Book 2012-2013 - 8/8/2011
• University of Houston - Bauer - 2nd Year - Class of 2012 - 8/8/2011
• Chicago Booth - Full-Time Employment Class of 2011-2012 - 8/9/2011
• Columbia - Class of 2012 - Second Year - 8/12/2011
• UC Berkeley - Haas - Academic Year 2011-2012 - Graduating - 8/12/2011
• UCLA - Anderson - Full-Time Employment - Class of 2012 - 8/13/2011
• Rochester - Class of 2012 - 2nd Year/MS - 8/15/2011
• UT Austin - McCombs - Class of 2012 - 2nd Year - 8/15/2011
• Univ of W. Ontario - Ivey - HBA Class of 2012 - Permanent Recruiting - 8/16/2011
• Emory - Goizueta - Class of 2012 - 2nd Year - 8/19/2011
• Northwestern - Kellogg - GTS - Class of 2012 - Second Year - 8/19/2011
• Univ of Michigan - Ross - Class of 2012 - Second Year - 8/22/2011
• UVA - Darden - Class of 2012 - Second Year - 8/23/2011
• Stanford GSB - MBA2 Class of 2012 Career Dashboard - 8/25/2011
• Dartmouth - Tuck - 2nd Year - Class of 2012 - 8/26/2011
• UCSD - Seeking post-MBA positions – Class of 2012 (Full-time) - 8/26/2011
• UC Irvine - Class of 2012 - Graduating Candidates - 8/29/2011
• HBS - Class of 2012 - Second Year - 8/30/2011
• Indiana - Kelley - Class of 2012 - 2nd Year - 9/1/2011
• Georgia - Terry - Class of 2012 - 2nd Year - 9/1/2011
• Duke - Fuqua - Class of 2012 - Second Year - 9/2/2011
• Syracuse - Academic Year 2011-2012 - 9/2/2011
• Boston College - 2nd Year Class of 2012 - 9/6/2011
• Cornell - Johnson - Talent System - Class of 2012 (2nd Year) - 9/6/2011
• Univ of Penn - Wharton - Class of 2012 - Second Year Online Resume Book - 9/6/2011
• NYU - Stern - 2nd Year - Class of 2012 - 9/7/2011
• Carnegie Mellon - Tepper - 2nd Year -- Class of 2012 - 9/8/2011
• University of Denver - Class of 2012 - 9/12/2011
• Minnesota - Class of 2012 - 2nd Year - 9/12/2011
• Case Western - Weatherhead School of Management - Class of 2012 - 2nd Year - 9/15/2011
• University of Maryland - Class of 2012 - 2nd Year - 9/15/2011
• University of Toronto - Rotman - Class of 2012 - 2nd Year - 9/15/2011
• Univ of Washington - Foster - Class of 2012 - 2nd Year - 9/15/2011
• Temple - Fox - Class of 2012 - 2nd Year - 9/16/2011
• Georgetown - McDonough - Class of 2012 - 2nd Year Resume Book - 9/19/2011
• MIT Sloan Career Central - Class of 2012 (2nd Yr.) - 9/19/2011
• Univ of Wisconsin - Class of 2012 - 2nd Year - 9/19/2011
• Univ of S Carolina - Full-time Employment Candidates - Class of 2012 - 9/20/2011
• Univ of Iowa - Tippie - Class of 2012 (Full-time candidates) - 9/21/2011
• Ohio State - Fisher - 2nd Year - Class of 2012 - 10/4/2011
• Forte - MBA in Progress Candidates - 2011-2012 - 10/14/2011
• Hong Kong - HKUST - Class of 2012 - 2nd Year - 10/18/2011
• London Business School - Class of 2012 (Graduates) - 10/20/2011
• Hult - MBA Program - Graduating 2012 - 10/24/2011
• Chinese Univ of Hong Kong - MBA Programmes - Class of 2012 (2nd Year) - 10/26/2011
• Univ of Tampa - Class of 2012 - Second Year - 10/31/2011
• Florida Int'l - Academic Year 2011-2012 - TBD
• Georgia Tech - 2nd Year - Class of 2012 - TBD
• IMD - Graduating December 2011 - TBD
• Tulane - Class of 2012 - 2nd Year - TBD
• Florida - Hough - Class of 2012 - Candidates Seeking Full-Time Positions - TBD
• Univ of Pittsburgh - Full Time Job Seekers - 2nd Year Class of 2012 - TBD
• UWMilwaukee - 2nd Year - Class of 2012 - TBD
• Wake Forest University - Second Year, Class of 2012 - TBD

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