MBA Focus: 20+ Years in MBA Recruitment Technology

In partnership with the world’s top-ranked graduate business schools, MBA Focus has created the most comprehensive recruiting network available. For more than two decades, these school partners—and the companies that employ their students and alumni—look to us for advanced recruiting technology solutions, best practices, and innovation.

Here is a quick history of MBA Focus:

• 1987 – Company founded to create Computerized Career Services Offices
• 1991 – Pioneering partnership with Harvared Business School to distribute the first searchable MBA CV database
• 1992 – Partnerships with majority of top North American MBA programs and several top European Programs
• 1996 – Created MBA Quick Search recruiter product with all CV’s in one searchable resume database
• 2004 – Launched new Career Management Solution (CMS) with Kellogg School of Management
• 2006 – Hosted first annual Connections Conference
• 2007 – Started to serve all MBA candidate populations including alumni
• 2007 – Publishes white paper on "New Directions in MBA Recruiting"
• 2008 – Hosted first MBACSC Europe Conference
• 2008 – Launched new Global Talent System (GTS) product for MBA career service offices
• 2008 – Publishes white paper on "A Single Path to Hire MBA Talent"
• 2008 – Saved over 75 trees per year by no longer offering printed resume books
• 2009 – Introduced new MultiPost network to distribute jobs to 60+ schools at once
• 2010 – Grew to service over 50,000 job-seeking candidates
• 2011 – Partnered with InterviewStream to integrate virtual interviewing into MBA recruitment process at top b-schools
• 2011 – Launched new www.MBAFocus.com website for employers, schools, and candidates
• 2011 – Expanded focus to high-potential undergraduate talent with Global Focus "U"
• 2012 – Created first Mobile App for candidates to manage MBA recruitment process on-the-go
• 2012 – Hosted first National Energy Forum MBA recruitment event at Houston's Bauer College of Business
• 2012 – Launched the all-new Global Focus 3.0 MBA recruitment product
• 2012 – Announced innovative new JobMatch technology to automatically match job postings with job-seeking candidates

An all-new way to recruit top MBA talent

We're excited to announce the release of the all-new Global Focus® 3.0. Based on feedback from the world's leading MBA employers, this newly redesigned version makes it easier than ever for recruiters to search, evaluate, and connect with top business leadership.

Featuring a Search-Connect-Report format, Global Focus 3.0 provides recruiters with a more streamlined, intuitive experience. Here are just a few of the new navigation, design, and feature enhancements:

• Virtual Interviewing: Conduct live or pre-recorded interviews powered by InterviewStream®
• OCR Integration: Manage school logins and events with direct and convenient access now at over 20 of our GTS partner schools
• JobMatch: Automatically match your job postings to job-seeking candidates in the database.
• Global Proximity Search: Enhanced proximity searches are now available for candidates currently residing outside the United States
• Email "On Behalf Of": Email candidates and forward resumes to colleagues from a specified email address
• Enhanced Keyword Search: Keyword search now allows for the use of “&” symbols. And the addition of “Optional” and “Must Match” filters improve keyword search results
• Candidate Profile Updates: Resume previews are now 2x larger
• Search Agent Emails: Links within search agent emails now deliver only the new matching candidates in your search results
• Notes Management: Track candidate notes for a complete history of note activity by an individual or all company Global Focus users
• New Schools: 15 new partner schools including HEC Paris, IE, IESE, Texas A&M, Yale

To see a complete breakdown of what's new and different in Global Focus 3.0 check out the SlideRocket presentation: Your Guide to Global Focus 3.0


Interested in getting a closer look at these new features? A member of the MBA Focus team would be happy to set up a personal one-on-one demo. In addition to live group trainings and expanded online help, we've recorded an on-demand training video to help recruiters get up to speed quickly.

Here is a sneak speak of the new features and improvements:



We're excited to give this new, state-of-the-art Global Focus 3.0 to our innovative network of recruiters! If you're interested in joining that network or would like to schedule a demo of the product, please contact us.