We've already broken down the job functions for this year's graduating class of MBA2s. But what about the job industry experiences and preferences?
Similar to the functional areas, most MBAs are interested and experienced in jobs in Finance. Roughly 2 out of 5 graduating MBA students have experience in the Finance industry. And almost half of them are interested in working in Finance post-graduation. This is no different from previous years. But there are some changes to the next nine industries on the list.
The top 10 industry experiences for this year's graduating class of 2013 MBA2s are:
The class of 2013 MBA students have just recently arrived back on campus to start their second year of business school, but they're already well on their way to their new career next summer. And despite the current economic landscape and upcoming political events, not much has changed when it comes the functional experiences and preferences of the world's top MBAs.
Whether they're career accelerators or career changers, most of them have already updated their resumes, completed their job-seeker profiles, and by now they've even started interviewing for jobs.
So what are these current MBA students interested in? Our job-seeker profiles -- used by more than 70 of the world's top graduate business schools -- offer some insight into their job function preferences and experiences.
Not surprisingly, this year's graduating class of 2013 MBA students is most experienced in Finance and these six other functional areas:
Finance: 42.8% of candidates selected a Finance-related functional experience
Are you looking for a way to reconnect with MBAs your career service office has lost touch with? Social networks are the best source to find those graduates and rebuild meaningful relationships with them. Try interacting with them via:
1. Facebook: With over 1 billion active users and more than 42 million pages with 10 or more likes, Facebook is the perfect place to connect with MBAs. Your school/program should have its own Facebook page that candidates can “like” and get daily updates on relevant news and events. By creating an official Facebook page for your school, you can easily reach people who are specifically interested in what you have to say.
2. Twitter: Twitter is a proven marketing tool and an effective outreach device. Many schools have a presence on Twitter. And some even have multiple accounts, including an entire recruiter-oriented presence (i.e. @HBSRecruitMBA). Your candidates are already using Twitter to communicate, research, promote and personally brand themselves – you should be doing the same for your school’s/program’s brand. Take a moment each day to tweet about something relevant or interesting.
3. LinkedIn: Where Facebook is considered a more personal space, LinkedIn has been defined as the “professional” social network. Use LinkedIn to connect with students and alumni from your school. You should not only create a LinkedIn group for your program, but also create subgroups for each class year, to better connect (and stay connected) with your program’s job-seeking candidates.
Every year, a new class of MBA students arrives at graduate business schools around the world. And every year, a new class of business leaders graduate from those schools. And though every year, the students' demographics change and the schools' curriculums are updated, one thing remains the same -- the MBA recruitment cycle.
Here is how those involved in that annual MBA recruitment cycle spend each academic year:
June:
Preparing for upcoming recruiting season.
July:
Scheduling for on-campus recruiting events. August:
Sourcing ...
Job-seeking MBAs at our partner schools can find more than twice as many MBA job postings than candidates at the business schools outside our network; because being part of our school network also means you're part of our MultiPost job distribution network.
MultiPost delivers hundreds of new and diverse MBA-required jobs each month. How? MultiPost receives jobs from multiple sources (including other top schools in our network) and distributes those jobs to our partner school's job boards. Our GTS partner schools receive all the MultiPost jobs as part of their school’s primary
job board; but even if you're career service office is not powered by GTS, candidates can access the MBA Focus job board as a secondary resource.
With MultiPost, all jobs are approved before being posted to assure candidates are seeing only the best opportunities. And now, with our revolutionary new JobMatch technology, when candidates register and/or log into the system, candidates will be notified of jobs that match their career profile.
Here's a sample of the MBA-required/preferred jobs that were posted to our exclusive network of top MBA talent last recruiting season via MultiPost:
Job Postings by Function:
Accounting - 76
Administration - 59
Business Development - 221
Buyer / Merchandising - 36
Consulting - 375
Corporate Development - 87
Economic Analysis / Research - 67
Education (Administrator/ Faculty) - 37
Engineering...
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
Are you a job-seeking MBA from one of our top-ranked partner schools? If so, then you belong to the most exclusive MBA recruitment network available. Get the most out of your school’s career management offerings with the MBA Focus app. Just create a mobile account within your school’s career service candidate registration system. Then log in to manage all your career service and on-campus recruitment processes on-the-go.
MBA Focus is an exclusive network used to connect leading employers with the world's top-ranked graduate business schools. Our partnerships with the world’s leading graduate business schools, together with our industry-leading recruitment management technology products, make us the #1 choice of companies seeking top MBA talent.
This mobile app allows MBAs to connect with thousands of recruiters from the world’s leading MBA employers.
Once you've created your career profile and uploaded your resume, use MBA Focus v2.0 to
» Check "Announcements"
» View "My Calendar"
» Search the "Company / Contact" file
» Search for "Jobs"
» View "Hot-Lists" with full functionality
» View "Company Details" and all "Contacts" for specified companies
*Functionality varies by school. Contact your school's career service office for details.
IMPORTANT: You must first create a mobile account within your school’s Career Service candidate registration system. After that, make sure your profile is always up-to-date and available to companies searching for their next generation of business leaders.
If you have an MBA from one the world's top business schools chances are you make over $100,000 per year.
In fact, more than 70% of the MBAs who graduated from our top-ranked partner schools make at least 6-figures. And 1 in 5 make more than $200,000 annually. Here is the current data:
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.
Are you recruiting at five or more campuses? If so, you probably struggle to manage all your on-campus recruiting (OCR) calendars and events. But now there's a simple way to manage all your OCR activities with Global Focus.
Global Focus® is the only recruitment management system that gives you direct
access to the world’s best MBA talent. Our exclusive partnerships with 24 of the world’s
25 top-ranked MBA programs and a total of 70+ graduate business schools makes us the go-to
resource for MBA recruitment and leadership talent acquisition.
Now you can manage all of your individual school logins and specific events with direct,
convenient access to our GTS partner schools’ OCR systems.
With OCR Integration you can
Access GTS network school logins directly from within Global Focus
View all of your upcoming events directly from your Global Focus dashboard
Connect your targeted schools to your recruitment management system
Eliminate the need for multiple logins when accessing on-campus recruiting systems
Track non-GTS school events in a single location
View each daily event for the entire academic year with new master calendars
