Job posting industry sectors, versus searches for candidate industry experience and industry preferences, offer some interesting differences. The top 5 job posting industry sectors were Financial, Technology, Consulting, Consumer Products, and Nonprofits & Social Enterprises.…
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From 2012 to 2013, job functions of job postings were all very steady, with the top 5 functions being Finance, Marketing, Management, Business Development, and Consulting in that order. The top 2 sub-functions for 2013 job postings were Business Development – General and Marketing – Brand/Product Management, beating out Finance – Other and Consulting – General, which came in 3rd and 4th, respectively.…
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For first-year students, graduating students, and alumni, the Consulting, Finance and Technology-related sectors stand out as the most popular industries on the candidate profiles in our network. In fact, the only other industries that appear in any of the top 10 industry preferences and top 10 industry experiences lists below are Nonprofits & Social Enterprises, Government, Retail and Education.…
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While the industry data is dominated by Consulting, Finance and Technology, the function preference and experience data offers much more diversity. In general, the most popular function preferences of both student populations are Management, Consulting, and Marketing.…
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What types of business leaders are companies seeking? And what are leading MBA employers looking for on the campuses of top graduate b-schools? As the exclusive career service partner to 70+ of the world's top-ranked MBA programs and the #1 MBA recruitment tool for thousands of multinational corporations, MBA Focus offers the most comprehensive report on MBA employer demands.…
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Wondering what MBAs from the world's top graduate business schools are interested in doing for a career post-graduation? Or what experiences these students had before arriving on campus? As the exclusive career services technology partner to 70+ leading graduate business schools, MBA Focus is able to deliver the most comprehensive profile of job-seeking MBA students and alumni available. The 2013 Candidate Analytics Report contains summary and detail information on more than 80,000 MBAs—including more than 16,000 graduating students, 10,000 first-year students, and 55,000 alumni.…
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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 to the functional experiences and preferences of the world's top MBAs.…
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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?…
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