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• Asian Institute of Management
• Australian School of Business
• Boston College - Carroll
• Carnegie Mellon - Tepper
• Case Western - Weatherhead
• Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Chicago - Booth
• Columbia Business School
• Cornell - Johnson
• Dartmouth - Tuck
• Denver - Daniels
• DePaul - Kellstadt
• Duke - Fuqua
• Emory - Goizueta
• FIU - Chapman
• Florida - Hough
• Florida State
• Forte
• Georgetown - McDonough
• Georgia - Terry
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• Harvard Business School
• HKUST Business School
• Houston - Bauer
• Hult
• IE Business School
• Illinois
• IMD
• Indiana - Kelley
• Iowa - Tippie
• London Business School
• Maryland - Smith
• MIT Sloan
• Michigan - Ross
• Michigan - State (Global Focus-only)
• Minnesota - Carlson
• NAWMBA
• Northwestern - Kellogg
• Notre Dame - Mendoza
• NYU - Stern
• Ohio State - Fisher
• Pennsylvania - Wharton
• Pittsburgh - Katz
• Queen's
• Rice - Jones
• Rochester - Simon
• SDA Bocconi
• Singapore - NUS
• Southern California - Marshall
• South Carolina - Moore
• Stanford GSB
• Syracuse - Whitman
• Tampa - Sykes (Global Focus-only)
• Temple - Fox
• Texas - McCombs
• Thunderbird
• Toronto - Rotman
• Tulane - Freeman
• UC Berkeley - Haas
• UC Irvine - Merage
• UCLA - Anderson
• UC San Diego - Rady
• Virginia - Darden
• Wake Forest
• Washington - Foster
• Western Ontario - Ivey
• Wisconsin-Madison
• Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Lubar
• York - Schulich (Global Focus-only)

How have functional job offerings changed for MBAs?

MBAs infamously become consultants, financiers, and business leaders. But the MBA degree has spread its wings into multiple other functions, including: human resources, engineering, and education. Today, MBAs get their graduate degrees in a plethora of functions. And the MBA job market is changing as well.

Here are the top 25 functions from the MBA job postings in 2011:

1. Consulting
2. Marketing - Brand / Product Management
3. Business Development
4. Strategic Planning
5. Finance - Analyst / Research
6. Sales
7. Marketing - Market Research
8. Marketing - Product Development
9. Marketing - General
10. Management  - Project Mgmt.
11. Finance - General
12. Finance - Corporate Finance
13. Management  - General
14. Marketing - Merchandising / Retail
15. Marketing - Communications / Public Relations
16. Finance - Investment Management
17. Marketing - Advertising
18. Finance - Mergers & Acquisitions
19. Tech - Ecommerce / Internet / Web Site Mgmt
20. Management  - Operations / Production
21. Marketing
22. Finance - Investment Banking
23. Tech - Business Analysis and Design
24. Finance - Risk Management
25. Management  - General Manager

To see how MBA job offerings have changed, take a look at the top 25 functional areas with their corresponding year over year (YOY) increase:

1. Tech - Integration / Implementation: 310.53%
2. Economic Analysis / Research: 261.11%
3. Research & Development: 218.18%
4. Tech - Training and Development: 206.25%
5. Tech - Systems Management: 176.00%
6. Management : 175.00%
7. Marketing: 168.57%
8. Tech: 162.50%
9. Strategic Planning: 146.39%
10. Marketing - Communications / Public Relations: 130.36%
11. Finance - Investment Banking: 127.50%
12. Finance - Mergers & Acquisitions: 120.45%
13. Business Development: 119.27%
14. Management  - International / Multinational: 117.65%
15. Tech - Business Analysis and Design: 114.29%
16. Marketing - Advertising: 112.28%
17. Human Resources: 109.09%
18. Finance - Restructure / Turnaround: 105.88%
19. Marketing - Market Research: 105.10%
20. Finance: 103.33%
21. Finance - Commercial Banking: 102.94%
22. Finance - Public Finance: 102.94%
23. Tech - General: 100.00%
24. Finance - Investment Management: 98.41%
25. Corporate Development: 97.56%

Want to more about the current MBA recruitment landscape? Contact us with any inquiries or connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. The team at MBA Focus has over 100 years combined experience in MBA recruiting – making us the premier thought leader and expert source for knowledge on the subject. Our expertise combined with the information in our database allows us to publish annual reports and articles on the industry. These documents offer valuable information and insight for anyone interested in the MBA recruitment process.

Source: Data is from jobs distributed to MBAs at our partner schools. 

SF Bay, NYC, and Boston: Top 25 locations for MBA jobs

MBA hiring is up across the board over the past year. We saw a 103% increase in MBA-required and MBA-preferred jobs in the U.S. alone. But it's not necessarily where you'd think.

There are still plenty of MBA jobs in and around the San Francisco Bay, New York City, Boston, Seattle, and Chicago. But MBA hiring in the Washington D.C. metro area, Virginia, Ohio, and Dallas metro area are all up over 100% compared to last year.

Here are the top locations for MBA jobs in the U.S.:

1. WEST - California - SF Bay Area
2. NORTHEAST - New York - NYC Metro
3. NORTHEAST - Massachusetts - Boston Metro
4. WEST - Washington - Seattle Metro
5. MIDWEST - Illinois - Chicago Metro
6. MIDATLANTIC - Washington DC Metro
7. WEST - California - Los Angeles Metro
8. MIDWEST - Ohio
9. NORTHEAST - New Jersey
10. SOUTHWEST - Texas - Dallas Metro
11. WEST - California - Orange County
12. SOUTH - Georgia - Atlanta Metro
13. WEST - California - Other
14. MIDWEST - Minnesota - Minneapolis Metro
15. MIDATLANTIC - Virginia
16. NORTHEAST - New York - Other
17. NORTHEAST - Massachusetts - Other
18. NORTHEAST - Connecticut
19. SOUTH - Florida - Miami Metro
20. MIDWEST - Michigan - Detroit Area
21. SOUTHWEST - Texas - Houston Metro
22. MIDATLANTIC - Pennsylvania - Other
23. WEST - California - San Diego Metro
24. MIDWEST - Nebraska
25. SOUTH - North Carolina

But here are the fastest growing locations for new MBA jobs in the U.S. (by percentage increase of jobs over last year):

1. MIDATLANTIC - Washington DC Metro: 134.67%
2. MIDATLANTIC - Virginia: 113.11%
3. MIDWEST - Ohio: 111.27%
4. SOUTHWEST - Texas - Dallas Metro: 108.45%
5. WEST - California - Other: 98.53%
6. MIDWEST - Nebraska: 98.00%
7. WEST - Alaska: 97.67%
8. SOUTH - Florida - Miami Metro: 96.36%
9. SOUTH - Kentucky: 95.74%
10. SOUTH - Tennessee: 93.88%
11. SOUTH - Alabama: 93.18%
12. MIDWEST - Missouri: 92.00%
13. SOUTH - Arkansas: 91.11%
14. WEST - Hawaii: 90.91%
15. WEST - Washington - Other: 89.80%
16. SOUTHWEST - Arizona - Other: 88.89%
17. WEST - Montana: 88.89%
18. SOUTHWEST - New Mexico: 88.64%
19. SOUTHWEST - Arizona - Phoenix Metro: 88.00%
20. NORTHEAST - Connecticut: 87.93%
21. MIDWEST - Kansas: 87.23%
22. MIDWEST - South Dakota: 87.23%
23. SOUTHWEST - Oklahoma: 86.67%
24. WEST - Wyoming: 86.67%
25. NORTHEAST - New Hampshire: 86.54%

Here are the top locations for MBA jobs outside the U.S.:

1. ASIA - China - Shanghai Metro
2. ASIA - China
3. NORTH AMERICA (Non-US States) - CANADA - Ontario
4. ASIA - China - Beijing Metro
5. ASIA - India
6. ASIA - Singapore
7. EUROPE - United Kingdom - London Metro
8. LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN - Brazil
9. MIDDLE EAST - United Arab Emirates
10. ASIA - Thailand
11. ASIA - Hong Kong
12. ASIA - Japan - Tokyo Metro
13. NORTH AMERICA (Non-US States) - Mexico
14. EUROPE - Belgium
15. EUROPE - Germany
16. EUROPE - United Kingdom
17. ASIA - South Korea
18. OCEANIA - Australia
19. LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN - Chile 
20. LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN - Argentina
21. NORTH AMERICA (Non-US States) - CANADA - Quebec 
22. EUROPE - Switzerland
23. EUROPE - Russia
24. ASIA - Japan
25. LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN - Colombia

And here are the fastest growing locations for new MBA jobs outside the U.S. (by percentage increase of jobs over last year):

1. ASIA - China - Beijing Metro: 400.00%
2. ASIA - China - Shanghai Metro: 388.89%
3. EUROPE - Switzerland: 350.00%
4. MIDDLE EAST - United Arab Emirates: 300.00%
5. ASIA - Singapore: 287.50%
6. ASIA - Thailand: 225.00%
7. ASIA - Hong Kong: 212.50%
8. ASIA - India: 181.82%
9. ASIA - Other: 180.00%
10. EUROPE - United Kingdom: 175.00%
11. ASIA - South Korea: 162.50%
12. ASIA - Taiwan: 160.00%
13. ASIA - China: 150.00%
14. EUROPE - France: 133.33%
15. NORTH AMERICA (Non-US States) - Mexico: 118.18%
16. EUROPE - United Kingdom - London Metro: 114.29%
17. EUROPE - Germany: 100.00%
18. EUROPE - Poland: 100.00%
19. ASIA - Japan - Tokyo Metro: 84.62%
20. EUROPE - France - Paris Metro: 80.00%
21. NORTH AMERICA (Non-US States) - CANADA - Ontario: 72.73%
22. NORTH AMERICA (Non-US States) - CANADA - Maritimes  : 66.67%
23. NORTH AMERICA (Non-US States) - CANADA - New Brunswick  : 66.67%
24. NORTH AMERICA (Non-US States) - CANADA - Nova Scotia   : 66.67%
25. NORTH AMERICA (Non-US States) - CANADA - Prince Edward Island  : 66.67%

Source: Data is from jobs posted to MBAs at our partner school via Global Focus and our MultiPost job posting technology. 

How much money MBAs expect to make?

Our exclusive network of MBA talent gives us access to the career profiles of over 70,000 MBA students and alumni from the world's top-ranked business schools. These career profiles tell us a lot about the demographics of the current MBA population, including industry preferences, function preferences, work experiences, geographic preferences, and salary expectations.

Surprisingly, this year's graduating class of MBA students has very similar salary expectations to their experienced counterparts already in the workforce. Roughly 50% of all MBAs, whether still in school or alumni, expect to earn between $100,000 and $200,000 next year. And a mere 5-6% of MBAs expect to earn less than $65,000.

There are some differences which shouldn't surprise you though, including a 5% jump in $300,000+ range for business leaders with post-MBA experience.

Here is the data, including charts and graphs for both populations:

• $300k plus: 2.64%
• $250k-$300k: 2.64% 
• $200k-$250k: 7.45% 
• $150k-$200k: 18.27% 
• $100k-$150k: 30.29% 
• $80k-$100k: 21.15%
• $65k-$80k: 11.06%
• $50k-$65k: 6.49% 

• $300k plus: 7.14%
• $250k-$300k: 4.07%
• $200k-$250k: 9.53%
• $150k-$200k: 20.73%
• $100k-$150k: 31.90%
• $80k-$100k: 14.79%
• $65k-$80k: 6.82%
• $50k-$65k: 5.01%

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Top 10 most popular certifications and licenses for MBAs

In addition to 6+ years advancing their education, many MBAs also attain other certifications and licenses to further prepare themselves for the business world ahead.

It should also come as no surprise that finance certifications and licenses lead the pack. But you might be interested to see what else makes the list, including: Security Clearance, Real Estate License, Pilot License, and Architect License.

Out of 71,325 MBA students and alumni currently in our database, and 9,610 who answered this career profile question, here is what we found:

For the full list of stats and data on MBAs other certifications and licenses click here.

Convert a higher proportion of interns into full-time hires

Companies today expect to convert a high proportion of interns into full-time hires. Smart firms convert even higher proportions with the virtual recruiting tools powered by MBA Focus.

The national average of interns who accept a full-time position is about 73%. Recruiters using our recruitment management system admit that their goal is even higher, hoping that "80% of full-time hires will come from interns and co-ops."

But these advanced search and screening tools don't just make it easier to find perfect-fit candidates, they also make it more cost-effective. And as efficiency goes up, hiring goes up. One of our clients that hired 143 interns for the summer of 2011 will be hiring 253 interns for the summer of 2012.

Major corporation like this and other Fortune 100 companies like Amazon.com, Citi, Google, and Johnson & Johnson are leading the charge, but other much smaller companies are also hiring interns via MBA Focus for a variety of positions, including Senior Product Managers, Senior Financial Analysts, VPs of Marketings and Brand Development, and Strategic Consultants.

So what percentage of full-time hires do you draw from your intern population?

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How companies use Global Focus to recruit top business leadership talent

The Global Focus recruitment management platform gives employers access to top talent, allowing them to:

• Source and identify perfect-fit candidates.
• Increase visibility and market employer brand.
• Personally connect with candidates.
• Streamline outreach and recruiting calendar activities.
• Conduct virtual interviews.
• Post jobs instantly to our vast school network.
• And maintain OFCCP Compliance.

Here is how they used the technology last year:

• 35,000 advanced searches on
• 600,000 specific profile attributes 
• 100,000 resumes viewed on screen
• 200,000 candidates exported to CSV, XML, ATS or email marketing systems
• 850,000 resumes printed to PDF files or paper
• 100,000 emails to candidates sent within the system

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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.

Top 10 most preferred industries for class of 2012 MBA2s

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.

Releases dates for MBA class of 2013 intern resume books

Many of the class of 2013 MBA intern resume books are already available to employers! Don't let your competitors get ahead in the recruiting process. Find perfect fit interns and put your internships in front of first-year students from top-ranked graduate business schools before it's too late! Order now and start searching the database today*.

Just click on the school below to get started:

• Rice - Jones: 8/11/2011
• Thunderbird: 8/19/2011
• Western Ontario - Ivey: 8/22/2011
• University of Houston - Bauer: 8/26/2011
• Ohio State - Fisher: 9/1/2011
• Dartmouth - Tuck: 9/9/2011
• Emory - Goizueta: 9/12/2011
• Syracuse - Whitman: 9/12/2011
• USC - Marshall: 9/14/2011
• Iowa - Tippie: 9/22/2011
• Boston College - Carroll: 9/23/2011
• Washington - Foster: 9/28/2011
• Florida - Hough: 9/30/2011
• Case Western Reserve - Weatherhead: 10/3/2011
• Denver - Daniels: 10/3/2011
• Florida State: 10/3/2011
• Notre Dame - Mendoza: 10/4/2011
• UT Austin - McCombs: 10/5/2011
• Florida International: 10/10/2011
• Rochester - Simon: 10/10/2011
• Wisconsin-Madison: 10/10/2011
• AIM: 10/14/2011
• Georgia Tech: 10/14/2011
• South Carolina - Moore: 10/14/2011
• Minnesota - Carlson: 10/17/2011
• Duke - Fuqua: 10/21/2011
• Harvard Business School: 10/24/2011
• Hong Kong - HKUST: 10/24/2011
• UCLA - Anderson: 10/25/2011
• UVA - Darden: 10/25/2011
• Pennsylvania - Wharton: 10/27/2011
• Maryland - Smith: 10/28/2011
• Wisconsin-Milwaukee: 10/28/2011
• Wake Forest: 10/28/2011
• Cornell - Johnson: 10/31/2011
• Georgetown - McDonough: 10/31/2011
• Hong Kong - CUHK: 10/31/2011
• Indiana - Kelley: 10/31/2011
• Michigan State - Broad: 10/31/2011 - Only available through Global Focus
• NYU - Stern: 10/31/2011
• Tampa - Sykes: 10/31/2011 - Only available through Global Focus
• Tulane - Freeman: 10/31/2011
• Carnegie Mellon - Tepper: 11/7/2011
• UC Berkeley - Haas: 11/7/2011
• Chicago Booth: 11/8/2011
• UC Irvine: 11/8/2011
• UCSD - Rady: 11/8/2011
• London Business School: 11/9/2011
• Columbia: 11/11/2011
• Northwestern - Kellogg: 11/11/2011
• MIT - Sloan: 11/14/2011
• Temple - Fox: 11/15/2011
• Toronto - Rotman: 11/15/2011
• Stanford GSB: 11/18/2011
• Michigan - Ross: 11/21/2011 - Only available through Global Focus
• Illinois: 11/30/2011
• SDA Bocconi: 2/1/2012
• Depaul - Kellstadt: TBD
• Hult: TBD
• Queen's School of Business: TBD
• Pittsburgh - Katz: TBD
• Singapore - NUS: TBD
• York - Schulich: TBD - Only available through Global Focus

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15 new school partners this recruiting season

For over two decades now, the MBA Focus team has provided advanced recruitment technology to the world’s top-ranked graduate business schools. These schools count on us for their online resume books, job boards and office automation needs. Today, we partner with 69 different MBA programs and have added 15 new schools to the network for the 2011-2012 recruiting season, including:

• AIM - Asian Institute of Management
• Case Western Reserve - Weatherhead
• Denver - Daniels
• Depaul - Kellstadt
• Florida - Hough
• Florida State
• Georgia Tech
• Georgia - Terry
• HKUST
• Illinois
• Maryland - Robert H. Smith
• Michigan State - Broad
• Queen’s
• Toronto - Rotman
• York - Schulich

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What do MBA employers search for?

More than 1,200 recruiters from 90 leading MBA employers used the Global Focus advanced search capabilities last year to find their perfect candidates. These recruiters are proactively sourcing their next generation of leaders by filtering the database of over 70,000 candidates to their exact specifications, including: function, industry, work authorization, experience, language, diversity, and keywords.

During the past recruiting season, employers selected more than 600,000 profile attributes in over 35,000 advanced searches. The most important profile question was geographic preference -- which was selected in searches nearly 100,000 times. Specific MBA schools was a close second. Followed by specific industry and function experiences. Other graduate degrees and certifications/licenses were the least important attributes.

This is a summary of the most searched-for candidate profile attributes:

1. Geographic Preference  -  98,337
2. MBA School  -  93,059
3. Industry - Experience  -  82,650
4. Function - Experience  -  62,126
5. Function - Preference  -  45,048
6. Industry - Preference  -  41,228
7. Class Year  -  39,295
8. Language Ability  -  34,771
9. Geographic - Work Experience  -  15,245
10. Program  -  12,419
11. Total Years of Work Experience  -  11,683
12. Club Affiliations  -  11,065
13. MBA Concentration  -  4,695
14. Graduation Availability Date  -  4,434
15. Years of Post MBA Work Experience  -  2,624
16. Annual Compensation  -  2,213
17. Undergraduate Major  -  953
18. Function Experience - Internship  -  578
19. Industry Experience - Internship  -  281
20. Other Graduate Degrees  -  118
21. Certifications/Licenses  -  115

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Top 10 profile attributes MBA employers look for

More than 1,200 recruiters used the Global Focus MBA recruitment technology last year to search and source the perfect candidates for their hiring needs. Within that technology, these recruiters performed more than 35,000 advanced searches by selecting more than 600,000 profile attributes to define their perfect candidate. These were the top ten most selected profile attributes:

1. Class Year  =  Graduating MBAs  -  16,392
2. Class Year  =  MBA Interns  -  13,979
3. Work Authorization  =  United States  -  12,537
4. Program  =  Full-time MBA  -  9,214
5. Class Year  =  Experienced MBAs  -  8,689
6. Language Ability  =  Basic/Conversant  -  6,443
7. Total Years of Work Experience  =  5 - 10 Years  -  5,154
8. Function - Experience  =  Brand / Product Management  -  4,578
9. Function - Experience  =  Corporate Finance  -  4,339
10. Function - Experience  =  Analyst / Research  -  3,885

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The recruitment model is changing

Even with job boards, online networking, and social media recruiting— employers say they are still missing too many high-potential candidates.

Consider this: Recruiters may literally look at thousands of resumes from thousands of sources while searching for that ideal candidate. The main problem with this data is that it is not standardized; recruiters have to search to find the information they need.

The Global Focus database helps recruiters find exactly what they need by providing a common format for every student enrolled.

All an employer needs to do is choose their desired criteria, whether it be involvement in clubs and activities, geographic preferences, or demonstrated leadership and/or work experience. Search results are returned instantly from the thousands of candidates in the database. Those candidates that most closely match what the employer wants rise to the top of the list, making it easy for the employer to find the most qualified candidates for the job.

Let’s imagine that a large financial corporation needs to hire ten candidates for a finance position.

The example above shows how a recruiter might search the Global Focus database to quickly identify quality candidates. Without Global Focus it would be very difficult to gather, review, and interview the number of high quality candidates needed to make ten formal offers of employment. With Global Focus, recruiters simply search the database and then directly connect with their ideal candidates.

What is recruitment?

Recruitment is the process of finding, screening, and selecting qualified candidates for a job at a company or organization. Recruitment begins the moment a job becomes available and ends when an offer of employment is accepted by a job seeker. In between, the recruitment team (or person) may perform any or all of the following tasks: creating a job description, advertising the job, sourcing, screening, interviewing, performing background checks (including references, credit checks, and degree verification), making a job offer, negotiating (terms of employment, relocation, salary), and orienting candidates to the workplace (“onboarding”).

How does recruitment work?
As you can no doubt tell, the process of recruitment involves a lot of legwork for recruiters. Probably the toughest task for any recruiter is finding qualified candidates, which is very time-consuming. Some of the tools recruiters use to find candidates include:

• Sourcing. Instead of passively waiting for job-seekers to come to them via job posts, recruiters actively search for candidates who fit the bill for the job they need to fill. Recruiters “source” by gathering specific information such as a candidate’s name and contact information. Sometimes, they also glean information about the candidate’s skills and experience in a particular field. Recruiters find this kind of information from online searches (e.g., job portals, forums, alumni or other group listings, blogs, and networking websites), by calling a company directly to find out information about its employees, or by asking for employee referrals. Unfortunately, this research is often done one candidate at a time, resulting in a time-intensive and manual process.
• On-campus recruiting is also important in today’s recruiting environment. Many companies host a variety of events on campuses across the country, such as corporate presentations, workshops, and interview sessions. Some firms arrange company site visits for a select group of invitees, while other companies set up mentor programs or networking events. Global Focus “U” and your school's career services office is a great way to stay on top of these events and receive notice of on-campus activities.
• Job postings. Employers advertise (or “post”) jobs in print and online—using trade journals, web sites, and online job boards to post their vacant positions. Job search websites have job search functions, and also allow users to post a resume to attract potential employers. Some online job boards specialize in a particular industry, location, or other criteria. Many firms also post jobs on their own company websites. The main limitation of job postings is that there may be hundreds or even thousands of candidates apply for a position. This means a lot of competition for the candidate. For the recruiter, it means a lot of time spent sorting and sifting through piles of unqualified applicants to identify the truly qualified ones.

MBA Resume Books Available Now: Boston, Florida, Syracuse, Tuck and more

Eight new MBA resume books have released over the past week. Each Resume Book is an extensive database of profiles and resumes submitted by top MBA talent at one of our member schools. Select a school below and search this resume database by experience, certification, keywords, and more.

Available Now:

• Boston College: Class of 2012
• Carnegie Mellon - Tepper: Class of 2012
• Dartmouth - Tuck: Class of 2013
• Emory - Goizueta: Class of 2013
• Florida - Hough: Class of 2012
• Syracuse: Class of 2012
• USC - Marshall: Class of 2013
• Washington - Foster: Class of 2012

Coming Soon:

• IMD: Class of 2011 - Available: 9/16/2011
• Georgetown - McDonough: Class of 2012 - Available: 9/19/2011
• MIT - Sloan: Class of 2012 - Available: 9/19/2011
• South Carolina - Moore: Class of 2012 - Available: 9/20/2011
• South Carolina - Moore: Class of 2013 - Available: 9/20/2011
• Iowa - Tippie: Class of 2012 - Available: 9/21/2011
• Iowa - Tippie: Class of 2013 - Available: 9/21/2011
• Boston College - Carroll: Class of 2013 - Available: 9/23/2011
• Minnesota - Carlson: Class of 2012 - Available: 9/23/2011

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MBA Resume Books Available Now: Cornell, Duke, Wharton and more

Six new MBA resume books have released over the past week. Each Resume Book is an extensive database of profiles and resumes submitted by top MBA talent at one of our member schools. Select a school below and search this resume database by experience, certification, keywords, and more.

Available Now:

• Cornell - Johnson: Class of 2012
• Duke - Fuqua: Class of 2012
• Georgia - Terry: Class of 2012
• Indiana - Kelley: Class of 2012
• Univ of Penn - Wharton: Class of 2012
• NYU - Stern: Class of 2012

Coming Soon:

• Boston College: Class of 2012 - Available: 9/8/2011
• Carnegie Mellon - Tepper: Class of 2012 - Available: 9/8/2011
• Dartmouth - Tuck: Class of 2013 - Available: 9/9/2011
• Florida - Hough: Class of 2012 - Available: 9/9/2011
• Rochester - Simon: Class of 2012 - Available: 9/9/2011
• Emory - Goizueta: Class of 2013 - Available: 9/12/2011
• Syracuse: Class of 2012 - Available: 9/12/2011
• Denver - Daniels: Classes of 2012 & 2013 - Available: 9/12/2011
• Illinois: Classes of 2012 & 2013 - Available: 9/12/2011
• Minnesota - Carlson: Class of 2012 - Available: 9/12/2011
• USC - Marshall: Class of 2013 - Available: 9/14/2011
• Case Western Reserve - Weatherhead: Class of 2012 - Available: 9/15/2011
• Case Western Reserve - Weatherhead: Class of 2013 - Available: 9/15/2011
• Washington - Foster: Class of 2012 - Available: 9/15/2011
• Temple - Fox: Class of 2012 - Available: 9/16/2011

MBA Resume Books Available Now: Columbia, Haas, Kellogg, Stanford and More

Thirteen new resume books have released over the past two weeks. Each Resume Book is an extensive database of profiles and resumes submitted by top MBA talent at one of our member schools. Select a school below and search this resume database by experience, certification, keywords, and more.

Available Now:

• AGSM: Class of 2011
• AGSM: Class of 2012
• Columbia Business School: Class of 2012
• Georgia Tech: Class of 2012
• Northwestern - Kellogg: Class of 2012
• Ohio State - Fisher: Class of 2013
• Stanford GSB: Class of 2012
• Thunderbird: Class of 2012
• Thunderbird: Class of 2013
• UC Berkeley - Haas: Class of 2012
• UCLA - Anderson: Class of 2012
• UT Austin - McCombs: Class of 2012
• UVA - Darden: Class of 2012

Coming Soon:

• Dartmouth - Tuck: Class of 2012 - Available 8/26/2011
• UCSD: Class of 2012 - Available 8/26/2011
• Houston - Bauer: Class of 2012 - Available 8/26/2011
• Houston - Bauer: Class of 2013 - Available 8/26/2011
• Emory - Goizueta: Class of 2012 - Available 8/29/2011
• UC Irvine: Class of 2012 - Available 8/29/2011
• Rochester - Simon: Class of 2012 - Available 8/29/2011
• Harvard Business School: Graduated Alumni - Available 8/30/2011
• Harvard Business School: Class of 2012 - Available 8/30/2011

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MBA Resume Books Available Now: Chicago Booth, Ivey, Mendoza, and More

Get a jump start on this year's recruitment season! New resume books from top-ranked MBA programs are just a click away.

NOW AVAILABLE

• Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business - Rice University
• Richard Ivey School of Business - University of Western Ontario
• The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
• The University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business
• USC Marshall School of Business

COMING SOON

• Columbia Business School - 8/12/2011
• Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley - 8/12/2011
• UCLA Anderson School of Management - 8/13/2011
• Australian Graduate School of Management - 8/15/2011
• Simon Graduate School of Business - University of Rochester - 8/15/2011
• McCombs School of Business - The University of Texas at Austin - 8/15/2011
• Emory University - Goizueta Business School - 8/19/2011
• Northwestern University - Kellogg Graduate School of Management - 8/19/2011
• Thunderbird School of Global Management - 8/19/2011

Resume databases scheduled to release after August 19th can be pre-ordered starting today! Resume Books | MBAFocus. 

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Releases Dates for MBA2 Resume Books

Upcoming Release Dates for MBA Class of 2012 Resume Books
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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New Global Focus Features Coming Soon

We are excited to announce our new Global Focus 2.3 features and enhancements for the coming academic year:

• Candidate Snapshot - View candidate detail information on a single page
• Expanded Alumni Data - Search expanded employment information
• MultiPost Usage Widget - Manage and view jobs by recruitment area
• Employer Usage Widget - Monitor your team’s use of Global Focus to inform decisions
• Split Search - Search students and alumni separately
• Email Management - Manage and track your marketing email efforts 
• Email Templates - Produce more professional email communications
• School Release Notifications - Receive emails regarding resume availability 
• Knowledgebase Support - Get the most out of Global Focus 
• OCR Integration - Manage school logins and events with direct and convenient access
• Virtual Interviewing - Conduct live interviews, powered by InterviewStream®

Global Focus® is the only recruiting management platform that gives you access to the world’s best MBA talent. Global Focus provides an extensive pipeline of high potential and high performing global talent via our exclusive partnerships with 24 of the world’s 25 top-ranked MBA programs and a total of 60+ graduate business schools.

If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact us at: https://www.mbafocus.com/Products/GlobalFocus/Demo.aspx

New schools, new students, new class of 2012 & 2013 MBA resume books!

The new resume books for the upcoming academic year are now available for pre-order! Just go to the Resume Books page or click on a school link below to get started:

• Australian School of Business
• Boston College - Carroll
• Carnegie Mellon - Tepper
• Case Western - Weatherhead
• Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Chicago - Booth
• Columbia Business School
• Cornell - Johnson
• Dartmouth - Tuck
• Denver - Daniels
• Duke - Fuqua
• Emory - Goizueta
• FIU - Chapman
• Florida - Hough
• Forte
• Georgetown - McDonough
• Georgia - Terry
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• Harvard Business School
• HKUST Business School
• Houston - Bauer
• Hult
• IE Business School
• IMD
• Indiana - Kelley
• Iowa - Tippie
• London Business School
• MIT Sloan
• Michigan - Ross
• Minnesota - Carlson
• NAWMBA
• Northwestern - Kellogg
• Notre Dame - Mendoza
• NYU - Stern
• Ohio State - Fisher
• Pennsylvania - Wharton
• Pittsburgh - Katz
• Rice - Jones
• Rochester - Simon
• SDA Bocconi
• Singapore - NUS
• Southern California - Marshall
• South Carolina - Moore
• Stanford GSB
• Syracuse - Whitman
• Temple - Fox
• Texas - McCombs
• Thunderbird
• Tulane - Freeman
• UC Berkeley - Haas
• UC Irvine - Merage
• UCLA - Anderson
• UC San Diego - Rady
• Virginia - Darden
• Wake Forest
• Washington - Foster
• Western Ontario - Ivey
• Wisconsin-Madison
• Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Lubar

What you missed at Connections 2011

Representatives from 25 of the world’s leading employers and 27 of the world’s top business schools attended Connections 2011 "Critical Dependencies in MBA Recruiting” hosted by MBA Focus in Columbus, Ohio.

We are very proud that this conference continues to be the premiere event for MBA recruitment. We truly appreciate the ideas, comments, and willingness to share year after year. This kind of rich and open dialogue makes it possible for all of us to succeed.

Below is a list of key thoughts, discussion points, and takeaways from the presentations, moderated panels, and keynotes that you missed. Please keep these in mind as you prepare for the upcoming season. Feel free to call or email us with additional thoughts. You can also post your comments on our MBA Focus Facebook page.

MBA Focus Intro

• MBA Focus makes it easier to do your job! 96% of client contacts, and 93% of users would recommend MBA Focus.
• The future of MBA Focus includes virtual interviewing, new user interface, integration with social networks, and mobile applications.
• Schools admit: "MultiPost is a big value proposition for us!"
• Employers confirm that more energy and emphasis is placed on sourcing activities: "Post and pray is dead."
• "Phone calls are not the best way to screen candidates...Virtual Interviewing can only be a good thing and help improve the process."

Moderated Panels

• MBA students agree that CMO/CSO/CMC still play a major role in employment process. 
• Schools only place a small percentage of students in jobs through OCR (on-campus recruiting).
• GMAT scores are not a predictor of employability; it is used to predict how successful a student will be in an MBA program. 
• Schools are admitting on potential just as employers are hiring on potential. 
• Buzzword = PERSONAL. MBA students want personal touch to offers and communications. Want to feel wanted. But don't invade personal space. MBA students agree Facebook and texting is personal space. LinkedIn and email is more professional.  And email is still the preferred method of communication during the recruiting process.
• Students think location, salary, flexibility, etc important when accepting job offer. But it is better if a company really WANTS you and INTERESTED in you.
• Informative Q&A on the new DOJ ruling about discrimination in job postings based on citizenship vs. work authorization. Check with your legal counsel.

Keynotes

• Employers need to "create experiences worth sharing." - Sabine Gillert
• "Engaging the engaged." Companies can utilize social media as a brand ambassador to reach candidates otherwise uninterested.  - Sabine Gillert
• "Anything worth doing is worth doing POORLY." - Artie Isaac 
• Recommended books on creativity, including The Artist's Way (which has daily and weekly exercises): http://astore.amazon.com/artieisaac-20

We hope to see you next year! Please Save the Date for Connections 2012, which will be held April 30–May 2, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio.