Top 10 apps for MBA students & alumni

Congratulations, you're an MBA!  Whether you've already graduated or still in school, it’s good to be equipped with as many career service tools as possible to help you land your dream job.  One of the best tools for the job is your iPhone or iPad.  These ten iOS apps help both candidates and alumni in their quest for vocational fulfillment.

10. MBA Focus - If you're a MBA at one of our partner schools, download the MBA Focus mobile app to access all your career services on-the-go. Just sign in to your b-school's career management center on your computer to authorize your mobile device. It's that easy!

9. Letterpress - If you’re a student or alumni of a top graduate business school, chances are you're quite the wordsmith. But coming up with the right "words" can often be a chore. Letterpress makes words fun again.  Play against yourself or with friends in a game where you find words, steal tiles, and color the board to improve or prove your wordsmithing skills to the world.

8. TextGrabber - Ever need to scan a printed document on-the-go? This app allows you to take a picture of a body of text and then it reproduces the photographed text as an editable text note on your device.  It also provides a powerful translating tool for interviews with overseas employers.

7. SimpleNote - Are you tired of writing important notes on pieces of paper that seemingly often get misplaced?  With SimpleNote you can write notes in your web browser on your desktop computer and they will sync with your mobile device, and vice versa.  You can also categorize notes by different headings to help you keep your thoughts, and your life, a bit more organized.

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Employers demand a diverse group of MBAs

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 profile on MBA employer demands. 

The 2013 Employer Demand Analysis Report offers an in-depth summary of more than 80,000 resume database searches and job postings by the leading MBA employers in our network.

This year's report includes summary and detail information about the job postings and searches performed on a variety of functions and industries, including: 

• Consulting
• Consumer Packaged Goods
• Energy
• Finance
• Health Care
• Tech
• ... and more!

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Please take some time to request a copy of this report. And be sure to compare it to our Candidate Analytics Report. We are certain that you will find the analytical information enlightening—and we are hopeful that it serves as a valuable reference for your MBA recruiting and career service initiatives.

Tweetable facts from this year's Employer Demand Analysis Report:

• The top 3 function experiences employers are searching for: Consulting (14.4%), Finance (11.7%), and Marketing (10.4%). Tweet this!
• Companies in #Tech are seeking the largest percentage of MBAs with Marketing experience (25.7%). Tweet this!
• Companies in #Energy are seeking the largest percentage of MBAs with Sales experience (10.8%). Tweet this!
• Companies in #Consulting are seeking the largest percentage of MBAs with Military experience (57.2%). Tweet this!
• The top 3 industry experiences employers are searching for: Consulting (17.0%), Finance (11.9%), and Healthcare (7.6%). Tweet this!
• Top 5 work authorization searches by employers: EU, China, UK, Brazil, Mexico. Tweet this!
• Top 5 language ability searches by employers: Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese, Portuguese, French. Tweet this!
• Top 3 student club affiliations employers are searching for: Women in Business, African-American Business, Hispanic Business. Tweet this!
• Top 3 undergraduate majors employers are searching for: Electrical, Computer, and Mechanical Engineering. Tweet this!
• 61.6% of employers are seeking an MBA with 3-10 years of previous work experience. Tweet this!
• Over 10% of employer searches included a "willingness to relocate" criteria. Tweet this!
• 7.2% of MBA-required job postings were for openings in Asia. 4.1% in Europe. 2.9% in Africa. Tweet this!
• 26.1% of the jobs in Latin America & The Caribbean were posted by Finance companies. Tweet this!
• The top 5 MBA-required job posting locations in the US: San Francisco, NYC, Chicago, LA, Boston. Tweet this!
• The top 5 MBA-required job posting functions: Finance (17%), Marketing (13%), Management (11%), Biz Dev (8%), Consulting (7%). Tweet this!

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Top industries for this year's graduating class of MBA students

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:

• 1. Finance: 38.1%
• 2. Consulting: 30.8%
• 3. High Tech: 24.9%
• 4. Not-for-Profit...

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More quality & diverse opportunities for job-seeking MBAs

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...

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MBA hiring is up across the board

Good news for MBAs and those currently attending a top-ranked graduate business school: MBA hiring is up across the board.

* yes, job "board" pun intended.


In general, MBA Focus saw a 65% increase in MBA jobs over the past year (2011 vs 2010). This increase is based on the number of MBA-required and MBA-preferred jobs on the graduate business school job boards powered by MBA Focus' Global Talent System. This includes schools like Columbia, Cornell's Johnson School, Harvard Business School, MIT – Sloan, Kellogg, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley – Haas, Chicago's Booth School of Business and more.

But MBA hiring has prospered in some industries more than others, including a 440% increase in agribusiness and multiple technology industries with more than a 10% increase.

Here is the complete breakdown:

1. Agribusiness 440.00%
2. Engineering Services 172.73%
3. Manufacturing 171.43%
4. Financial - Insurance 139.53%
5. Nonprofits & Social Enterprises 107.14%

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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.