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%

To view the complete career profile/demographic information for these top-ranked MBA students and alumni: Request your complimentary MBA career profile demographics report today.

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?

Take your internship recruiting to the next level by trying MBA Focus today!

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

For more information on how simplify your MBA recruiting process, contact us, or connect with us on:

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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