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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First Look at the Class of 2014 & 2015 MBA Student Resume Books

Be the first to access the class of 2014 & 2015 MBA student resume books. Pre-order now!
The searchable online resume books of 1st- and 2nd-year MBA students for the upcoming 2013-14 MBA recruiting season are now available for pre-order! Pre-ordering ensures you get access to this top MBA talent the moment it is released to employers.

Just go to the Resume Books page or click on a school link below to get started:

Arizona State - Carey Asian Institute of Management Boston College - Carroll Brandeis International Carlos III de Madrid Carnegie Mellon - Tepper Case Western - Weatherhead CEIBS  (Global Focus-only) Chinese University of Hong Kong Chicago - Booth Columbia Business School Colorado State Cornell - Johnson Dartmouth - Tuck Denver - Daniels Duke - Fuqua Emory - Goizueta Florida - Hough Florida State Forte Georgetown - McDonough Georgia - Terry Georgia State - Robinson Georgia Tech  (Global Focus-only) Harvard Business School HEC Paris HKUST Business School Houston - Bauer Hult IESE  (Global Focus-only) Illinois IMD  (Global Focus-only) Indiana - Kelley INSEAD  (Global Focus-only) Iowa - Tippie London Business School Maryland - Smith MIT Sloan Michigan - Ross  (Global Focus-only)

Michigan State - Broad Minnesota - Carlson Northwestern - Kellogg Notre Dame - Mendoza NYU - Stern Ohio State - Fisher Penn State - Smeal  (Global Focus-only) Pepperdine - Graziadio Pittsburgh - Katz Purdue - Krannert  (Global Focus-only) Rice - Jones Rochester - Simon Sacramento State SDA Bocconi Southern California - Marshall South Carolina - Moore Stanford GSB Syracuse - Whitman Tampa - Sykes (Global Focus-only) TCU - Neeley Texas - McCombs Texas A&M - Mays (Global Focus-only) Toronto - Rotman Tulane - Freeman UC Berkeley - Haas UC Irvine - Merage UCD Smurfit  (Global Focus-only) UCLA - Anderson UC San Diego - Rady Utah - Eccles Virginia - Darden Wake Forest Washington - Foster Willamette - Atkinson Wisconsin-Madison Yale

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!

Request a copy of this report

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 5 tips to improve your job-seeker profile

You've undoubtedly completed a handful of online profiles over the past 5 years. You have a Facebook profile, a Twitter bio, a LinkedIn resume, and maybe even a MySpace account. You've also probably created profiles on your favorite news and shopping sites. These profiles are a dime-a-doze, with standard questions (i.e. favorite quotes, movies, job title, interests, and accomplishments) and generic information for the general public. Anyone can signup, and everyone's profile looks the same. It is not a niche network or an exclusive club.

The MBA Focus network is as exclusive as it gets. Only top-ranked b-schools and elite MBA students or alumni from those programs can join. Plus every MBA employer who wants access to this top talent must first be approved by each school's career service office. But even with such limited competition, it can be hard to stand out as an elite job-seeking MBA candidate.

The MBA Focus job-seeker profile is designed to help you differentiate yourself from other MBAs with similar resumes. Here are five tips to improve your profile:

1. Be Complete: Don't just complete the required sections. Fill out as many fields as you can, including the top 5 most searched-on profile attributes: Geographic Preference, Industry Experience, Function Experience, Function Preference, Industry Preference.
2. Be Accurate: Don't just select...

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MBA Analytics Report can inform your recruitment strategy

Wondering what MBAs from the world's top graduate business schools are interested in doing for a career post-graduatiion? 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.

This year's report offers an in-depth look at the career profile demographic data for the current population of job-seeking candidates, including:

• Job Function Experiences
• Job Function Preferences
• Industry Experiences
• Industry Preferences
• Geographic Preferences
• Work Authorization
• Club Affiliations
• Language Abilities
• Licenses and Certifications
• ... and more!

Request a copy of this report

Please take some time to request a copy of this report. We are certain that you will find the analytical information useful as you plan your upcoming MBA recruiting and career service initiatives.

Tweetable facts from this year's Candidate Analytics Report:

• MBAs are more interested in Management (55%), Marketing (51%), and Consulting (50%) than Finance (48%). Tweet this!
• MBA career changers come from #Engineering and #Technology function experiences. Tweet this!
• MBAs do not prefer careers in Engineering (4%) despite functional experiences (22%) #careerchangers. Tweet this!
• 50.7% of MBA2s and 49.1% of MBA1s prefer a career in #Consulting. Tweet this!
• Each new MBA class has more Not-for-profit experience (16.6% in 2012, 17.2% in 2013 and 18.9% in 2014). Tweet this!
• B-schools saw a 5% increase in MBA students with Finance experience during the 2011-12 academic year. Tweet this!
• Consulting (49%), Finance (46%), CPG (30%) and Tech (29%) are the top industry prefs of graduating MBAs. Tweet this!
• For the first time Consulting (49.4%) is a more popular MBA job industry preference than Finance (46.2%). Tweet this!
• The top 3 function preferences of MBA2s = Biz Dev 32%, Strategic Planning 27%, Brand/Product Mgmt 23%. Tweet this!
• MBA2s' top 3 industry preferences = Consulting Strategy 27%, Private Equity 21%, Venture Capital 19%. Tweet this!
• Where do MBAs want to work in United State? NYC, SF Bay, LA, Boston, and Chicago. Tweet this!
• Where do MBAs want to work outside the US? UK, Hong Kong, Canada, Germany, and Switzerland. Tweet this!
• 9% of MBAs at top b-schools are authorized to work in India. 8% in the European Union. And 6% in China. Tweet this!
• The #1 industry experience for the MBA class of 2014 is #Nonprofits & Social Enterprises (12.2%). Tweet this!
• 10.6% of this year's graduating class of MBA2s has experience in #Sales. Tweet this!
• 10% of this year's graduating class of MBA2s has experience in #Entrepreneurship. Tweet this!
• 27% of MBAs speak Spanish. 16% speak French. 13% speak Mandarin. 11% speak Hindi. And 6% speak German. Tweet this!
• 6.5% of MBAs have experience in Retail. Tweet this!
• MBA students from the world's top-ranked b-schools make $100k-$150k on average (14.3% of alumni). Tweet this!
• Only 8.1% of actively- or passively-seeking MBA alumni are NOT willing to relocate. Tweet this!
• The MBA Focus network has grown to now include 83,033 MBA students & alumni from the world's top b-schools. Tweet this!

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For more information about gaining access to this top MBA talent please contact us.

Go mobile for timely employment reporting

It's that time of the year again. Your students have completed their resume workshops, attended recruiting events, finished interviews, and are now beginning to receive offers from employers. These offers and employment reports are a crucial part of your annual process. But now that the offers are rolling in, students tend to forget about career services. So how can career service offices stay in touch with students and get this critical information in a timely fashion? Go mobile!

Each new class of MBA students is becoming increasingly millennial...

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[Infographic] How leading MBA employers use mobile

MBA recruitment is a structured and complex process. Career service offices layout strict rules for on-campus-recruiting. Plus there are thousands of MBA students at hundreds of graduate business schools around the world! So reaching this elite leadership talent can be a difficult task.

Today, recruiters use a mixture of traditional on-campus, in-person recruitment methods and new digital recruitment tools to aid them in this complex process. This infographic, "Digital MBA Recruitment: Top 10 recruiting tasks done by device," gives you a glimpse into how leading MBA employers are recruiting top MBA talent. We surveyed over 500 recruiters from our network to get this information.

If you like the infographic, please share it on Facebook and Twitter, "Pin" it, “Like” it, and feel free to use it on your website and/or blog.




Here are some other quick, tweetable facts from our findings:

• Only 16 percent of MBA recruiters currently use a specialized mobile recruiting app. Tweet this!
• Email is still the most often used form of communication in MBA recruiting. Tweet this!
• Viewing resumes is the 3rd most often performed task by MBA recruiters. Tweet this!
• More MBA recruiters are viewing resumes on computers or mobile device than printed paper. Tweet this!
• MBA recruiters primarily still use pen & paper to take notes during interviews. Tweet this!
• 29 percent of MBA recruiters are using video interviewing technology. Tweet this!
• MBA recruiters prefer using a mobile device at on-campus recruiting events. Tweet this!
• Only 8 percent of MBA recruiters are supplied with a tablet by their company. Tweet this!
• Less than 10 percent of MBA recruiters use QR codes as part of their recruitment process. Tweet this!
• 1 in 3 MBA recruiters will visit 6 or more graduate business schools this year. Tweet this!
• 1 in 5 corporate recruiters will hire 10+ MBAs this year. Tweet this!
• The average cost to hire an MBA is $10,000.00. Tweet this!

For more information on our digital MBA recruitment tools and an all-new mobile app for recruiters coming this fall, please contact us.