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 the functional experiences and preferences of the world's top MBAs.
Whether they're career accelerators or career changers, most of them have already updated their resumes, completed their job-seeker profiles, and by now they've even started interviewing for jobs.
So what are these current MBA students interested in? Our job-seeker profiles -- used by more than 70 of the world's top graduate business schools -- offer some insight into their job function preferences and experiences.
Not surprisingly, this year's graduating class of 2013 MBA students is most experienced in Finance and these six other functional areas:
Are you a job-seeking MBA from one of our top-ranked partner schools? If so, then you belong to the most exclusive MBA recruitment network available. Get the most out of your school’s career management offerings with the MBA Focus app. Just create a mobile account within your school’s career service candidate registration system. Then log in to manage all your career service and on-campus recruitment processes on-the-go.
MBA Focus is an exclusive network used to connect leading employers with the world's top-ranked graduate business schools. Our partnerships with the world’s leading graduate business schools, together with our industry-leading recruitment management technology products, make us the #1 choice of companies seeking top MBA talent.
This mobile app allows MBAs to connect with thousands of recruiters from the world’s leading MBA employers.
Once you've created your career profile and uploaded your resume, use MBA Focus v2.0 to
» Check "Announcements"
» View "My Calendar"
» Search the "Company / Contact" file
» Search for "Jobs"
» View "Hot-Lists" with full functionality
» View "Company Details" and all "Contacts" for specified companies
*Functionality varies by school. Contact your school's career service office for details.
IMPORTANT: You must first create a mobile account within your school’s Career Service candidate registration system. After that, make sure your profile is always up-to-date and available to companies searching for their next generation of business leaders.
In partnership with the world’s top-ranked graduate business schools, MBA Focus has created the most comprehensive recruiting network available. For more than two decades, these school partners—and the companies that employ their students and alumni—look to us for advanced recruiting technology solutions, best practices, and innovation.
Here is a quick history of MBA Focus:
1987 – Company founded to create Computerized Career Services Offices
1991 – Pioneering partnership with Harvared Business School to distribute the first searchable MBA CV database
1992 – Partnerships with majority of top North American MBA programs and several top European Programs
1996 – Created MBA Quick Search recruiter product with all CV’s in one searchable resume database
2004 – Launched new Career Management Solution (CMS) with Kellogg School of Management
2006 – Hosted first annual Connections Conference
2007 – Started to serve all MBA candidate populations including alumni
We're excited to announce the release of the all-new Global Focus® 3.0. Based on feedback from the world's leading MBA employers, this newly redesigned version makes it easier than ever for recruiters to search, evaluate, and connect with top business leadership.
Featuring a Search-Connect-Report format, Global Focus 3.0 provides recruiters with a more streamlined, intuitive experience. Here are just a few of the new navigation, design, and feature enhancements:
Virtual Interviewing: Conduct live or pre-recorded interviews powered by InterviewStream®
OCR Integration: Manage school logins and events with direct and convenient access now at over 20 of our GTS partner schools
JobMatch: Automatically match your job postings to job-seeking candidates in the database.
Global Proximity Search: Enhanced proximity searches are now available for candidates currently residing outside the United States
Email "On Behalf Of": Email candidates and forward resumes to colleagues from a specified email address
Enhanced Keyword Search: Keyword search now allows for the use of “&” symbols. And the addition of “Optional” and “Must Match” filters improve keyword search results
Candidate Profile Updates: Resume previews are now 2x larger
Search Agent Emails: Links within search agent emails now deliver only the new matching candidates in your search results
Notes Management: Track candidate notes for a complete history of note activity by an individual or all company Global Focus users
New Schools: 15 new partner schools including HEC Paris, IE, IESE, Texas A&M, Yale
To see a complete breakdown of what's new and different in Global Focus 3.0 check out the SlideRocket presentation: Your Guide to Global Focus 3.0
Interested in getting a closer look at these new features? A member of the MBA Focus team would be happy to set up a personal one-on-one demo. In addition to live group trainings and expanded online help, we've recorded an on-demand training video to help recruiters get up to speed quickly.
Here is a sneak speak of the new features and improvements:
We're excited to give this new, state-of-the-art Global Focus 3.0 to our innovative network of recruiters! If you're interested in joining that network or would like to schedule a demo of the product, please contact us.
Representatives from 24 top business schools and 26 leading MBA employers attended Connections 2012 "The MBA Community: Positive Leadership, Changing Times” hosted by MBA Focus in Columbus, Ohio.
We are very proud that this conference continues to be the premiere event for thought leadership in 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 the top 10 key thoughts, discussion points, and takeaways from the presentations, moderated panels, and keynotes at Connections 2012. 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 below.
Video interviewing is perfect for companies seeking international candidates; and for candidates seeking international opportunities
Currently 10%-20% of MBAs are placed internationally, but the demand for international candidates/opportunities is increasing.
MBA students are already very interested in being global; the next step is helping them with going global.
MBA Focus is pleased to present you with the 2011-2012 MBA Student and Alumni Analytics Report. As the exclusive partner to 70+ of the leading graduate business schools, we are able to deliver the most comprehensive profile of graduating and intern MBA students available.
This year’s report contains summary and detail information on nearly 78,000 candidates—including more than 28,000 students and nearly 50,000 alumni.
We are happy to report that our list of top-ranked partner schools has also grown since last year, including new programs outside the United States. This year MBA Focus proudly welcomed twelve additional schools to our network. This makes for a truly rich global recruiting resource.
At the beginning of the report you will find summaries and charts of 5-year trends in the candidate profile data for each of the following categories:
Job Function Experience
Job Function Preference
Industry Experience
Industry Preference
Geographic Preference
Work Authorization
Following the summary section are detailed reports for each of the above categories. You will also find additional detail reports on club affiliations, language abilities, licenses and certifications, and more.
Please take some time to review this report. We are certain that you will find the analytical information enlightening—and we are hopeful that it serves as a valuable reference in your current MBA recruiting initiatives.
The MBA Focus recruitment network continues to expand -- helping recruiters reach beyond their core schools to find high-quality matches to fill their talent pipeline, while simultaneously bringing schools more diverse opportunities for their job-seeking candidates -- and this year we’ve added 15 new top-ranked graduate business schools that weren’t available to our recruiters in June 2011.
The 2012-13 recruiting season additions will offer employers access to students and alumni* resume books from the following new MBA programs:
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:
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.
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:
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.
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
Pre-ordering the 1st-year class of 2013 and 2nd-year class of 2012 resume books is the absolute best way to find and hire the top-tier MBA talent - and here are four reasons why:
1. Get Access First! Gain access to the resume books the moment they become available to search.
2. Beat Your Competition! Pre-ordering the resume books gives the career service office time to approve your access before it is released to other employers.
3. View the Entire Class! Filter the largest and best group of candidates before anyone else has a chance to contact them.
4. Discounted Prices! Save money by pre-ordering the entire population of job-seeking candidates (1st-year interns, graduating 2nd-year students, and experienced alumni) at once.
Don't wait - Pre-order the resume books and start the MBA recruiting process today!
You are just-in-time to purchase your subscription to the world's top business talent database(s) before they graduate and find employment with the competition. Don't miss out on the world's #1 source of high-performing leaders. Source and hire MBAs today!
Just go to the Online Resume Books page or click on a school link below to get started:
