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!

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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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Where in the world do MBAs come from?

Generally, MBA students currently attending top-ranked business schools are located on, near, and around those campuses. And after graduation, they spread across the globe.

The MBAs in our database are no different. They are currently attending full-time programs located on three different continents, including 24 of the top 25 b-schools in the US; 6 of the top 10 international programs; and a total of 69 schools globally. And when they graduate this summer or next, they will join the global workforce just like the alumni before them.

Ever wonder where these MBA students lived and work before attending b-school? Our data suggests pre-MBA life experiences extending well beyond their current geographical locations. The current first- and second-year MBA students in our database have worked around the world, including:

• 1. India 6.52%
• 2. China 6.51%
• 3. United Kingdom 4.41%
• 4. Mexico 3.29%
• 5. Germany 3.21%

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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.