Not Your Typical MBA

It’s safe to say, MBA students aren’t what they used to be. Today, students arrive on the campus of graduate business schools with a more diverse background and broader career paths than ever before. And by the time they graduate, they’re not just interested in careers in finance and consulting.
MBAs aren’t just bankers and consultants anymore. They’re marketers, managers, analysts, entrepreneurs, and even doctors! They’re not just interested in working in NYC, Chicago, and LA, but also in Tokyo, Guam, and Finland. And they’re not all from the United States. MBA students come from all over the world and are authorized to work in locations like El Salvador, Nigeria, and Northern Mariana Islands.
Below is sample of some the more surprising experiences, preferences, and skills from the class of 2013 & 2014 MBA students over the past academic year: NOT YOUR TYPICAL MBA emerging MBA student preferences and experiences by percentage GRADUATING STUDENT Undergraduate Degree in Electrical Engineering (4.5%) Willing to Travel More Than Half the Time. (26.7%) Willing to Relocate (16.8%) Interested in Not-For-Profits (19.6%) Can Speak Spanish (26.8%) BUENOS I DIAS In the African-American Business Association (2.8%) Wants to Work in the New York City Metro Area (64.8%) MBA FOCUS In a Part-Time MBA Program (15.5%) Worked in Virginia (10.1%) FORTUNE VIRGINIA Available Q2 April 1- June 30 (54.3%) FIRST YEAR STUDENT Functional Experience in Marketing (31.7%) brand COLA FORTUNE company From the Women in Business Student Club (19%) Employee of the Year Available Q3: July 1- September 30 (18.9%) 5-10 Years of Work Experience (8.5%) Has Another Graduate Degree in MD (0.4%) Functional Preference of Entreprenuership (15.7%) Industry Preference of Beverages/Food (13.8%) Can Speak Mandarin (12.5%) мBA MBA Concentration in MarketingA (17.4%) Industry Experience in Internet Service/E-Commerce (6.5%) Worked in the UK (3.7%) Authorized to Work in the EU (5.3%) In partnership with 75+ of 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 pariners (and the companies that employ their students and alumni) look to us for advanced recruiting technology solutions, best practices, and innovation. The data represented in this infographic is a glimpse of some of the top career profile attributes from the graduating class of 2013 students and first-year class of 2014 students at the MBA Focus partner schools. Source: MBA Focus 2013 Candidate Analytics Report MBAFOCUS CPR (1. 7 MARKETING ISINIHI