The Search for Leadership Talent

THE SEARCH FOR LEADERSHIP TALENT WHAT IS MBA FOCUS? In partnership with over 75 of the world's top-ranked graduate business schools, MBA Focus has created the most comprehensive recruiting network available. For over 20 years, these school partners - and the companies that employ their students and alumni - look to our team for advanced recruiting technology, industry best practices, thought leadership, and innovative solutions. This exclusive network allows us to deliver the most in-depth profile of what the world's leading MBA employers are looking for in candidates from the world's best business schools. WHO ARE THEY HIRING? WHO ARE THE JOBS FOR? SEARCHES BY CLASS YEAR JOB POSTING AUDIENCE MBA INTERNS 44.5% EXPERIENCED MBAS 45.4% EXPERIENCED MBAS 13.2% MBA INTERNS 12.5% EXECUTIVE MBA 4.5% GRADUATING MBA STUDENTS 42.2% GRADUATING MBA STUDENTS 35.4% PART-TIME MBA 2.3% WHAT TYPES OF CANDIDATES ARE THEY SEARCHING FOR? TOP 5 FUNCTION EXPERIENCE SEARCHES TOP 5 FUNCTION PREFERENCE SEARCHES 12.6% 13.8% 13.1% | 11.4% 10.5% 10.8% 9.2% 7.7% 6.9% 6.0% L. FINANCE CONSULTING MARKETING STRATEGIC PLANNING MANAGEMENT FINANCE MARKETING MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC PLANNING CONSULTING TOP 5 INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE SEARCHES TOP 5 INDUSTRY PREFERENCE SEARCHES 21.2% 18.2% 15.0% 13.2% 10.3% 8.0% 6.9% 6.5% 4.8% 6.3% CONSULTING FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY CONSUMER PRODUCTS HEALTHCARE CONSULTING FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY CONSUMER PRODUCTS TELECOM TOP 5 GEOGRAPHIC EXPERIENCE SEARCHES TOP 5 GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCE SEARCHES I 62.0% 38.8% 19.2% 16.4% 11.3% 7.2% 14.0% 12.7% 3.9% 3.6% NORTH AMERICA NORTH AMERICA ASIA EUROPE ASIA LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN EUROPE AFRICA LATIN AMERICA AFRICA & THE CARIBBEAN TOP 5 WORK AUTHORIZATION SEARCHES TOP 5 FOREIGN LANGUAGE ABILITY SEARCHES 39.0% 10.3% 8.6% 1.8% 1.5% 1.3% 1.3% 5.8% 5.7% 3.6% UNITED STATES EUROPEAN UNION BRAZIL MEXICO SINGAPORE MANDARIN SPANISH PORTUGUESE JAPANESE GERMAN OTHER INTERESTING DATA APPEARING IN EMPLOYER SEARCHES: 2.3% g 5.6% %$4 1.5% 0.6% IND. EXP. = IND. EXP. = HEALTHCARE: PROVIDERS & SERVICES 4.1% CONSULTING: STRATEGY 0.5% FUN. PREF. = FINANCE: ANALYST/RESEARCH WORK AUTH. = THAILAND FUN. EXP. = CONSULTING: GENERAL LANG. ABIL. = ARABIC 5.1% 14% A3.7% 1.4% |1.4% 0.5% FUN. PREF. = MARKETING: BRAND / PRODUCT MGMT GEO. PREF. = BOSTON METRO IND. PREF. = CONSULTING: STRATEGY GEO, EXP. = MINNESOTA GEO. EXP. = OHIO WORK AUTH. = RUSSIA TOTAL YEARS OF WORK EXP. = 3-5 YEARS 1.6% STUDENT CLUB = AFRICAN-AMERICAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION ED LANG. ABIL = CANTONESE 1.9% 2.3% 1.9% 1.7% UNDERGRAD DEGREE = ENGINEERING 1.8% 012% UNDERGRAD DEGREE = PHYSICS 1.4% WILLINGNESS TO RELOCATE = YES IND. PREF. = FINANCIAL: PRIVATE EQUITY FUN. EXP. = BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: GENERAL STUDENT CLUB = WOMEN IN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION GEO. PREF. = NYC METRO WHAT TYPES OF JOBS ARE THEY POSTING? TOP 5 JOB POSTING FUNCTIONS TOP 5 JOB POSTING INDUSTRIES 16.7% 18.7% 12.3% F 12.2% 12.8% 10.6% 9.7% 8.0% 7.6% 6.4% L. MARKETING MANAGEMENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING NONPROFITS & FINANCE FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING CONSUMER PRODUCTS SOCIAL ENTERPRISES TOP 5 JOB POSTING LOCATIONS JOB POSTING TYPE 75.6% 75.7% г 8.2% 5.6% 2.9% 2.8% 19.0% 2.8% 2.5% NORTH AMERICA NORTH AMERICA (NON - U.S.) SUMMER INTERNSHIP EUROPE ASIA AFRICA FULL-TIME PART-TIME PROJECT /CONTRACT OTHER INTERESTING INFO APPEARING IN JOB POSTINGS: 17.4% 13.7% 4.8% 12.4%, JOB FUN. = BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: GENERAL JOB IND. = TECHNOLOGY: SOFTWARE JOB FUN. = MARKETING: BRAND / PRODUCT MGMT JOB LOC. = SF BAY AREA 11.7% 6.8% JOB FUN. = FINANCE: OTHER 15.0% 1 7.1% 11.9% JOB IND. = TECHNOLOGY: INTERNÉT SERVICES/ ECOMMERCE JOB IND. = NONPROFITS & SOCIAL ENTERPRISES: GENERAL JOB LOC. = CHICAGO METRO AREA JOB LOC. = NYC METRO AREA INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE? DOWNLOAD THE 2014 EMPLOYER DEMAND ANALYSIS REPORT TODAY! J-LJ-LJ-LJ --- ---. ILLJ- L L-LJ- LLJ-L J-LJ-LJ - -I- - MBAFOCUS