NEW HIRE POWER: Finding the Magnets That Attract Recruiters

Once upon a time in a job market not so very far away, investment banks, consulting firms, and other corporate recruiters were clamoring to be the first to court fresh MBA talent with multiple job offers and lucrative compensation packages. Those days are gone. Career services managers have had to d...

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Published inSelections Vol. 4; no. 1; p. 26
Main Author Mast, Carlotta
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Santa Monica Graduate Management Admissions Council 01.01.2004
Subjects
Business schools
Career development planning
Career preparation
Departments
Employers
Hiring
Investment banking
Labor market
Marketing
MBA programs & graduates
New employees
Professional recruitment
Recessions
Small business
Students
Teams
Unemployment
United States > US
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Summary:Once upon a time in a job market not so very far away, investment banks, consulting firms, and other corporate recruiters were clamoring to be the first to court fresh MBA talent with multiple job offers and lucrative compensation packages. Those days are gone. Career services managers have had to double, even triple, their efforts to match students with career opportunities and prepare them for an intensified job search - or face the wrath of their deans and their jobless MBAs and even a possible slide in business school rankings, which rely heavily on job placement statistics. MBA programs around the globe were recently asked how they have coped with the downturn in the job market. It was learned that when the going gets tough for career services professionals, creative thinking often prevails.
ISSN:0882-0228