Praise de Lord! The Wall Street Journal reports that after two years of sharp declines in hiring, M.B.A. students are having more success landing jobs, and getting them earlier, than during the depths of the financial crisis.
The increase comes as companies become more optimistic about their opportunities for growth, gaining confidence that new hires now will pay off down the line.
While there remain some pockets of weakness in industries such as health care, hiring at many traditional career destinations for M.B.A. graduates, including finance and consulting, are nearing pre-recession levels. Hiring is up by double-digits at consulting firms such as Bain & Co. and Accenture PLC, compared with 2008 troughs. Similar gains are being seen at financial-services companies, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley.
Overall, 57% of full-time M.B.A. students in the U.S. had offers by mid-March…..
There’s more. Find it at:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304563104576359460228597754.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_2
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