Friday, October 21, 2011

M.B.A.s Seek to Occupy Wall Street

Some things never change. Masters of business administration are still vying to become masters of the universe.

From the Wall St Journal: Financial-services industry hiring at the big Master of Business Administration programs hit a post financial-crisis high this year. Employers such as banks, hedge funds, investment managers, private equity and venture capital firms hired 39% of job-seeking 2011 graduates at Harvard Business School and the Yale School of Management, 36% at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and 51% at Columbia Business School.

Even in an age of heavy layoffs, shrinking bonus pools and noisy antibank protests, it is no mystery why M.B.A. students keep entering the revolving door that is Wall Street. It pays well and carries considerable prestige…

There’s more at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203752604576643492700615456.html?mod=WSJ_business_whatsNews

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