20132014 / MBA RECRUITING

OUR
STUDENTS,
THEIR
STORIES,
YOUR
OPPORTUNITY

FOR OV ER 100 Y EARS H ARVARD

BUSIN ESS SCH OOL ST U DEN T S
A ND FACU LT Y H AV E SH APED
BUSIN ESS AROU N D T H E WORL D.
DR IV EN BY ST ORIES F ROM
THEIR PAST AN D PU RSU IT S F OR
THEIR F U T U RE, H BS ST U DEN T S
A IM T O MAKE A POSIT IV E
DIFF EREN CE T H ROU GH T H E
IMPACT T H EY MAKE AT Y OU R
OR GAN IZ AT ION . RECRU IT
TA LEN T AT H BS AN D BE A PART
OF T H E N EX T CH APT ER.

CLASS OF 2013

CLASS OF 2014

STU DE N T P ROFILE AT MATR I CULATI O N

ST UDENT P R O F IL E AT M AT R ICUL AT IO N

39%

905 STUDENTS*
34%

40%

INT ERNAT IONAL

W O M EN

U. S. ET HNIC
M INO R IT IES

371

222

23%

W OM E N

U.S. ETHNI C
MI NO R I TI ES

355

207

916

309

Average Months of Post-College Work Experience

Number of Industries Represented
Number of Countries Represented

47
68
67

U NDERGRADUATE M AJ OR

STUDENTS*

34%

24%

INT ER NAT IO NAL

315

Average Months of Post-College Work Experience

Number of Industries Represented**
Number of Countries Represented

50
51
72

U N D E R GRADU AT E M AJOR

42%

E C ON OMI CS AND
BU S IN E SS

36%

SCIENCE, T ECHNOL OGY,

ENGINEERING, MAT HEMAT ICS

43%

ECO NO M ICS AND

B USINESS

34%

SCIENCE, T ECHNO L O G Y,
ENG INEER ING , M AT HEM AT ICS

21%

H U M A N I TI ES AND
S OC IA L SCI ENCES

1%

OT HER

22%

HUM ANIT IES AND

SO CIAL SCIENCES

1%

O T HER

*Total number of students as of May 2013

**The number of industry categories available on the Class of 2014 admissions application decreased as compared to
the Class of 2013.

MY MISSION AS A WORLDWIDE
CITIZEN IS TO HELP CREATE
MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
ARTISTS WITH LIMITED
STRUCTURE TO SUCCEED.

ALINE
CAMARGO

MBA 2013

HOME REGION

SUMMER INTERNSHIP

So Paulo, Brazil

Global Strategic Marketing Intern,

Genzyme

VIDEO
ALINE CAMARGO ON HER PASSION FOR
ENTERTAINMENT AND THE ARTS

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
Universidade de So Paulo /

POST-HBS POSITION

Ecole Nationale Superieure de

Brand Manager, Sephora - Kendo,

Chimie de Paris

San Francisco, California

HBS ACTIVITIES
VP of Conference, Marketing &
Consumer Packaged Goods Club,
HBS Show Pianist

CLASS OF 2013
EMPL OYM E N T P ROFIL E

75%

75%

682

223

REIMAGINE RECRUITING

SO UG HT EMPLO YMENT

DID NOT SEEK

EMPL OY MENT

Career & Professional Development strives to provide our recruiting

14% Company Sponsored

7% Starting Own Business

25%

905
TO TAL STUD ENTS

25%

partners with the latest insights into our students career interests
and job search strategies. With a goal to understand the latest

1% Continuing Education

recruiting trends at HBS, an extensive research project was launched

<1% Postponed Job Search

last spring.

3% Other

ST UD ENT INSIG HT S

75%

CLASS OF 2014
EMPL OYM E N T P ROFIL E

Students look for opportunities

on organizational culture during

that will allow them to pursue

their internship searches, but the

their personal and professional

importance of a strong cultural

development goals, with a particular

fit increases considerably as they

emphasis on developing skills.

pursue their career searches.

Students place less emphasis

86%

787

107

SO UG HT EMPLO YMENT

DID NOT SEEK

EMPL OY MENT

22
NO I NFO R MATI O N
AVAI LAB LE

12%25%
2%

75%

916
TO TAL STUD ENTS

88%

KEY TAK EAWAY S

80% of students rate interactions

92% of students perceive targeted

2% Company Sponsored

with former employees who are HBS

emails directly from organizations to

7% Starting Own Business

alums or current students as effective

be extremely efficient in capturing

<1% Continuing Education

when learning about an organization.

their attention.

<1% Postponed Job Search

Yet, this method is only utilized by

3% Other

30% of recruiters surveyed.

Employment information is self-reported. Figures in this report are rounded to the nearest whole number; therefore, totals do not
always equal 100%. This report conforms to the MBA Career Services and Employer Alliance for reporting MBA employment statistics.

CLASS OF 2013

CLASS OF 2013

CAREER C H OIC E S

CAREER CHO ICES

E MP LOY MENT BY IN D USTRY

E M P L O Y M EN T B Y F UNCT IO N

22% Consulting

5% Nonprofit/Government

6% Consumer Products

3% Other Financial Services

9% Business Development

4% Entertainment/Media

2% Retail

23% Consulting

5% Health Care

3% Services (includes Real Estate)

26% Finance

5% Investment Banking

18% Technology

14% General Management

9% Investment Management/Hedge Funds

10% VC/PE/LBO

15% Marketing

(includes Product Management)

7% Strategic Planning
7% Other

7% Manufacturing

C O M P E N S AT I ON
E MP LOY MENT BY LOCATI O N

Median Other

5% Mid-Atlantic

83%
U NITED STAT ES

8% Midwest
38% Northeast
5% South
5% Southwest
24% West

16% Bay Area

3% Asia
1% Canada

17%
IN TE RNATIONAL

<1% Central America & the Caribbean

8% Europe
1% Middle East & North Africa
1% South America
<1% Sub-Saharan Africa

11% Boston
20% New York City

Median
Base Salary

Median
Signing Bonus

Guaranteed
Compensation

Consulting

$135,000 $25,000 $26,600

Consumer Products

$100,000

Entertainment/Media

$110,000 $13,000

Health Care

$120,000

$20,000

$20,000

Investment Banking

$100,000

$40,000

$12,500

Investment Management/Hedge Funds

$125,000

$30,000

$72,500

Manufacturing

$120,000 $20,000

Nonprofit/Government

$25,000

n/a
n/a

n/a

$90,000 n/a n/a

Other Financial Services

$110,000

$25,000

n/a

Retail

$102,500 $10,000

n/a

Services (includes Real Estate)

$100,000

n/a

Technology

$115,000 $20,000 $22,625

VC/PE/LBO

$150,000

$25,000 $125,000

All Industries

$120,000

$25,000

$12,000

$30,000

Compensation data is reported in U.S. dollars and is not listed for categories reported by less than 1% of students seeking
employment. Other guaranteed compensation includes only those offer components that are guaranteed; it does not include
bonuses, reimbursements, profit sharing, 401(k) match, stock and/or stock options, etc.

IMPACT OF FIELD

HBS HAS BEEN AN ESSENTIAL

TIME FOR REFLECTION. BECAUSE

Moving into the third year of the Field Immersion

OF THIS TIME FOR REFLECTION

Experiences for Leadership Development (FIELD), its

AND EXPLORATION, I GAINED THE

important to reflect upon the impact this curriculum

CONFIDENCE AND OPPORTUNITIES

innovation has had on students at HBS.

TO EXPERIMENT.

MARCH
BISHOP

I used to think that leadership was exclusively

a natural gift, but I now know that it can be
learned. You need to connect the dots among

MBA 2013

many different disciplines. HBS gives us the

frameworks for improving our ability to lead.
p at r i c k a k l , c l a s s o f

HOME REGION

SUMMER INTERNSHIP

Arnold, Maryland

Project Manager, Marketing and

Communications, Roshan,

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

Afghanistan

University of Rochester

133
ORGANIZATIONS
HOSTED PROJECTS
WITH STUDENTS

POST-HBS POSITION

DURING THE FIELD

HBS ACTIVITIES

Sr. Manager, Integrated

2 GLOBAL

Middle East and North Africa Club;

Communications, Roshan,

IMMERSION

Social Enterprise Club; Business,

Afghanistan

Industry and Government Club

2014

The development of an

MBA education beyond learning

innovative curriculum, FIELD,

management principles in an

introduces students to

action-oriented context and into

leadership, global business

direct experiences that, through

challenges, and the process

integrated study, practice, and

for designing and launching

reflection, develop graduates

a business. Building on HBSs

capable of inspired leadership.

historic strength in the case

method, FIELD pushes the

BY CONSISTENTLY BEING
EXPOSED TO OTHERS WHO HAVE
RAISED THE BAR OF EXCELLENCE,
I HAVE SUBCONSCIOUSLY RAISED
THE BAR THAT I SET FOR MYSELF
AS WELL.

FOLA
FOLWOSELE

MBA 2013

HOME REGION

SUMMER INTERNSHIP

Lagos, Nigeria

Sports Marketing Intern,

PUMA North America

VIDEO
FOLA FOLOWOSELE ON THE
BUSINESS OF SPORTS

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

Summer Strategy Associate,

Williams College

Grupo Technos S.A.

HBS ACTIVITIES

POST-HBS POSITION

Africa Business Club

Corporate Strategy Development,

Nike, Portland, Oregon

CLASS OF 2014

CLASS OF 2014

IN TERN S H IP C H OIC E S

INT ERNSHI P CHO ICES

E MP LOY MENT BY IN D USTRY

E M P L O Y M EN T B Y F UNCT IO N

14% Consulting

5% Nonprofit/Government

7% Consumer Products

4% Other Financial Services

13% Business Development

4% Entertainment/Media

3% Retail

16% Consulting

6% Health Care

5% Services (includes Real Estate)

31% Finance

7% Investment Banking

17% Technology

10% General Management

11% Investment Management/Hedge Funds

11% VC/PE/LBO

5% Manufacturing

9% Strategic Planning
6% Other

Median Other

Median Base
Guaranteed
Salary Compensation

Consulting $11,000 $2,500

4% Mid-Atlantic

Consumer Products

6% Midwest

U NITED STAT ES

(includes Product Management)

C O M P E N S AT I ON

E MP LOY MENT BY LOCATI O N

83%

14% Marketing

43% Northeast
3% South
6% Southwest
21% West

14% Bay Area

12% Boston
25% New York City

$6,400

$5,000

Entertainment/Media $2,300 n/a

Health Care

$6,400

$2,000

Investment Banking

$8,333

$2,000

Investment Management/Hedge Funds

$10,000

$2,500

Manufacturing $7,300 n/a

6% Asia
<1% Australia & Oceania

17%
IN TE RNATIONAL

1% Canada
<1% Central America & the Caribbean
4% Europe
1% Middle East & North Africa
2% South America
2% Sub-Saharan Africa

Nonprofit/Government $4,000 n/a

Other Financial Services

$6,666

n/a

Retail $4,900 n/a

Services (includes Real Estate)

$6,450

n/a

Technology $6,450 $3,000

VC/PE/LBO $6,000 n/a
All Industries

$7,083

$2,500

HBS HAS IMBUED ME WITH A

MORE FINELY HONED ABILITY
TO SEE THE BIG PICTURE IN
THE FACE OF A GREAT DEAL
OF DISPARATE (AND OFTEN
CONFLICTING) INFORMATION
AND UNCERTAINTY.

ALUMNI: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Over 70,000 Harvard Business School Alumni are a part of the
global community at HBS. With a common goal of creating a positive
difference in the world, this pool of candidates makes HBS a great
place to hire experienced talent for your organization. Post a job or
connect with Alumni Clubs around the globe and create awareness
of opportunities at your firm. Resume books are also available to help

PATRICK
CONNOLLY

MBA 2014

HOME REGION

HBS ACTIVITIES

Chapin, South Carolina

Finance Club, Investment Club,

VCPE Club

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

target your hiring efforts.

80

ALUMNI CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO CONNECT

WITH IN OVER 25 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD

1228
2500+

ALUMNI CLUB EVENTS HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

Oberlin College and Conservatory

SUMMER INTERNSHIP

of Music

Investment Banking Summer

Associate, Lincoln International,
Chicago, Illinois and New York City,
New York

ALUMNI IN THE RESUME BOOK

MY PASSION FOR
TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN
IMPACT FUELS MY INTEREST
IN JOINING A COMPANY
THAT REACHES MILLIONS
EVERY DAY.

JONATHAN
EVANS

MBA 2013

HOME REGION

SUMMER INTERNSHIP

Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania

Business Development Intern,

Facebook

VIDEO
JONATHAN EVANS ON THE
TECHMEDIA CLUB

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
Boston College

POST-HBS POSITION
Management Associate,

HBS ACTIVITIES

Rotational Leadership Program,

TechMedia Club

Box.com

GETTING STARTED

OUR STUDENTS, THEIR STORIES,

There are numerous ways to get involved in recruiting at HBS. Below are

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

recruiting options to consider as you begin to develop your approach.

1,800 students, each with his or her own story of their past experience and
their vision for the future, make up the community of HBS students.

CREAT E A N A C C O U N T IN C A R E E R H U B
Post a Job, Request a Class or Club Resume Book and Sign Up for Events

CONNE C T W I TH A S T U DE N T C L U B
Participate in Conferences, Club Events and Career Fairs

REQU E S T A C LA S S OR C L U B RE S U M E B OO K
Target your Outreach Efforts

PART I C I PATE I N A R E C RU IT IN G E V E N T
Meet Students and Market Opportunities at your Organization

PROPO S E A N I ND E P E N DE N T P R OJ E C T
Students Address Organizations Real-Time Challenges with Support
from Faculty Advisers

1,800 Stories. Be a Part of the Next Chapter.

www.hbs.edu/recruiting

REC R UI T

LEARN

EN G AG E

MBA STUDENTS

MBA PROGRAM

MBA PROGRAM

Hire current students for

Encourage your employees

To increase your brand

your summer or full-time

to apply to HBS.

awareness on campus,

positions.

collaborate with a student

EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

ALUMNI

Continue your lifelong

Connect with HBS alumni

learning at HBS.

club or become a Global

Partner for FIELD 2.

for your immediate

hiring needs.

CORPORATE GIVING
HARVARD BUSINESS

Enhance your firms

PUBLISHING

relationship with HBS.

Access content from the

worlds top business minds.

ALUMNI CLUBS

Network with alumni around

the globe on a wide range of
business and social levels.
Career & Professional Development
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mbacareers@hbs.edu
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