MBAs and Accounting Graduates Look to Fair Nicely
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the Street (TTS) finds that the vast
majority of MBA graduates are still
receiving competitive job offers,
despite their increasing concerns
about employment prospects. TTS’s
third annual hiring survey, which
was completed by more than 300
MBAs from 25 programs, shows
that 10% of respondents are
less optimistic about their job prospects
than a year ago. That pessimism
arises even though 94% have been invited for at least one
first-round interview, 78%
have received at least one offer, and
50% have received multiple
offers. In 2011, those numbers were
91%, 72%, and 41%,
respectively.
The largest number of respondents,
49%, note that they
have been recruited by major investment
banks. Thirty-nine percent
say they have been recruited by
consulting firms, and 36% by
boutique advisory firms. Positions at
global financial institutions are still
in high demand, with 27% of
respondents favoring them as top
choices.
In other survey findings, 53%
of respondents indicate they
obtained positions through campus
recruiting, 21% through
independent job searches, and 18% based on personal
references. Respondents
believe the most important
factors in securing
a job are interpersonal
skills (29%) and
industry expertise (26%). Forty-seven
percent expect their starting
salaries to be in the 100,000 USD to 125,000 USD range--which might be
why only 7% are
dissatisfied with their
offers of employment.
Stable Market for MBAs
The MBA job market is stabilizing
and more companies are recruiting
for full-time positions compared to a
year ago, according to research by
the MBA Career Services Council. In
addition, more alumni have begun to
hire their alma maters’ graduates as a
result of schools’ efforts to engage past
students.
The MBA Career Services Council
released the findings of its Spring
2012 Recruiting Trends Survey this
summer. The findings show that both
on-campus recruiting opportunities and
full-time job postings have increased
for most schools worldwide. Recruiting
has slowed slightly compared with previous
years, but only 11% note a
decline in recruiting activity.
Survey findings show that 51%
of respondents see an increase
in on-campus recruiting for full-time
jobs, while 69% see an increase
in full-time job postings. Increases in
recruiting activity are occurring across
most sectors, with consulting and technology
showing the largest increase.
Financial services and government
showed the largest decrease in full-time
recruiting activity. For more information,
visit www.mbacsc.org.
Salaries Rise for Accountants
Accountants’ average total compensation held steady last year, increasing 0.9% from 128,486 USD in 2010 to 129,591 USD in 2011. Those figures come courtesy of the 23rd Annual Salary Survey released by IMA, the Association of Accountants and Finance Professionals in Business, and published in Strategic Finance magazine.
More respondents reported a salary increase in 2011 than in 2010, and the average amount of the increase
received was greater, according to the survey. The year 2011 saw 4% more IMA members with a raise: 70% versus 66% in 2010. The average salary increase for these members was 6,135 USD, compared to average
increases of roughly 5,700 USD during each of the last three years. More information can be found at www.imanet.org.
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