Just-In-Time MBA Recruiting vs. Year-Round Advertising for MBA Jobs

Despite the current economy and job market, MBA recruiting problems persist, even in these trying times. Recruiters continue to wonder, “If the economy is so bad, there should be plenty of candidates out there, so why am I having such a hard time finding top leadership talent?”

If you are one of these recruiters, struggling to find the perfect match for your needs and in dire need of elite job-seeking candidates, MBA Focus is your just-in-time and year-round recruiting solution!

As recruiting budgets shrink, employers have shifted their budget from more expensive recruiting sources, like print ads and search firms, to less expensive sources like virtual recruiting online. MBA Focus has had a positive influence on this switch to virtual recruiting by cutting both recruiting costs and times. MBA Focus allows you to not only search resumes and career profiles of available candidates still seeking jobs, but also promote your open opportunities year-round to an exclusive pool of top leadership talent.

This new model of recruiting is not much different from historical recruiting methods. With MBA Focus, employers can still post their job opening (similar to print ads) and wait for resumes pour in. If you prefer a more hands-on approach, employers can also search for the specific talent their company needs (similar to using a search firm) with access to online resume books from more than 60 of the top MBA programs around the world, including:

1. Chicago (Booth)
2. Harvard
3. Northwestern (Kellogg)
4. Pennsylvania (Wharton)
5. Michigan (Ross)
6. Stanford
7. Columbia
8. Duke (Fuqua)
9. MIT (Sloan)
10. UC-Berkeley (Haas)
11. Cornell (Johnson)
12. Dartmouth (Tuck)
13. NYU (Stern)
14. UCLA (Anderson)
15. Indiana (Kelley)

… and more than 45 other top schools from around the globe!

Don’t wait until you actually have openings to begin filling your talent pipeline! Employers learned this lesson the hard way during the last downturn. While the economy is still trying to regain its footing, there is a vast pool of talent out there both passively and actively searching for jobs. If your upcoming, ongoing, or critical “skills gaps” aren’t constantly being advertised for, you’re missing the best possible candidates! The best possible candidates are more likely to find their way into your talent pipeline if you advertise year-round. The odds of you finding the needle in the proverbial haystack of MBAs greatly increases as you advertising window expands to include the perfect candidates’ job-search window.

In summary, proactively looking for top leadership talent instead of reacting to openings will increase your chances of finding the best talent. It will also allow you to identify the best candidates “just in time.”

To start searching for talent for your just-time-time hiring and begin advertising your openings year round, go to the MBA Focus store at https://www.mbafocus.com/orders and search the resume books and buy job postings for the top 60+ b-schools today!

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Analytics Report on MBA Class of 2009, 2010 and Alumni

MBA Focus™ connects the world’s top-ranked MBA students and alumni with companies seeking top global leadership talent. We have compiled this analytical look at the top 50,000 MBA candidates from our school partners. This data covers first-year students planning to graduate in 2010, second-year students graduating this year, and experienced job-seeking alumni registered in our system:

First-Year Class of 2010 and Second-Year Class of 2009 Data
(The password for the above report is – Partners – and is case sensitive)

Experienced Alumni Data
(The password for the above report is – alumnipartners – and is case sensitive)

These reports include statistics on the following:

• Job Function Experience and Preference
• Industry Experience and Preference
• Geographic Experiences and Preference
• Language Abilities
• Work Authorization
• … and more

Please take some time to review these reports. We trust you will find the analytical information enlightening and helpful as it relates to your leadership initiatives. If you have any questions or would like to speak with someone about these reports, please contact Bruce Lane at blane@mbafocus.com.

You can post jobs and order access to the resume of these candidates at the MBA Focus store here: https://www.mbafocus.com/orders

Why to Jump on the Bandwagon: Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn

Most of you have friends on Facebook, and some of you are likely connected on LinkedIn, but have you jumped on the latest train leaving the internet networking station, Twitter? “Follow us on Twitter” – the new catchphrase sweeping the world. MBA Focus is now an active member on all three of these social networks, and we have found just like you will, that these websites are not only for social relations, but also for career connections. Just as a personal blog can boost your resume and help brand your name in your field, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn can significantly increase your chances at landing your dreamjob. After all, “you gotta know someone to be someone.” If that someone you want to be is an MBA with a high-paying job in the field of your choice, you better know someone to help you get there.

The Power of Networking

Networking has always been an important part of corporate careers, especially in the job search phase. Today, jobseekers and recruiters alike use networking websites, for the same reason they joined fraternities, attend conferences, and have daily lunch meetings to make new connections. Two of the top ten websites in the world (Facebook and Myspace) and dozens of the top 200 (including Twitter and LinkedIn) are solely based on the power of networking. The tools and services powered by MBA Focus are no different. MBA Focus offers MBAs the chance to connect with an exclusive network of the world’s top MBA employers. Those employers participate just the same, posting all their MBA-related jobs and searching thousands of MBA resumes and career profiles, realizing this rare opportunity to network with top MBA talent around the globe. Together, MBA Focus has created the world’s most exclusive MBA recruitment network, with over 50,000 job-seeking MBAs and alumni, and over 3,000 firms looking to hire that talent. Don’t miss out on this opportunity! Join the MBA Focus network today!