Here are the top locations for MBA jobs in the U.S.:

1. WEST – California – SF Bay Area
2. NORTHEAST – New York – NYC Metro
3. NORTHEAST – Massachusetts – Boston Metro
4. WEST – Washington – Seattle Metro
5. MIDWEST – Illinois – Chicago Metro
6. MIDATLANTIC – Washington DC Metro
7. WEST – California – Los Angeles Metro
8. MIDWEST – Ohio
9. NORTHEAST – New Jersey
10. SOUTHWEST – Texas – Dallas Metro
11. WEST – California – Orange County
12. SOUTH – Georgia – Atlanta Metro
13. WEST – California – Other
14. MIDWEST – Minnesota – Minneapolis Metro
15. MIDATLANTIC – Virginia
16. NORTHEAST – New York – Other
17. NORTHEAST – Massachusetts – Other
18. NORTHEAST – Connecticut
19. SOUTH – Florida – Miami Metro
20. MIDWEST – Michigan – Detroit Area
21. SOUTHWEST – Texas – Houston Metro
22. MIDATLANTIC – Pennsylvania – Other
23. WEST – California – San Diego Metro
24. MIDWEST – Nebraska
25. SOUTH – North Carolina

1. MIDATLANTIC – Washington DC Metro: 134.67%
2. MIDATLANTIC – Virginia: 113.11%
3. MIDWEST – Ohio: 111.27%
4. SOUTHWEST – Texas – Dallas Metro: 108.45%
5. WEST – California – Other: 98.53%
6. MIDWEST – Nebraska: 98.00%
7. WEST – Alaska: 97.67%
8. SOUTH – Florida – Miami Metro: 96.36%
9. SOUTH – Kentucky: 95.74%
10. SOUTH – Tennessee: 93.88%
11. SOUTH – Alabama: 93.18%
12. MIDWEST – Missouri: 92.00%
13. SOUTH – Arkansas: 91.11%
14. WEST – Hawaii: 90.91%
15. WEST – Washington – Other: 89.80%
16. SOUTHWEST – Arizona – Other: 88.89%
17. WEST – Montana: 88.89%
18. SOUTHWEST – New Mexico: 88.64%
19. SOUTHWEST – Arizona – Phoenix Metro: 88.00%
20. NORTHEAST – Connecticut: 87.93%
21. MIDWEST – Kansas: 87.23%
22. MIDWEST – South Dakota: 87.23%
23. SOUTHWEST – Oklahoma: 86.67%
24. WEST – Wyoming: 86.67%
25. NORTHEAST – New Hampshire: 86.54%

There are some differences which shouldn’t surprise you though, including a 5% jump in $300,000+ range for business leaders with post-MBA experience.

Here is the data, including charts and graphs for both populations:

• $300k plus: 2.64%
• $250k-$300k: 2.64%
• $200k-$250k: 7.45%
• $150k-$200k: 18.27%
• $100k-$150k: 30.29%
• $80k-$100k: 21.15%
• $65k-$80k: 11.06%
• $50k-$65k: 6.49%

• $300k plus: 7.14%
• $250k-$300k: 4.07%
• $200k-$250k: 9.53%
• $150k-$200k: 20.73%
• $100k-$150k: 31.90%
• $80k-$100k: 14.79%
• $65k-$80k: 6.82%
• $50k-$65k: 5.01%

To view the complete career profile/demographic information for these top-ranked MBA students and alumni: Request your complimentary MBA career profile demographics report today.

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• Asian Institute of Management
• Australian School of Business
• Boston College – Carroll
• Carnegie Mellon – Tepper
• Case Western – Weatherhead
• Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Chicago – Booth
• Columbia Business School
• Cornell – Johnson
• Dartmouth – Tuck
• Denver – Daniels
• DePaul – Kellstadt
• Duke – Fuqua
• Emory – Goizueta
• FIU – Chapman
• Florida – Hough
• Florida State
• Forte
• Georgetown – McDonough
• Georgia – Terry
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• Harvard Business School
• HKUST Business School
• Houston – Bauer
• Hult
• IE Business School
• Illinois
• IMD
• Indiana – Kelley
• Iowa – Tippie
• London Business School
• Maryland – Smith
• MIT Sloan
• Michigan – Ross
• Michigan – State (Global Focus-only)
• Minnesota – Carlson
• NAWMBA
• Northwestern – Kellogg
• Notre Dame – Mendoza
• NYU – Stern
• Ohio State – Fisher
• Pennsylvania – Wharton
• Pittsburgh – Katz
• Queen’s
• Rice – Jones
• Rochester – Simon
• SDA Bocconi
• Singapore – NUS
• Southern California – Marshall
• South Carolina – Moore
• Stanford GSB
• Syracuse – Whitman
• Tampa – Sykes (Global Focus-only)
• Temple – Fox
• Texas – McCombs
• Thunderbird
• Toronto – Rotman
• Tulane – Freeman
• UC Berkeley – Haas
• UC Irvine – Merage
• UCLA – Anderson
• UC San Diego – Rady
• Virginia – Darden
• Wake Forest
• Washington – Foster
• Western Ontario – Ivey
• Wisconsin-Madison
• Wisconsin-Milwaukee – Lubar
• York – Schulich (Global Focus-only)

In addition to 6+ years advancing their education, many MBAs also attain other certifications and licenses to further prepare themselves for the business world ahead.

It should also come as no surprise that finance certifications and licenses lead the pack. But you might be interested to see what else makes the list, including: Security Clearance, Real Estate License, Pilot License, and Architect License.

Out of 71,325 MBA students and alumni currently in our database, and 9,610 who answered this career profile question, here is what we found:

For the full list of stats and data on MBAs other certifications and licenses click here.

This year’s graduating class of MBA2s are the future business leaders of the world. They will be CEOs, CFOs, executive managers, directors, and VPs of huge Fortune 500 companies as well as start-up entrepreneurial businesses.

But what types of industries are they interested in? As expected, nearly 1/4 of the MBA2 population is interested in financial companies. And more than 16% are interested in consulting. But the next three might surprise you.

Here are the top ten most preferred industries according to the class of 2012 MBA student career profiles in our database:

Wondering which industries didn’t make the top ten? Or where the nonprofits landed on the list? Visit MBAFocus.com for a complete breakdown of their industry preferences.

Companies today expect to convert a high proportion of interns into full-time hires. Smart firms convert even higher proportions with the virtual recruiting tools powered by MBA Focus.

The national average of interns who accept a full-time position is about 73%. Recruiters using our recruitment management system admit that their goal is even higher, hoping that “80% of full-time hires will come from interns and co-ops.”

But these advanced search and screening tools don’t just make it easier to find perfect-fit candidates, they also make it more cost-effective. And as efficiency goes up, hiring goes up. One of our clients that hired 143 interns for the summer of 2011 will be hiring 253 interns for the summer of 2012.

Major corporation like this and other Fortune 100 companies like Amazon.com, Citi, Google, and Johnson & Johnson are leading the charge, but other much smaller companies are also hiring interns via MBA Focus for a variety of positions, including Senior Product Managers, Senior Financial Analysts, VPs of Marketings and Brand Development, and Strategic Consultants.

So what percentage of full-time hires do you draw from your intern population?

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• Rice – Jones: 8/11/2011
• Thunderbird: 8/19/2011
• Western Ontario – Ivey: 8/22/2011
• University of Houston – Bauer: 8/26/2011
• Ohio State – Fisher: 9/1/2011
• Dartmouth – Tuck: 9/9/2011
• Emory – Goizueta: 9/12/2011
• Syracuse – Whitman: 9/12/2011
• USC – Marshall: 9/14/2011
• Iowa – Tippie: 9/22/2011
• Boston College – Carroll: 9/23/2011
• Washington – Foster: 9/28/2011
• Florida - Hough: 9/30/2011
• Case Western Reserve – Weatherhead: 10/3/2011
• Denver – Daniels: 10/3/2011
• Florida State: 10/3/2011
• Notre Dame – Mendoza: 10/4/2011
• UT Austin – McCombs: 10/5/2011
• Florida International: 10/10/2011
• Rochester – Simon: 10/10/2011
• Wisconsin-Madison: 10/10/2011
• AIM: 10/14/2011
• Georgia Tech: 10/14/2011
• South Carolina – Moore: 10/14/2011
• Minnesota – Carlson: 10/17/2011
• Duke – Fuqua: 10/21/2011
• Harvard Business School: 10/24/2011
• Hong Kong – HKUST: 10/24/2011
• UCLA – Anderson: 10/25/2011
• UVA – Darden: 10/25/2011
• Pennsylvania – Wharton: 10/27/2011
• Maryland – Smith: 10/28/2011
• Wisconsin-Milwaukee: 10/28/2011
• Wake Forest: 10/28/2011
• Cornell – Johnson: 10/31/2011
• Georgetown – McDonough: 10/31/2011
• Hong Kong – CUHK: 10/31/2011
• Indiana – Kelley: 10/31/2011
• Michigan State – Broad: 10/31/2011 - Only available through Global Focus
• NYU – Stern: 10/31/2011
• Tampa – Sykes: 10/31/2011 - Only available through Global Focus
• Tulane – Freeman: 10/31/2011
• Carnegie Mellon – Tepper: 11/7/2011
• UC Berkeley – Haas: 11/7/2011
• Chicago Booth: 11/8/2011
• UC Irvine: 11/8/2011
• UCSD – Rady: 11/8/2011
• London Business School: 11/9/2011
• Columbia: 11/11/2011
• Northwestern – Kellogg: 11/11/2011
• MIT – Sloan: 11/14/2011
• Temple – Fox: 11/15/2011
• Toronto – Rotman: 11/15/2011
• Stanford GSB: 11/18/2011
• Michigan – Ross: 11/21/2011 - Only available through Global Focus
• Illinois: 11/30/2011
• SDA Bocconi: 2/1/2012
• Depaul – Kellstadt: TBD
• Hult: TBD
• Queen’s School of Business: TBD
• Pittsburgh – Katz: TBD
• Singapore – NUS: TBD
• York – Schulich: TBD - Only available through Global Focus

Consider this: Recruiters may literally look at thousands of resumes from thousands of sources while searching for that ideal candidate. The main problem with this data is that it is not standardized; recruiters have to search to find the information they need.

The Global Focus database helps recruiters find exactly what they need by providing a common format for every student enrolled.

All an employer needs to do is choose their desired criteria, whether it be involvement in clubs and activities, geographic preferences, or demonstrated leadership and/or work experience. Search results are returned instantly from the thousands of candidates in the database. Those candidates that most closely match what the employer wants rise to the top of the list, making it easy for the employer to find the most qualified candidates for the job.

Let’s imagine that a large financial corporation needs to hire ten candidates for a finance position.

The example above shows how a recruiter might search the Global Focus database to quickly identify quality candidates. Without Global Focus it would be very difficult to gather, review, and interview the number of high quality candidates needed to make ten formal offers of employment. With Global Focus, recruiters simply search the database and then directly connect with their ideal candidates.