Tech Companies That Won the Pandemic Are Snapping Up M.B.A.s

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M.B.A. grads are being snapped up by Amazon and other tech companies that have thrived in the pandemic, as some traditional big hirers pull back

—like Amazon . com Inc. and Zoom Video Communications Inc. —are snagging more of the M.B.A. talent entering the workforce, helping to offset pullbacks by industries harder hit by the Covid-19 economy.

Openings for tech positions rose at 57% of full-time Masters of Business Administration programs this past fall, according to a survey of nearly 100 schools by industry group MBA Career Services & Employer Alliance. Overall, though, it has been a lackluster recruiting season at business schools, the survey found, as nearly half reported an overall decline in opportunities for students.

Sectors hit hardest by the pandemic, such as retail and energy, have pulled back their M.B.A. recruiting, according to the report. That is especially the case for companies in the hospitality industry, which 61% of business schools said have cut back job opportunities. Nearly half the schools also reported a decline in recruiting from consulting firms—traditionally some of the biggest hirers of M.B.A. graduates every year. Several of those firms, including PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Bain & Co., said last year that theySome of the biggest recruiters have been tech companies whoseduring the coronavirus crisis, including Amazon, Zoom and Netflix Inc., said Megan Hendricks, executive director of the MBA Career Services & Employer Alliance.

 

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Didn’t they say when MBAs start to run tech companies, it’s the beginning of the downfall? How is this good news....

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It’s almost like a handful of giant companies that made record profits off of having their smaller competitors destroyed by the government was planned. 🤷‍♂️

When have business schools got ppl hired in the last 15 years..

good luck

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