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2018 New Hires by Job Source: Full-Time

2018 New Hires by Job Source: Full-Time

There are many paths that lead to a full-time job. Investigate how fellow students and alumni made their way to that offer.

October 23, 2018

Job Sources by the Numbers

were hired through Booth- facilitated channels

were hired through campus interviews

were hired through a personal or prior business contact

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Method of Hire	Percent of Hires	Number of Hires
School-Facilitated	84.4%	395
Booth-Facilitated Summer Employer	40.2%	188
Interview on Campus - Invite Schedule	14.5%	68
Booth Facilitated Relationships (e.g., EIP, Fellow Student, Faculty, Student Groups, Trek, GTS Contacts, GTS Organization Notes)	13.2%	62
Booth Job Posting/Resume Referral Service	7.3%	34
Booth Recruiting and Networking Event (e.g., Corporate Conversation, Meet-n-Greet, Networking Night, Booth Panel Discussions)	5.3%	25
Alumni Contact	2.4%	11
Interview on Campus - Bid Schedule	1.3%	6
Booth-Supported External Career Conference (e.g., Prospanica, NBMBAA, Boston Career Forum, Reach Out MBA)	0.2%	1
Direct Contact with Company¹	15.6%	73
Personal/Prior Business Contact	8.3%	39
External Job Board/Industry Event/Organization Website (not through GTS)	3.4%	16
Student-Facilitated Summer Employer	2.1%	10
Direct Contact with Organization	1.1%	5
Other Source	0.6%	3
All	100.0%	468

(1)	Approximately one-third of the accepted offers generated by students' direct contact with companies were with firms where the school has an established recruiting relationship.

Class of 2018 offer comparison

Compare the class of 2018's function, industry, location, and job source data with that of the 2017 graduates by clicking on the tabs below.

Function
Industry
Location
Job Source

Functions

2018 2017

Function

Percent
of Hires

Number
of Hires

Percent
of Hires

Number of Hires

Analytics/Data Science ³

2.4%

0.4%

Business Development ³

2.1%

1.6%

Consulting

32.3%

151

36.3%

178

Corporate Strategy/Strategic Planning ³

4.9%

3.9%

Finance

35.3%

165

35.6%

175

Company Finance (Analysis/Treasury) ³

5.8%

6.5%

Investment Banking

13.2%

14.7%

Investment Management/Research

5.1%

6.1%

Private Equity

6.2%

4.7%

Venture Capital ³

3.2%

2.4%

Finance - Other

1.7%

1.2%

General Management ³

7.7%

5.7%

Marketing

6.8%

Brand/Product Management ³

5.8%

6.9%

Sales

1.1%

Operations - Production/Supply Chain Mgmt/Logistics

1.3%

3.3%

Product Management (Tech) ³

6.8%

6.3%

Other ³

0.4%

Industry

2018 2017

Industry

Percent
of Hires

Number
of Hires

Percent
of Hires

Number of Hires

Agribusiness

0.9%

1.2%

Consulting

31.0%

145

32.6%

160

Consumer Products ³

4.3%

5.3%

Education/Government/Nonprofit

0.6%

1.4%

Energy

1.5%

0.8%

Financial Services

31.6%

148

29.9%

147

Commercial Banking

0.2%

Diversified Financial Services

6.4%

3.9%

Insurance ³

0.6%

0.4%

Investment Banking/Brokerage

10.5%

13.6%

Investment Management/Research ⁴

5.6%

5.5%

Private Equity

5.6%

4.7%

Venture Capital ³

2.8%

1.8%

Healthcare Products and Services ^3,5

2.1%

2.9%

Manufacturing/Chemicals/Plastics

0.9%

2.0%

Media/Entertainment/Sports

1.7%

1.0%

Real Estate ³

1.7%

Retail

0.9%

1.8%

Technology

20.3%

18.7%

eCommerce and Internet ³

10.7%

9.4%

Financial Technology

1.5%

0.6%

Hardware ³

1.9%

3.9%

Software ³

5.6%

4.3%

Telecommunications

0.6%

0.4%

Transportation Services Equipment

1.9%

1.2%

Other

0.6%

1.0%

Location

2018 2017

Location

Percent
of Hires

Number
of Hires

Percent
of Hires

Number of Hires

United States

87.2%

408

89.4%

439

Midwest

31.8%

149

36.0%

177

Chicago

29.5%

138

31.2%

153

West

23.9%

112

21.6%

106

Bay Area

15.0%

11.4%

Seattle

6.0%

6.5%

Los Angeles

2.4%

2.6%

Northeast

22.4%

105

22.8%

112

New York

19.4%

19.1%

Boston

3.0%

3.3%

Southwest

4.5%

Houston

1.5%

1.2%

Dallas

1.3%

2.0%

Denver

1.3%

1.0%

Mid-Atlantic

2.4%

2.0%

South

2.1%

2.4%

International

12.8%

10.6%

Asia

3.4%

3.7%

Latin America and the Caribbean

4.7%

2.2%

Mexico City

2.1%

São Paulo

1.1%

Europe

1.9%

2.9%

Canada

1.7%

0.2%

Africa - Sub-Saharan

0.4%

0.2%

Australia

0.4%

0.6%

Middle East and North Africa

0.2%

0.8%

Job Source

2018 2017

Job Source

Percent
of Hires

Number
of Hires

Percent
of Hires

Number of Hires

School-Facilitated

84.4%

395

89.2%

438

Booth-Facilitated Summer Employer

40.2%

188

44.2%

217

Interview on Campus - Invite Schedule

14.5%

20.6%

101

Booth Facilitated Relationships (e.g., EIP, Fellow Student, Faculty, Student Groups, Trek, GTS Contacts, GTS Organization Notes)

13.2%

8.6%

Booth Job Posting/Resume Referral Service

7.3%

8.8%

Booth Recruiting and Networking Event (e.g., Corporate Conversation, Meet-n-Greet, Networking Night, Booth Panel Discussions)

5.3%

Alumni Contact

2.4%

1.4%

Interview on Campus - Bid Schedule

1.3%

2.4%

Booth-Supported External Career Conference (e.g., Prospanica, NBMBAA, Boston Career Forum, Reach Out MBA)

0.2%

3.3%

Direct Contact with Company¹

15.6%

10.8%

Personal/Prior Business Contact

8.3%

4.1%

External Job Board/Industry Event/Organization Website (not through GTS)

3.4%

3.3%

Student-Facilitated Summer Employer

2.1%

2.6%

Direct Contact with Organization

1.1%

Other Source

0.6%

0.8%

Class of 2018 offer comparison

Compare the function, industry, location, and job source data for the 2018 graduating class with the internship data for that same class.

Function
Industry
Location
Job Source

Functions

Full-Time Intern

Function

Percent
of Hires

Number
of Hires

Percent
of Hires

Number of Hires

Analytics/Data Science ³

2.4%

2.1%

Business Development ³

2.1%

3.9%

Consulting

32.3%

151

22.6%

129

Corporate Strategy/Strategic Planning ³

4.9%

11.6%

Finance

35.3%

165

37.5%

214

Company Finance (Analysis/Treasury) ³

5.8%

4.9%

Investment Banking

13.2%

12.8%

Investment Management/Research

5.1%

6.7%

Private Equity

6.2%

8.2%

Venture Capital ³

3.2%

4.0%

Finance - Other

1.7%

General Management ³

7.7%

6.1%

Marketing

6.8%

Brand/Product Management ³

5.8%

N/A

Sales

1.1%

Operations - Production/Supply Chain Mgmt/Logistics

1.3%

2.5%

Product Management (Tech) ³

6.8%

7.0%

Other ³

0.4%

Industry

Full-Time Intern

Industry

Percent
of Hires

Number
of Hires

Percent
of Hires

Number of Hires

Agribusiness

0.9%

Consulting

31.0%

145

20.1%

115

Consumer Products ³

4.3%

4.9%

Education/Government/Nonprofit

0.6%

4.2%

Energy

1.5%

0.5%

Financial Services

31.6%

148

36.4%

208

Commercial Banking

0.2%

Diversified Financial Services

6.4%

3.2%

Insurance ³

0.6%

1.1%

Investment Banking/Brokerage

10.5%

12.6%

Investment Management/Research ⁴

5.6%

8.2%

Private Equity

5.6%

7.5%

Venture Capital ³

2.8%

3.9%

Healthcare Products and Services ^3,5

2.1%

2.6%

Manufacturing/Chemicals/Plastics

0.9%

2.1%

Media/Entertainment/Sports

1.7%

1.4%

Real Estate ³

1.7%

Retail

0.9%

1.8%

Technology

20.3%

22.1%

126

eCommerce and Internet ³

10.7%

11.4%

Financial Technology

1.5%

1.8%

Hardware ³

1.9%

2.6%

Software ³

5.6%

4.7%

Telecommunications

0.6%

1.2%

Transportation Services Equipment

1.9%

1.4%

Other

0.6%

1.6%

Location

Full-Time Intern

Location

Percent
of Hires

Number
of Hires

Percent
of Hires

Number of Hires

United States

87.2%

408

86.7%

495

Midwest

31.8%

149

33.3%

190

Chicago

29.5%

138

29.4%

168

West

23.9%

112

21.2%

121

Bay Area

15.0%

11.4%

Seattle

6.0%

7.2%

Los Angeles

2.4%

2.1%

Northeast

22.4%

105

22.2%

127

New York

19.4%

18.9%

108

Boston

3.0%

Southwest

4.5%

3.7%

Houston

1.5%

Dallas

1.3%

1.2%

Denver

1.3%

Mid-Atlantic

2.4%

South

2.1%

2.8%

International

12.8%

13.3%

Asia

3.4%

3.9%

Latin America and the Caribbean

4.7%

4.4%

Mexico City

2.1%

São Paulo

1.1%

Europe

1.9%

2.1%

Canada

1.7%

0.7%

Africa - Sub-Saharan

0.4%

1.1%

Australia

0.4%

Middle East and North Africa

0.2%

0.9%

Job Source

Full-Time Intern

Job Source

Percent
of Hires

Number
of Hires

Percent
of Hires

Number of Hires

School-Facilitated

84.4%

395

86.7%

495

Booth-Facilitated Summer Employer

40.2%

188

N/A

Interview on Campus - Invite Schedule

14.5%

38.2%

218

Booth Facilitated Relationships (e.g., EIP, Fellow Student, Faculty, Student Groups, Trek, GTS Contacts, GTS Organization Notes)

13.2%

12.8%

Booth Job Posting/Resume Referral Service

7.3%

15.2%

Booth Recruiting and Networking Event (e.g., Corporate Conversation, Meet-n-Greet, Networking Night, Booth Panel Discussions)

5.3%

Alumni Contact

2.4%

2.5%

Interview on Campus - Bid Schedule

1.3%

6.7%

Booth-Supported External Career Conference (e.g., Prospanica, NBMBAA, Boston Career Forum, Reach Out MBA)

0.2%

11.4%

Direct Contact with Company¹

15.6%

13.3%

Personal/Prior Business Contact

8.3%

7.4%

External Job Board/Industry Event/Organization Website (not through GTS)

3.4%

6.0%

Student-Facilitated Summer Employer

2.1%

N/A

Direct Contact with Organization

1.1%

Other Source

0.6%

N/A

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