MBA students this year are facing a job market so hot that offers are already being made before they even set foot on campus, reported the Wall Street Journal earlier this month. With record-level openings created by the COVID-prompted “Great Resignation” in the United States, recruiters recognize the unmistakable talent in the incoming cohort of business schools and rush to secure the employment of these candidates, among whom women and underrepresented minority groups are especially the targets of intense recruitment competition as companies shift their focus to build more diverse and inclusive workforces.
GMAC Annual Conference Returned to Celebration – and Some Soul Searching – about GME
Topics: GMAC Events, graduate business school candidate, graduate business school, business school, diversity, Women in Business, events
What an event! The 50th Annual Conference may have moved online but that did not stop 583 business school professionals, exhibitors, and GMAC staff from taking part in 6,784 learning opportunities. And with the event available online for a year, we expect to see that number increase as registered attendees can review the recordings of all 34 education sessions the global advisory committee helped craft (note: networking and social sessions were not recorded).
Topics: Recruitment & Marketing, GMAC Events
The Virtual MBA Tour Is a Gamechanger for B-School Student Recruitment
GMAC is launching the first ever virtual MBA Tour this summer, and it’s poised to be a gamechanger for student recruitment.
Topics: Recruitment & Marketing, GMAC Events
Webinar Recap: Asia-Pacific Application Trends 2019
Now available as a recording, last week’s webinar broke down the current state of the market for Asia-Pacific programs.
Topics: Application Trends, Research Insights, GMAC Events
Webinar Recap: European Application Trends 2019
Now available as a recording, last week’s webinar broke down the current state of the market for European programs.
Topics: Application Trends, Research Insights, GMAC Events
Now available as a recording, last week’s webinar broke down the current state of the market for US programs.
Topics: Application Trends, Research Insights, GMAC Events
GMAC Research to Host Three Regional Application Trends 2019 Webinars
Join the team behind this year’s report for deep dives into the state of the market in the United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
Topics: Application Trends, Research Insights, GMAC Events
Planning and Preparedness: Essential Elements to Effective Media Relations
At this year’s 2019 GMAC™ Annual Conference pre-conference sessions, Catenya McHenry, communications director for the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, delivered an insightful presentation on media relations and communications.
Topics: GMAC Events
2019 GMAC Annual Conference: Workshop Attendees Dig into GMAC Research
Participants of this year’s GMAC Research pre-conference workshop worked through an applied example of how to put data to work in understanding the market for talented candidates.
Topics: Research Insights, GMAC Events
2019 GMAC Annual Conference: A Veteran Attendee Perspective
Makarand Parulkar, a veteran conference attendee and GMAC Advisory Group member, talks about his experience at this year's event.
Topics: GMAC Events