Demand for top MBA recruits was fierce this year—and may be even more competitive next year.
By Jess Scheer
Consulting firms, investment banks, as well as government and general industry employers, came to B-school campuses to hire in big numbers— some recruited the largest classes in their firms' history. Exacerbating the problem was that the downturn discouraged many would-be MBAs from going back to school the last few years, reducing the size of most schools' graduating classes.