Networking Key To MBA Careers
March 31, 2009
By the My MBA Career Content Team – Find Top MBA Degree Programs
Many MBA students are reportedly getting firsthand insight into the importance of networking as high unemployment rates linger.
A recent article in Business Week describes some of the efforts business schools are taking to help graduates find jobs through alumni organizations and other forms of networking.
According to the report, about half of Notre Dame's MBA graduates got their job through an alumni source, while at the University of Pennsylvania, as many as 60 percent of MBA graduates could wind up with jobs gained through networking.
"The network has never been more important," Kevin Knox of Southern Methodist University told the publication.
Even in better economic times and for all kinds of professionals, networking is generally emphasized as an important way to search for positions that don't necessarily appear in job postings.
If you're interested in working on an MBA degree and securing the advanced business skills that come with it, take some time to explore your options for online as well as classroom programs.
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