Introduction to Clear Admit’s MBA Career Trends Series
In this Clear Admit content series, we review full-time MBA employment reports for U.S. business schools to present job placement trends for recent MBA graduates. We hope that you find this information helpful as you choose which MBA program is the right fit for you. You can also find our coverage of individual MBA employment reports here.
Since one of the main benefits of going to business school is to advance in a career, many MBA applicants are often interested in seeing the employment outcomes for recent graduates. In response, business schools issue employment reports that include annual MBA job placement outcomes by industry, function and geography. The schools agree to follow a set of reporting standards set by the MBA Career Services Council (MBACSEA), which allows for some cross-school comparison.
See the list of articles below and stay tuned for more.
The Full-Time MBA Classes of 2024 & Recent Trends in Post-MBA Employment
- Consulting Placement Trends at Leading MBA Programs
- Entrepreneurship Outcomes at Top MBA Programs – Class of 2024 Trends
- Mapping MBA Career Outcomes: Job Placements by U.S. Region for Top MBA Programs
- M7 Business Schools Continue to Dominate in Venture Capital and Private Equity Fields
- ‘Big Tech’ Hiring Declined for Class of 2024 MBA Graduates
The Full-Time MBA Classes of 2023 & Recent Trends in Post-MBA Employment
- MBA Career Trends: Big Tech Hiring Declined in 2023
- MBA Career Trends: MBB Consulting Jobs & Top B-Schools
- MBA Career Trends: M7 B-Schools Lead in VC & PE Careers
The Full-Time MBA Classes of 2022 & Recent Trends in Post-MBA Employment
- MBA Career Trends: 2019-2022 Job Placement in Tech, Consulting, and Finance
- MBA Career Trends: Big Tech Roles Remain Popular with Graduates
- MBA Career Trends: MBB and Amazon’s Impact on Job Placements
- MBA Career Trends: MBB Consulting Job Placements at Top B-Schools
- MBA Career Trends: M7 Schools Lead in VC & PE MBA Placements
- MBA Career Trends: Tech Job Decline at Top B-Schools
A Closer Look at the Full-Time MBA Classes of 2021
- MBA Career Trends: Entrepreneurship Outcomes at Top Programs
- MBA Career Trends: Employment Outcomes at Top Programs
- MBA Career Trends: Tech Industry Placements at Top Programs
- MBA Career Trends: Finance Industry Placements at Top Programs
- MBA Career Trends: Consulting Placements at Top U.S. Programs
- MBA Career Trends: Regional Job Placements at Top U.S. Programs
- MBA Career Trends: U.S. Regional Employment Outcomes
See notes on how region, industry and function are defined for the series.
MBA Applywire
- International Male, 26, southeast Asian (non-Chinese/indian)
- BEng, top 15% of the class, the best local uni (but unknown outside of the country)
- (0.5Y) Global LDP program of a F500, left early to join consulting
- (2.5Y) at S&, strategy consulting in the field of fintech/ banking, top tier performance (5% of the cohort in the region, early promotion)
- (1Y) Left S&, started my own fintech for underserved teenagers, got pre-seed funding from a tier 2 Banking VC, closed after a year due to regulations change, small scale with multiple impact rewards (20k+ farmers
Goals: Join a fintech in the US (strategy div), or Financial services consulting (like OW, McK) incase i can't secure a fintech position (internationals), with a long term goal of starting another fintech
- International Male, 26, southeast Asian (non-Chinese/indian)
- BEng, top 15% of the class, the best local uni (but unknown outside of the country)
- (0.5Y) Global LDP program of a F500, left early to join consulting
- (2.5Y) at S&, strategy consulting in the field of fintech/ banking, top tier performance (5% of the cohort in the region, early promotion)
- (1Y) Left S&, started my own fintech for underserved teenagers, got pre-seed funding from a tier 2 Banking VC, closed after a year due to regulations change, small scale with multiple impact rewards (20k+ farmers
Goals: Join a fintech in the US (strategy div), or Financial services consulting (like OW, McK) incase i can't secure a fintech position (internationals), with a long term goal of starting another fintech
Education: B.Tech Information Technology (Tier-2 college)
GPA: 9.16/10 (Converted equivalent: 3.91).
Standardized Testing: 715 GMAT Focus (99th percentile equivalent).
Professional Achievements (Bulge bracket investment Bank)
Role: ML Engineer , ~3 YOE now (will have 5 at the time of matriculation).
High-Impact Innovation: Awarded "Most Innovative Project" for three consecutive years (2024 ,2025 and 2026).
Secured 1st Place in 2025 and 2nd Place in 2024 in the Technology Innovation Program
Revenue Generation: Designed and implemented a scalable recommendation system for wealth management that drove a 45% increase in revenue for the targeted segment.
Operational Efficiency: Engineered an Agentic AI system for automated customer support, significantly reducing overhead and optimizing resource allocation.
System Integrity: Spearheaded a performance audit that resolved critical failure rates in cloud-native microservices, ensuring zero-downtime for high-stakes financial data.
Leadership & Civic Engagement
Youth Parliament: Recognized for leadership in simulated legislative environments; developed high-level skills in policy advocacy, structured debate, and consensus-building. Winner of District level in 2025,2026
Strategic Collaboration: Partnered with senior stakeholders to align technical roadmaps with institutional wealth management goals.
Post-MBA Goal
Short-Term: Transition into Investment Banking (IB), specifically within Technology or FinTech coverage groups, leveraging technical depth to advise on M&A and capital markets activity.
Long-Term: Executive leadership within the global financial services ecosystem.
MBA LiveWire
I'm studying for the GRE right now, aiming for a ~320 score. I currently work in the airline industry working on commercial strategy and was accepted into a highly competitive rotational program coming out of undergrad. I'm hoping to get an MBA and pivot to MBB consulting, with the goal of eventually returning back to the aviation industry as an experienced leader. My geographical preference post-MBA is in the South. My target school list includes Duke Fuqua, Emory, Wharton, Ross, Kellogg, and HBS. I would appreciate some advice regarding the odds of attaining my target school list and how I should approach the upcoming application season.