{"id":25309,"date":"2014-08-19T16:13:33","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T23:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/why-get-an-mba-to-get-hired\/"},"modified":"2014-08-19T16:13:33","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T23:13:33","slug":"why-get-an-mba-to-get-hired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/why-get-an-mba-to-get-hired\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Get an MBA? To Get Hired!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\t\"why<\/a>If you\u2019re looking for an answer to the question you\u2019ve probably asked yourself a million times\u2014\u00a0<\/span>why get an MBA?<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>\u2014you can add this to the list of responses: Because you\u2019re likely to get hired!<\/span><\/p>\n

The continued upward momentum of <\/span>MBA<\/a> holders in the global labor market is especially encouraging in light of the overall grim employment trends for bachelor\u2019s degree holders and experienced direct-industry hires.<\/span><\/p>\n

A <\/span>new article<\/a> posted by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC)\u2014the makers of the notorious b-school admissions test, the\u00a0<\/span>GMAT<\/a>\u2014outlines key findings in two complementary surveys posted in late May 2014: the <\/span>2014 Corporate Recruiters Survey<\/a> and the <\/span>2014 Global Management Education Survey<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The former study uncovered a 7% jump in anticipated <\/span>MBA hires<\/a> as well as projected <\/span>hiring increases<\/a> for masters of management, accounting, finance, and other specialized graduate degrees.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMore companies in all sectors and across the world plan to hire business school graduates, with projected hiring rates the highest for all degree types since the Great Recession started in 2009.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

-Sangeet Chowfla, GMAC CEO and President.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Key findings<\/a> include:<\/p>\n