{"id":2867,"date":"2010-04-12T18:13:34","date_gmt":"2010-04-13T02:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=2867"},"modified":"2010-04-12T18:13:34","modified_gmt":"2010-04-13T02:13:34","slug":"mbas-search-for-green-pastures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/mbas-search-for-green-pastures\/","title":{"rendered":"MBAs Search for Green Pastures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A recent <em>BusinessWeek<\/em> article, titled \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/bschools\/content\/apr2010\/bs2010045_970923.htm\" target=\"_blank\">MBAs with a Social Conscience<\/a>,\" reports that more and more MBA applicants have social enterprise, nonprofit work, and sustainability on their minds when it comes to choosing a post MBA career path.<\/p>\n<p>Adcoms from top MBA programs are seeing increases in the interest applicants show for these idealistic, \"nontraditional sectors.\" Assistant dean of admissions at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/Columbia.aspx\">Columbia Business School<\/a>, Mary Miller, describes the new applicant mantra of \"doing good while doing well.\" This attitude, she explains, reflects a new optimism that MBAs truly want to improve the world around them.<\/p>\n<p>Changes in student interests and priorities will, no doubt, drastically \"reshape the recruiting landscape and transform the very idea of what an MBA is for.\"<\/p>\n<p>For one, explains Sarah Slaughter, coordinator of the Sustainability Initiative at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/MITSloan.aspx\">MIT Sloan<\/a>, these idealistic students are having a positive effect on potential employers\u2014after all, working to improve a community makes good business sense.\u00a0 Being able to address environmental and social issues will put these new MBAs one step ahead of their less-socially conscience predecessors.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the growing desire to bring about change, top MBA programs are implementing new programs and courses to reach their green-minded students. MIT Sloan, for example, offers a certificate program in sustainability and sustainability internships.<\/p>\n<p>Listening to your conscience sometimes has its downside: People who commit to a career in the nonprofit sector won't make nearly as much money as, say, an investment banker. To encourage students to follow their socially conscious dreams, top b-schools, including Columbia and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/EmoryBusiness.aspx\">Emory's Goizueta<\/a>, are offering to alleviate some of the financial burden that comes along with taking a job in these socially responsible, greener fields.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want our news sent directly to your inbox? <\/strong><a title=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/blog\/subscribe.aspx?utm_campaign=BlogContent&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_source=BlogVisitors&amp;utm_content=SubscribeBlog\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/blog\/subscribe.aspx\"><strong>Subscribe to the Accepted Admissions Almanac by clicking here!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/MBA\/Default.aspx?utm_campaign=MBAContent&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_source=BlogVisitors&amp;utm_content=MBAIcon\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/profile.ak.fbcdn.net\/object3\/947\/54\/s8255073883_9880.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1260090948492\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/span>Accepted.com<\/a> ~ Helping You Write Your Best<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/universal\/images\/manager\/wysiwyg-script.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent BusinessWeek article, titled &#8220;MBAs with a Social Conscience,&#8221; reports that more and more MBA applicants have social enterprise, nonprofit work, and sustainability on their minds when it comes&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6],"tags":[132,133,196,180,39,446,40,330],"class_list":["post-2867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-career-reviews","category-current-events","tag-columbia","tag-columbia-university","tag-emory-goizueta","tag-job-search","tag-mba-admissions","tag-mba-goal","tag-mit-sloan","tag-social-enterprise","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2867"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2868,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2867\/revisions\/2868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}