{"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":"

A recent BusinessWeek<\/em> article, titled \"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

Adcoms from top MBA programs are seeing increases in the interest applicants show for these idealistic, \"nontraditional sectors.\" Assistant dean of admissions at 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

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

For one, explains Sarah Slaughter, coordinator of the Sustainability Initiative at 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

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

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 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

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