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Wharton is a top 3 school with an excellent reputation amongst all employers
seeking MBA's. I had the misfortune of graduating after 9/11, when few companies
were hiring. I believe over 20% of my class was still looking for work after
graduation. This is not a normal occurrence and heard similar stories from
acquaintances at Harvard and MIT.
Traditional recruiters on campus include MC firms (McKinsey, Bain) and IB firms
(Goldman, Morgan Stanley). Also, Fortune 500 companies come on campus for
executive development programs. These traditional employers use the career
center for on-campus recruiting. Additionally, the career center has a job board
that lists positions from companies not hiring enough to need a full slate of
interview candidates.
The recruiting process starts just a couple of weeks into the school year with
information sessions. Go to those that interest you and begin building a
network. Don't burn yourself out by going to everything, because there are a lot
of employers on campus.
The career center and various clubs help students tailor resumes and hone
interviewing skills. I spent several sessions with second year students learning
how to approach a case interview for consulting firms.
The career center was not all that helpful when I was at Wharton. They provided
information for who was interviewing and a few workshops, but they weren't too
helpful in assisting in independent searches. Many of the career workshops were
done by clubs and not the career center. I believe Wharton has made strides
towards improving the career center in response to student feedback.
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