I just attended an internship workshop that was held for our new MBA students by the GSB and the Walton Career Development Center (CDC). The summer internship is an important component of the Walton MBA. Our MBA students are required to either complete a summer study abroad or an internship.
CDC Director, Heather Sprandel, shared some good news and some bad news with us. Let's get the bad news out of the way first. The current economic climate is definitely affecting MBA hiring. In fact, Heather has never seen such a challenging recruiting season before. This is a nationwide trend.
Now, on to the good news. As of right now, the Walton MBA class of 2009 is achieving success on the employment battle field. Currently we are about 5% away from where we were last year at graduation in regards to the number of students with secured, post-graduate employment opportunities. Our MBA students are getting jobs! This is very good news and Heather believes our summer internship program is playing a significant role in this success.
This is just another reason to get a Walton MBA.
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