Introduction to Clear Admit’s MBA Career Trends Series

In this Clear Admit content series, we review full-time MBA employment reports for U.S. business schools to present job placement trends for recent MBA graduates. We hope that you find this information helpful as you choose which MBA program is the right fit for you.
Since one of the main benefits of going to business school is to advance in a career, many MBA applicants are often interested in seeing the employment outcomes for recent graduates. In response, business schools issue employment reports that include annual MBA job placement outcomes by industry, function and geography. The schools agree to follow a set of reporting standards set by the MBA Career Services Council (MBACSEA), which allows for some cross-school comparison.
See the list of articles below and stay tuned for more.
The Full-Time MBA Classes of 2024 & Recent Trends in Post-MBA Employment
- Consulting Placement Trends at Leading MBA Programs
- Entrepreneurship Outcomes at Top MBA Programs – Class of 2024 Trends
- Mapping MBA Career Outcomes: Job Placements by U.S. Region for Top MBA Programs
- M7 Business Schools Continue to Dominate in Venture Capital and Private Equity Fields
- ‘Big Tech’ Hiring Declined for Class of 2024 MBA Graduates
The Full-Time MBA Classes of 2023 & Recent Trends in Post-MBA Employment
- MBA Career Trends: Big Tech Hiring Declined in 2023
- MBA Career Trends: MBB Consulting Jobs & Top B-Schools
- MBA Career Trends: M7 B-Schools Lead in VC & PE Careers
The Full-Time MBA Classes of 2022 & Recent Trends in Post-MBA Employment
- MBA Career Trends: 2019-2022 Job Placement in Tech, Consulting, and Finance
- MBA Career Trends: Big Tech Roles Remain Popular with Graduates
- MBA Career Trends: MBB and Amazon’s Impact on Job Placements
- MBA Career Trends: MBB Consulting Job Placements at Top B-Schools
- MBA Career Trends: M7 Schools Lead in VC & PE MBA Placements
- MBA Career Trends: Tech Job Decline at Top B-Schools
A Closer Look at the Full-Time MBA Classes of 2021
- MBA Career Trends: Entrepreneurship Outcomes at Top Programs
- MBA Career Trends: Employment Outcomes at Top Programs
- MBA Career Trends: Tech Industry Placements at Top Programs
- MBA Career Trends: Finance Industry Placements at Top Programs
- MBA Career Trends: Consulting Placements at Top U.S. Programs
- MBA Career Trends: Regional Job Placements at Top U.S. Programs
- MBA Career Trends: U.S. Regional Employment Outcomes
See notes on how region, industry and function are defined for the series. You can also view our coverage of MBA employment reports here.
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Hi all, I’m hoping to get some feedback on my chances at M7 and Top 15 MBA programs. I come from a pretty nontraditional background and would appreciate any advice.
Background:
Male, Canadian citizen, first-generation immigrant (moved from South Asia at a young age)
First in my family to attend college
Engineering undergrad from a Canadian university (not target but solid reputation)
Certificates: Professional Engineer (PE), PMP, Scrum Master, and Certified Energy Manager
Work Experience:
8+ years of experience in municipal government (City level) in progressive engineering roles
Lead teams of engineers and unionized staff; act as liaison between public agencies and private companies
Currently a Senior Engineer leading multimillion infrastructure and sustainability projects (EV-readiness, clean energy deployment, etc.)
Personally selected by leadership to develop and lead a Diversity & Inclusion strategy for operational departments—raised engagement from 2% to 20% through targeted outreach
Extracurriculars:
Mentor junior engineers through Canada’s professional engineering association (help with licensing, goal-setting)
Lead a small team that funds and delivers infrastructure projects (wells, homes, schools) in underserved villages abroad—inspired by family roots and personal stories
Stats:
GRE: 337 (Q168, V169)
GPA: 2.9 overall ( Last 2 years/upper division: 3.5)
Age: 33
Goals:
Short term: Transition into MBB or top-tier strategy consulting
Long term: Focus on sustainable infrastructure investing or advisory—especially in equitable, climate-resilient urban development
Appreciate any honest feedback—especially around GPA and age concerns, how to frame my story, and school fit. I know I come from a nontraditional background (public sector + engineering), but I’m hoping to bring a unique perspective. Thanks in advance.
Demographics: 26F, Asian American, LGBT
Undergrad: BS Info Systems & Stats minor from Top 5 public undergrad program
Work Experience: Pretty standard data and analytics consulting experience. One promotion. Engagements have spanned the entirety of data and analytics spectrum from master data management implementation to data visualization and descriptive analytics to machine learning. Leadership experience includes leading two workstreams and overseeing team of offshore resources on a long term engagement, technical project manager for data integration project with 30+ internal and external resources for another engagement.
Extracurriculars:
Undergrad
-Senior photojournalist for 3 years for largest news publication in the county
-Pro Bono digital transformation consulting services during for a state congressional caucus and a small business with $1M+ revenue
Post undergrad
-Team Lead for 4 years for local LGBT nonprofit. Essentially oversee planning for one of the largest Pride events in the South (200k+ visitors). Serve as main POC for 200+ vendors and lead a team of 6 people. Inaugural recipient of "Volunteer of the Year" award
Why MBA & Why Now: Want to pivot to a leadership role where I'm owning something & providing strategic direction instead of simply in an advisory role. After 4 years I've built up my skillsets in analytics and cross functional communication and am ready to use what I've learned to drive longer term value. I want to transition away from consulting and broaden my network.
Post-MBA Goals: Tech PM, PMM
Working proficiency in Italian and Spanish (self taught, US citizen). Solo traveled Asia and Italy for 3 months.
Ironman triathlon and marathon competitor
Volunteer as a guide for vets and disabled folks looking to achieve their goals on the marathon and triathlon circuit.
Own and operate a successful real estate LLC that invests in multi family properties in the NYC metro area. Also write a blog that is tied to the LLC
Promoted once at work to Associate Consultant, likely to be promoted again this summer (2025) or in the winter of 2026. Focus primarily on S&O and financial forecasting for life sciences companies and big pharma.
Looking to pivot out of consulting and into investing / VC or tech. Haven't decided which route I want to pursue yet, but will have an answer before I submit my apps.
I’ve been putting off grad school for a long time because I don’t really want to take out the loans, but as I have been researching jobs that I’m interested in almost all of them say “MBA preferred“, so I feel like I need to seriously take steps toward this degree.