New! 2010 Survey Report Now Available

This year, GMAC surveyed more than 2,300 employers that recruit and hire new talent from the world's graduate business schools. The purpose of this annual survey is to:

• Assess the current employment landscape
• Examine hiring trends and market demand for graduate business students
• Obtain employer views on opportunities and hurdles involved in hiring

Responses to this 9th annual survey of graduate business school employers were collected from mid-February to mid-March 2010 from 2,367 employers representing 1,960 companies, including 171 US Fortune 500 companies and 129 Global Fortune 500 companies. Contributing to this research were 168 business schools that facilitated the survey administration.

Major Findings

• The 2010 employment outlook for master's-level business graduates has improved compared with 2009.
• Demand is greatest for MBA graduates in the health care and pharmaceuticals, and consulting sectors;  Master in Management graduates are in demand for the consulting, energy and utilities, and health care and pharmaceutical sectors; and specialized master’s in business graduates are sought in finance and accounting.
• Employers report that employees with an MBA degree demonstrate higher abilities in managing strategy and innovation, strategic and system skills, and knowledge of general business functions compared with other employees at the same job level.

Our Latest Reports

• New! 2010 Survey Report  [PDF]—a contextualized look at the survey results.
• New! 2010 General Data Report [PDF]—data tables and summaries of overall findings, an abbreviated version of the Comprehensive Data Report available only to survey participants.

• 2009 Year-End Employer Poll Results—includes comparisons of actual hiring numbers in 2009 with early projections and a glimpse of employer plans for 2010.

Now available! Our 2010 Survey Report in Spanish

Be Part of Our 10th Anniversary Survey

The year 2011 will mark the 10th anniversary of the GMAC Corporate Recruiter's Survey. Plan now to participate.

Career services professionals at business schools that offer graduate programs can facilitate the survey, either by sending invitations and survey links to employers that work with their schools or by providing GMAC with their employer contact list.  Email us to secure your 2011 survey invitation. 

Employers receive an invitation to the online survey either directly from GMAC or from one of the business schools where they recruit. If your company hires students from graduate business programs, we want your feedback.  Email us to secure your 2011 survey invitation.

Benefits of Participation

Participating employers receive free comprehensive reports not available to the general public and are eligible to have their names entered into a cash drawing. Business schools that facilitate the survey receive free comprehensive statistical reports, customized benchmarking reports, their competitors' geographic profile, and a list of the top 20 hiring companies.

The 2011 survey timeline and instructions for participating will be available later this year. Click here to see the 2010 survey deadlines and instructions as an example of what to expect for next year's survey.

Previous Reports

For a complete list of past survey reports and related research products visit the GMAC Research Library>>

Who Uses the Results?

Business chools say survey results help them manage student expectations and make their working relationships with companies even more efficient.

Employers tell us they most value the opportunity to benchmark their performance and hiring practices against those of similar organizations.

For More Information

If you have questions about the Corporate Recruiters Survey, please contact Marina Murray at +1 (703) 668-9728 or research@gmac.com.