MBA News: More Companies to Hire MBAs in 2012

According to the Graduate Management Admission Council’s (GMAC’s) 2011 Year-End Poll of Employers, more companies plan to hire MBA grads in the coming year. Last year, 58% of employers planned to hire MBAs, whereas this year, 74% intend to hire them. Not only will more companies take on MBAs, but each plans to employ more MBAs than before, and 32% of companies polled plan to increase annual salaries for these new MBA hires. And for those still attending business school, 69% of companies plan to offer paid internships in 2012. Is the light at the end of the tunnel appearing?