Job placements for graduates of one of the world’s most prestigious business schools have fallen to the lowest levels in more than five years, in a sign of the slowdown in demand for recruitment for even highly qualified candidates.
Harvard Business School reported that of the 73 per cent of its most recent graduating MBA class this year seeking employment, 86 per cent had received an offer. That compares with 95 per cent in 2022 and a recent peak of 96 per cent in 2021.
In contrast to previous years, the school’s website did not show the job offer rates for 2023 until a few days ago, when it posted the information after a query from the Financial Times.