BABSON GRADUATE AND ENGAGEMENT OUTCOMES OPPORTUNITIES MBA AND MS PROGRAMS 2018
A CHANGING BUSINESS WORLD REQUIRES AGILE TALENT ORGANIZATIONS OF ALL TYPES AND SIZES ARE SEEKING EMPLOYEES WITH
“An entrepreneurial mindset who can harness technology and drive innovation.”*
Babson graduate students are COLLABORATIVE
ANALYTICAL
ACTION ORIENTED
ENTREPRENEURIAL
Babson’s learning environment, rooted in our Entrepreneurial Thought & Action® (ET&A™) methodology, features a continuous feedback loop between students and their peers, faculty, and executive mentors to help them reflect and grow. Students will prepare for real-world business challenges in experiential learning courses and consulting projects, where they solve problems and identify opportunities for impact. Students continue to develop as an entrepreneurial leader through courses such as: » Creating You: Building Your Professional Life » Leading and Managing Change » Strategies for Innovation and Growth » Managing Talent: Your Own and Others
*PWC ANNUAL GLOBAL CEO SURVEY, 2016.
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Babson is globally renowned as the top school for entrepreneurship, and that reputation helps us attract a different breed of students—critical thinkers who embody our innovative spirit and who want to make an impact. Our mission is to ensure that our students are career-ready and, through targeted company outreach, identify organizations where they can grow and take action.
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– Cheri Paulson, Senior Director, Graduate Center for Career Development, Babson College
From day one, Babson graduate students
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participate in programming designed to hone their communication and presentation skills. We work closely with them to ensure that they’re able to effectively convey the value of the knowledge and insights they gain at Babson.
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– Sharon Sinnott, Director, Speech Center, Babson College
NO. 1
IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR 25 CONSECUTIVE YEARS – U .S. News & World Report, 1994–2018
NO. 3
MBA PROGRAM IN CAREER PROGRESS – F inancial Times, 2018
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GLOBAL MBA PROGRAM FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP – F inancial Times, 2018
SEE MORE BABSON ACCOLADES AT WWW.BABSON.EDU/RANKINGS.
OUR ENTRY-LEVEL TALENT Add value to your organization with adaptable early-career graduates who ask the right questions and know how to solve problems in team settings.
MSEL MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT IN ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP (MSEL) Our MSEL students graduate prepared to add value to your organization, thanks to a curriculum that includes Creating You: Building Your Professional Life. This program-long course encourages self-awareness through experimentation and reflection, helping students develop the critical emotional intelligence to be successful.
Sampling of MSEL Job Titles
ANALYTICS CONSULTANT » AUDIT STAFF » BUSINESS ANALYST » COMMUNITY ASSOCIATE » CUSTOMER SERVICE DATA SPECIALIST » PRODUCTION SPECIALIST » SENIOR ASSOCIATE, GLOBAL MARKETS » STAFF ACCOUNTANT
Sampling of MSEL Employers
CITRIN COOPERMAN & CO. » EY » INNOVATION FINANCE » NATIONAL GRID » NOBULL » PROFITECT INC. » RXADVANCE » STAPLES INC. » STATE STREET CORPORATION » WEWORK
MSEL CAREER OUTCOMES Top industries
Top functions
Financial services 17%
Marketing/sales 45%
Manufacturing 17%
General management 24%
Consumer-packaged goods 10%
Operations/logistics 14%
Energy 10%
81%
ACCEPTED A JOB WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF GRADUATION*
$64,000 AVERAGE U.S. BASE SALARY
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I am very impressed with the caliber of graduates I have hired from Babson. Each has stepped into a role normally filled by individuals with several years of experience, and delivered exceptional work. Babson grads have added immense value to RxAdvance through their curiosity, business understanding, cultural awareness, and their ability to act on critical insights to advance business goals. – Ravi Ika, Founder & CEO, RxAdvance
*Of those seeking.
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0–2 YEARS EXPERIENCE MSF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN FINANCE (MSF) Our MSF program provides in-depth financial and quantitative knowledge through courses like Financial Data Analysis and Practice, which uses experiential project-based instruction to blend database knowledge, research methods, and complex problem solving. As a program with a STEM designation, international students on an F-1 visa can work in the U.S. for up to 36 months after graduation.
Sampling of MSF Job Titles
COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION ANALYST » FINANCIAL OPERATIONS ANALYST » DATA ANALYST » INVESTMENT STRATEGY ANALYST » QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYST » ROTATIONAL ANALYST
Sampling of MSF Employers
AIG » CITIBANK » CROWNINSHIELD FINANCIAL RESEARCH » FIS » PAYABILITY » STAPLES INC. » TIAA » TREPP LLC. » WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY
83%
ACCEPTED A JOB WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF GRADUATION*
$75,000 AVERAGE U.S. BASE SALARY
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C orporations are looking for individuals with advanced financial skills that complement many departments. The Babson Master of Science in Finance uniquely prepares students to apply what they learn to real-world challenges—enabling them to make an impact in organizations of all types and sizes.
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– Michael Goldstein, Faculty Director, MSF program, Babson College
*Of those seeking.
OUR MID-LEVEL TALENT Babson full-time MBA graduates make an impact in organizations across diverse industries by combining a deep understanding of business fundamentals with a strategic global mindset focused on action.
FULL-TIME MBA MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) Our full-time MBA program focuses on the value of blending creative and analytical thinking, and Babson students are taught to use both empathy and ideation to deliver innovative results. For example, two popular Babson MBA student-run organizations are: • D esign Thinking Club, where students work in teams applying design thinking to develop solutions for corporate partners. • B usiness Analytics Club, which organizes hack-a-thons and Big Data corporate panels to learn datamanagement tools and ways to tell a story through data.
Sampling of Full-Time MBA Employers
ACCENTURE » ALKERMES » ALTMAN VILANDRIE & COMPANY » BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL » CVS HEALTH » DELOITTE » DOSHA BAR » EXAMITY » HOWLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT » HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK » KEPLER » NESTED BEAN » OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES INC. » PARTNERS HEALTHCARE INNOVATION » PWC » SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES » SIMON-KUCHER & PARTNERS » STAPLES INC. » THE PRESTI GROUP » VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS
FULL-TIME MBA GRADUATE CAREER OUTCOMES Top industries
Top functions
Technology 23%
Marketing/sales 28%
Financial services 14%
General management 20%
Consumer products/retail 13%
Operations/logistics 15%
Consulting 11%
Consulting 13%
Manufacturing 11%
Finance/accounting 12%
Healthcare/life sciences 10%
Information technology 8%
3–7 YEARS EXPERIENCE Enhancing Leadership Skills Babson MBA students participate in Managing Talent: Your Own and Others, a core experiential learning and leadership course that enables them to better identify talent in themselves and others using a personal development plan, 360-degree feedback, and mentoring from experienced business leaders.
83%
ACCEPTED A JOB WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF GRADUATION*
AVERAGE SIGNING BONUS
AVERAGE U.S. BASE SALARY
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B abson’s MBA program offers a strong sense of community and breadth of global experiences. The students we’ve hired are selfdirected and exhibit entrepreneurial thought and action in the way they approach their work.
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– Tara Place, Director of Human Resources, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
*Of those seeking.
$14,190
$96,485 “
Our Babson hires are team players, bringing gratitude and a growth mindset to their own work and their work with teams.
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– Rebecca L. Pitman, Recruiting Manager, Altman Vilandrie & Company
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING Through internships and consulting projects, Babson graduate students apply classroom learning to real-world situations at innovative organizations across a variety of industries. They gain the practical insights that prepare them to succeed from day one.
MBA SUMMER INTERNSHIPS Sampling of Internship Employers
AMERICAN ROBOTICS » BRAUNWEISS » BROOK VENTURE PARTNERS » DOWDUPONT » EATALY » EDF CLIMATE CORPS » EDUCATION PIONEERS » FORRESTER RESEARCH » IRON MOUNTAIN » L’OREAL » LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE » LUBRIZOL CORPORATION » MORGAN STANLEY » NOODLE.COM » PTC » RAPID7 » SIENA ANALYTICS » WELCH’S » WEWORK
95%
OF MBA STUDENTS SECURED SUMMER INTERNSHIPS*
MBA SUMMER INTERNSHIPS Top industries
Top functions
Technology 21%
Marketing/sales 46%
Healthcare/life sciences 18%
Finance/accounting 17%
Consumer products 13%
Operations/production 7%
Financial services 13%
Consulting 6%
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Our Babson interns are exceptional and bring a fresh mindset. They advanced several initiatives, resulting in significant commercial success. I was impressed with the speed and approach with which they acquired working knowledge of technical and commercial subjects, in addition to their diversity, experience, and resourcefulness. – Dr. James S. Puckace, Senior Director of New Business Development and Innovation, Lubrizol
*Of those seeking.
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Student Consulting Experiences Our range of experiential learning projects have teams collaborate with a faculty advisor and one of 100+ partner organizations to analyze a real-time organizational opportunity and create valueadded solutions. Through these credit-bearing experiences, students learn how to:
NAVIGATE GROUP DYNAMICS
MANAGE WITHOUT AUTHORITY
GIVE AND RECEIVE FEEDBACK
PRESENT PROFESSIONALLY
CONSULT EFFECTIVELY
100+
STUDENTS SUPPORT PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS EACH YEAR
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I thought the team did an excellent job assessing our needs. I was glad to see that the recommendations were specific and actionable. – Michael McCabe, Owner, Red Kite Candy
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The most satisfying aspect of the program was seeing how the students’ mindsets changed after gaining exposure to Design Thinking methodology. It was extremely rewarding.
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– Natasha Barrientos, User Research Lead, Manulife/John Hancock
OUR EXPERIENCED TALENT FOR IMMEDIATE HIRE Working professionals in our part-time MBA programs are equipped with the business expertise required to drive immediate value in their place of employment.
PART-TIME MBA MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) Built on the same innovative foundation as our full-time MBA program, the part-time option enables working students to build their expertise and entrepreneurial mindset, and gain global perspectives. Students enhance their understanding of business fundamentals while developing new strategies for creating economic and social value.
Sampling of Part-Time MBA Employers
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT » PTC » FIDELITY INVESTMENTS » BLUE CIRCLE FOODS » BOSTON SCIENTIFIC » THE TJX COMPANIES » LIBERTY MUTUAL » VELCRO COMPANIES » FIRST REPUBLIC BANK » CARE.COM » PREMISE HEALTH » EASTERN BANK » U.S. DEPARTMENT VETERANS AFFAIRS » JOHN HANCOCK » NESTLE » XIMEDICA
Sampling of Part-Time MBA Job Titles
COO » SENIOR STRATEGY ANALYST » COMPLIANCE MANAGER » MANAGING DIRECTOR » DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER » PRODUCT AND OPERATIONS MANAGER » CTO » CLOUD GOVERNANCE MANAGER » SENIOR DIRECTOR OF GROWTH » FUND ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR » PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER » MANAGING SCIENTIST
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I enjoy observing the working professionals in our part-time graduate programs who apply the knowledge they gain in their classes to their current roles. Equipped with the latest business insights, they continue professionally to evolve, which makes them particularly valuable for organizations seeking immediate hires.
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– Phil Kim, Faculty Director, Blended Learning MBA program, Babson College
7–15+ YEARS EXPERIENCE
Our MSBA program equips students with a foundation in analytics, combined with the latest marketing and economic knowledge–preparing them to better articulate strategic insights and make critical decisions. Through its multidisciplinary approach to analytics, along with courses like Data Exploration and Analytics, the program transforms graduates into data translators who can effectively bridge the technical and business areas of an organization.
MSBA MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS (MSBA) Babson’s Master of Science in Business Analytics applies Babson’s emphasis on innovation and experiential learning to take a new approach to the field of data. The program focuses on combining advanced competency in key business analytic techniques with the ability to develop and communicate strategic insights for better organizational decision making and implementation.
Sampling of MSBA Employers
THE TJX COMPANIES » EXPOVISION » BIOGEN » HARVARD PILGRIM » PANDORA » FIDELITY INVESTMENTS » DELL EMC » HARBOURVEST PARTNERS » PTC » JUNIPER NETWORKS » GUARDIAN HEALTHCARE » ATHENAHEALTH
Sampling of MSBA Job Titles
MANAGER INVESTIGATIONS & SAFETY » CLIENT SERVICES COORDINATOR » SENIOR DATA & ANALYTICS LEAD » SALES ANALYST » SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST » SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER » SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYST » CEO » MARKET RESEARCH ANALYST » PRODUCT MANAGER » IT PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST » BUSINESS ANALYST
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Our entrepreneurially minded graduates are adept with big data and are equally comfortable with limited or no data, enabling them to connect analytical insights to real-world business solutions.
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– Abdul Ali, Faculty Director, MSBA program, Babson College
CONNECT YOUR ORGANIZATION WITH BABSON
Our approach to engaging with organizations is highly customizable and can involve one, a combination of, or all of the interactive opportunities listed below. Draw attention to your brand and get to know our students in a meaningful way. INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHTS: Gather with multiple organizations from your industry/function to meet top talent across a broader pool of graduate students.
BABSON CONNECT EVENTS: Network with current students and alumni at events in Boston, Miami, New York, and San Francisco.
CAREER CONVERSATIONS: Educate a select group of students about your industry and expertise.
SPRING GRADUATE CAREER FAIR: Present your job and internship opportunities every April.
COMPANY INFORMATION SESSIONS: Gain brand recognition and discuss specific job openings.
STUDENT SITE VISITS: Host a group of students at your office for a tour and presentation.
EXECUTIVE INDUSTRY PANELS: Speak on a panel during an industry-focused event.
EMPLOYER IN RESIDENCE: Engage with students on campus during walk-in hours.
CLASSROOM INVOLVEMENT: Visit a classroom as a guest speaker, or sponsor a case study.
STUDENTS AS CONSULTANTS: Give students real-world experience with a team-based consulting project for your company.
MINI FLASH CASES: Observe our students as they solve your company challenge in a rapid, interactive manner.
GROW YOUR TALENT FROM WITHIN
Take advantage of Babson’s flexible part-time graduate programs to provide your employees with opportunities to develop the skills and knowledge needed to advance in your organization. Engage with Babson graduate programs for working professionals through: LUNCH AND LEARN Invite your employees to attend a session—complete with lunch provided by Babson—with Babson Graduate Admissions to learn more about our part-time programs. A TASTE OF BABSON Encourage your employees to enjoy an interactive session led by a Babson faculty member while enjoying lunch on Babson. Employees will gain knowledge they can apply to their work. Ask us for a menu of topics. CORPORATE STRATEGIC ALLIANCE PROGRAM Partner with Babson to unlock special corporate benefits, including reduced tuition rates, application waivers, and deferred payment plans for any of our part-time graduate programs. ON-SITE GRADUATE OPTIONS Invest in professional development for employees who won’t impact your training budget. Babson’s for-credit graduate certificate and graduate programs utilize employees’ tuition benefits to provide a convenient and cost-effective learning experience for a cohort of your employees. TO LEARN MORE, CONTACT PATTI PARENT, DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, GRADUATE EDUCATION, AT 781-239-4203 OR PPARENT1@BABSON.EDU OR VISIT WWW.BABSON.EDU/PARTNERSHIPS.
87%
OF MILLENNIALS SAY THAT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER GROWTH ARE IMPORTANT FACTORS WHEN CONSIDERING A JOB – 2016 Gallup report: How Millennials Want to Work and Live
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