Executive MBA and Alumni Hiring
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Many companies large and small are interested in recruiting experienced-level talent from the Columbia Business School community. Our Executive MBA (EMBA) students and alumni are two populations they may choose to target.
Recruiting Options
There are a number of ways that you can target Columbia Business School EMBAs and alumni in your recruiting of experienced-level talent:
Job Postings
Submit job postings for experienced-level professionals on the same website where you post opportunities for current full-time MBA students: www.gsb.columbia.edu/jobpost. Designating "Experienced Hire" as the eligible candidate type in the job-post form enables you to target both alumni and EMBA students. There is no charge for this service. If you wish to target current EMBA students specifically, please contact Leslie Hunt at 212-854-5806.
Experienced Hire Talent Portal
The Experienced-Hire Talent Portal is an online databse that contains resumes of alumni and current EMBA students who are actively seeking job opportunities. If your organization does not already have access to the Experienced-Hire Talent Portal, you may request access by selecting the following link.
EMBA Resume Book
The EMBA Resume Book is an online
database that holds the resumes of
current Executive MBA students who may be actively
seeking job opportunities. There is
no charge for this resource. If your
organization does not already have
access to the EMBA Resume Book, you
may request access by selecting the following link.
Customized Resume Collections
In addition to soliciting candidates through the job board, companies can request customized resume collections for posted positions. For more information, please contact Leslie Hunt at 212-854-5806.
Corporate Events
If you would like to plan an event designed to draw an experienced-hire audience, Alumni Career Services and the Career Management Center can advise you on strategies for organizing programs that are most appropriate based on your recruiting goals. Events may be held on the Columbia campus, at your corporate site, or at another location. Opportunities to sponsor, host or participate in industry events and career workshops are also available.
If you are interested in promoting your company to Columbia Business School alumni, many sponsorship opportunities are available such as industry speaker panels events and career workshops. Please contact Rebecca Mincy at 212.854.8821.
Executive MBAs
More than half of the EMBA population is partially or self-sponsored and many of these students are actively exploring career opportunities. These students represent an accomplished group, balancing executive-level responsibilities at work and a challenging academic load. Over 30% of them hold prior graduate degrees, and they come from 16 countries.
The Executive MBA Programs
The Columbia Business School EMBA
program based in New York carries
the same academic requirement as the
full-time MBA program and results
in the same degree. However, EMBA
students complete their coursework
on a different schedule, taking four
classes per term over five terms,
and meeting on Friday and Saturday
every other weekend while maintaining
full-time work responsibilities. Students
graduate in May, August, or December
depending on when they enter the program.
Columbia also offers two partnership
EMBA programs in conjunction with
London Business School and the University
of California at Berkeley. In both
cases, joint MBA students attend classes
over a four-day period once per month.
Profile of Executive MBAs
| Average Years of Work Experience | 10 |
| Range of Years of Work Experience | 5-27 |
| Prior Graduate Degrees | 33% |
| Women | 21% |
| Countries Represented | 16 |
Alumni
There are 38,000 Columbia Business School alumni, nearly 7,000 of whom are located outside of the United States. Approximately 700 alumni subscribe to our Career Newsletter, and at least five times this number are investigating their career options at any given time.
Industries Employing Alumni
| Financial Services | 36% |
| Manufacturing | 13% |
| Consulting | 7% |
| Technology | 9% |
| Other Services (accounting, advertising/public relations, arts, entertainment/leisure, executive search, health care services, hospitality, law, not-for-profit, real estate, retail/fashion, media, military | 26% |
Functional Areas
| Accounting | Human Resources |
| Advertising/Public Relations | Information Systems |
| Marketing Management | Investment Banking |
| Business Development | Private Equity/Venture Capital |
| Consulting | Restructuring |
| Corporate Finance | Real Estate |
| Education | Research |
Contact Us
EMBA Career Management
Leslie Hunt, Associate Director of Outreach
lah2154@columbia.edu
(212) 854-5806
Alumni Career Services
Rebecca Mincy, Associate Director
rew2109@columbia.edu
(212) 854-8821
