HBS Grads Loving Tech Bubble 2.0

Tech is luring young MBAs at levels not seen since you know what.
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The number accepting positions in the technology sector has reached 20 percent -- a level not seen since the last tech boom with the Classes of 1999 and 2000. This increase appears to be driven by the software segment, but equipment and hardware also rose marginally. According to Kristen Fitzpatrick (MBA 2003), director of the School’s Career & Professional Development Office (CPD), “It’s not just the big companies that hired this year. Students also accepted jobs at many smaller firms in this space.” [HBS]

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