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Review HBS Hiring Trends

Browse industry, function and location destinations and gain insights around compensation.
Class of 2022
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    Career Data Internship Data

    What do students do post-HBS?

    Understand which industries, functions and locations have been most popular and the compensation students received.

    Students Seeking Employment

    71%
    Sought Employment
    out of the 71 that saught employment,
    ↳95%
    Received an Offer
    out of the 95 that received an offer,
    ↳90%
    Accepted an Offer
    29%
    Did Not Seek Employment
    breaking down the 29 that did not seek employment we have:
    13% Starting own business
    12% Company sponsored or already employed
    3% Other
    <1% Postponing job search
    <1% Continuing education
    0%
    No Data Available
    Median Base Salary
    $175,000
    Median Signing Bonus
    $30,000
    63% Receiving
    Median Performance Bonus
    $40,000
    73% Receiving

    Industries

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        • A-Z
        • Z-A
        • Highest to Lowest
        • Lowest to Highest
      Consulting
      26%
      Consumer Products
      3%
      Entertainment / Media
      3%
      Health Care
      5%
      Investment Banking
      3%
      Investment Management / Hedge Fund
      8%
      Manufacturing
      5%
      Nonprofit / Government
      3%
      Other Financial Services
      1%
      Private Equity
      15%
      Retail
      1%
      Services
      1%
      Technology
      19%
      Venture Capital
      7%

      Functions

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        • A-Z
          • A-Z
          • Z-A
          • Highest to Lowest
          • Lowest to Highest
        Business Development
        7%
        Consulting
        26%
        Finance
        33%
        General Management
        10%
        Marketing
        12%
        Other
        4%
        Strategic Planning
        8%

        Locations

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          • A-Z
            • A-Z
            • Z-A
            • Highest to Lowest
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          United States: 91%
          Mid-Atlantic
          4%
          Midwest
          5%
          Northeast
          47%
          South
          6%
          Southwest
          5%
          West
          24%
          International: 9%
          Asia
          2%
          Australia & Oceania
          <1%
          Canada
          <1%
          Europe
          3%
          Latin America
          <1%
          Middle East & North Africa
          1%
          Sub-Saharan Africa
          <1%
          Please note salary information is self-reported by students.
          N/A indicates data represents <1% of students seeking employment.
          In some cases, compensation is rounded to nearest thousand. See detailed pages for exact figures.
          Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.

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