708 MBAs, 1,549 Recruiters by: John A. Byrne on November 28, 2011 | 24,060 Views November 28, 2011 Copy Link Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share on Reddit Talk about an embarrassment of riches. This year, 708 Harvard MBAs in the Class of 2011 were in the job market, and Harvard Business School had 1,549 organizations vying for them. That’s right. There were more than two companies for every graduating student seeking a job, and some of those companies, including McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, and J.P. Morgan, were hiring HBS grads by the dozens. Unemployment may still be high with a good deal of uncertainty about the future of the economy, but there are plenty of organizations, from global enterprises and tech startups to non-profits and public sector organizations, that were clamoring to hire a Harvard MBA. The lopsided list of recruiting organizations speaks to the power of the Harvard Business School brand. Just take a quick look at this incredible list of the companies that actively recruited Harvard MBAs during the 2010-2011 recruiting season. In many cases, just the number of companies under a single alphabet letter at Harvard exceeds the total number of companies that recruit at other business schools. There are, for example, no fewer than 121 companies under the letter A, and 170 companies under the letter C. The list is of every company that either hired a Harvard MBA or posted an offer of employment on HBS’ job boards in the past year. While the list is a veritable Who’s Who of global business, it’s also a list with many surprises, from the Oakland Raiders, the National Basketball Association, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and the White House to the city governments of Sacramento, Calif., and several public agencies in New York City. All the hot companies are here, too, from Apple and Facebook to Amazon, Google and Zynga Game Network. Unlike most business schools which publish a list of the top employers each year, including the number of MBA graduates and MBA interns hired by specific companies, Harvard is notoriously secretive about who recruits its students. So the list of companies is a true eye-opener. Harvard says that 708 of the 941 members of the Class of 2011 were in the job market. Some 134 were sponsored by their companies or already employed, while another 62 grads started their own companies. So the 1,549 organizations that wanted to hire a Harvard MBA didn’t even have access to the full class of graduates. This A to Z list that will blow your mind: A.M. Nomikos Transworld Maritime Agencies S.A A.T. Kearney, Inc. Abbott Laboratories Abpro, Inc Abraaj Capital Abroad101.com Academy of Business Leadership Acadian Asset Management LLC Accretive, LLC The Achievement Network a-connect Incorporated Action for Boston Community Development Actis Capital Activate Activision Blizzard, Inc. Acumen Fund, Inc. Adams Street Partners, LLC ADH Capital Adkins Matchett & Toy Ltd. Adobe Systems Incorporated Advent International Corporation The Advisory Board Co. AES Corporation Aetna Inc. Africa Private Equity Fund Managers AfterSteps, Inc. Aga Khan Development Network AgaMatrix, Inc. Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. AIDD Group AirPR Airvana, Inc. Aishti The Aisle AisleBuyer LLC Albright Capital Management, LLC Alcoa, Inc. Alcone Marketing Group, Inc. Algeco Scotsman Alice + Olivia Alignvest Capital Management Allan Gray Limited Allen & Company Alliance Consumer Growth AllianceBernstein L.P. Allianz Global Investors AlphaSights Ltd. Alphonso Labs Altamont Capital Partners Altaris Capital Partners, LLC Altira Group LLC Altman Vilandrie & Company Alyeska Investment Group Amazon.com AMDeC Foundation Inc. AmeReGen BioPharmaceuticals Inc. American Airlines Inc. American Century Investment Management Inc. (ACIM) American Express American Red Cross American Securities Opportunities Fund American Superconductor American Tower Corporation American Well America’s Growth Capital Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Amgen, Inc. Amonix, Inc. Amy Matto, LLC Analysis Group, Inc. Anheuser-Busch InBev Anza AOL Apax Partners Apollo Interactive AG Apollo Management L.P. APP Pharmaceuticals, LLC Apparel Group Australia Apple, Inc. Application Boot Camp, LLC Applied Ventures, LLC AppNexus Inc. AQR Capital Management, LLC Arbitrage Magazine ARC Financial Corp Arcanum Alloy Design Arch Bay Capital, LLC Archer Capital Management, L.P. Archer Daniels Midland Company AREA Property Partners Ares Management LLC Argus Information & Advisory Services, LLC Arkyd Astronautics, Inc. Arlington Family Offices Artemis Financial Advisors, LLC Artemis Real Estate Partners Arthur D. Little Artspace Marketplace, Inc. ASB Real Estate Investments Ashmore Investment Management Limited Ashoka Asian Century Quest Capital LLC Aspen Technology, Inc. AstraZeneca Asurion Corp. Athenahealth Atomico Au Bon Pain Company, Inc. Audax Health Solutions Audible, Inc. Audicus, Inc. Aureos Autodesk, Inc. AvalonBay Communities, Inc. Avaya, Inc. Avera Motors Avero, Inc. Avery Dennison Corporation AVG Technologies Avista Capital Partners Awethu Project Continue ReadingPage 1 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7