MBA Paths & Opportunities

What industries are most likely to hire MBAs?

Career Services organizes Career Exploration Sessions during Tuck Launch for the most popular industries and Tuck’s student career clubs hold kick-off sessions to learn more about each industry. Tuck’s Centers similarly reach out early on to first-year students to inform them of opportunities to get involved within their focus fields.

Take a look at our latest employment statistics, which will give you an idea of where previous Tuck students have found employment. And view the career pathways of recent Tuck students and begin charting your path today.

An ongoing activity will be for you to learn as much as possible about the roles that might be a good fit for you. Career Services supports your research by hosting company events (throughout the year, but mostly in the fall). Connecting with alums and learning about what they do and what skills are important in their role is another good way to learn. You can look at past employment lists within each Industry Resource and attend club meetings to learn more about what the second-year students did over the summer.

If you don’t feel your skills and interests match particularly well with the careers most MBA graduates go into, you might want to explore some of the non-traditional MBA paths.

The Careers Services office can point you in the right direction and connect you with resources specific to the industries you wish to work within.

Tuck Voices

“Not having my internship lined up while my classmates already had firm plans was scary. I was clouded in uncertainty and at points unsure if I was doing the right thing. But in the end, my patience and persistence paid off—it led to one of the best decisions of my life. So my advice is, don’t feel you need to get sucked into the MBA recruiting vortex, especially if you have a passion you want to purse that is a bit outside of the box. Be patient, and keep leaning on your network—the ones who are really rooting for you.”

Christine Rohacz T’22