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Employment Report
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The MBA will take you further than you ever imagined
The IESE MBA graduates of 2024 have explored an increasingly broad range of career paths. Our international setting enables MBAs to work with classmates from 55 different nationalities. The environment uniquely prepares our students for global roles post-MBA, with 58% of them changing geographical location and 64% changing sector upon accepting employment after graduation.
The consulting sector remains the most popular destination for IESE MBA students, offering positions to 41% of the class, followed by the diversified industries sector.
There's never been a better time to make a positive impact on the world.
Employment by Sector
41%
Consulting
17%
Finance
12%
30%
Diversified Industries
Technology
Employment by Function
31%
Consulting
18%
14%
10%
7%
5%
Marketing & sales
Finance
Corporate & management
Operations & logistics
Other
Information technology
47%
Consulting
18%
10%
7%
3%
1%
7% joined MBA leadership programs
Pre-MBA
Trade Marketing Director AB-InBev, Consumer Goods Mexico
Post-MBA
Product Marketing (Leadership Development Program), Nissan, Automotive Industry, France
"After working seven years in the consumer goods industry, I joined the IESE MBA program to expand my business knowledge and connect with extraordinary professionals and professors who inspired me to follow an international career in a multinational company. This journey enabled me to achieve a triple jump, transitioning to a new function in a global environment, overseeing operations across more than 30 countries, and entering the automotive industry."
Daniela Farrera Sartorius
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Employed within 3 months of graduation
Employment by Sector
41%
Consulting
17%
Finance
Technology
12%
30%
Diversified Industries
Employment by Function
31%
Consulting
18%
18%
10%
7%
5%
5%
Finance
Sales & Marketing
Sales & Marketing
MBA Rotational Program
Operations and Logistics
General Marnagment
Other
Product Manager
Corporate Strategy
Sales & Marketing
MBA Rotational Program
Operations & Logístics
General Management
Other
Product Management
Corporate Strategy
Employment by Function
47%
Consulting
18%
14%
10%
7%
3%
1%
Marketing & sales
Sales & Marketing
Sales & Marketing
MBA Rotational Program
Operations and Logistics
General Marnagment
Other
Product Manager
Corporate Strategy
Finance
Corporate & management
Operations & logistics
Other
Information technology
7% joined MBA leadership programs
Where will your career take you?
3-year salary increase
128%
Financial Times Global MBA ranking 2019
Average of Annual Base Salary
Average of Other Compensation
€101,600
€35,100
Post-MBA Salary
94%
Employed within 3 months of graduation
Employment Report - Class of 2024
Career opportunities
144%
3 year salary increase
300+
Recruiting companies
77%
Employed within 3 months of graduation
34%
Triple jump: changed industry, function and geography
A Way to Learn .
Barcelona - Madrid - New York - Munich - São Paulo
A Mark to Make .
A World to Change .
IESE is aware of the unique value that women offer and the barriers obstructing their path to leadership positions.
We work to break the glass and concrete ceilings, incorporating a talent that has not been taken into account, because we know that when women win
that’s the start of a win-win situation .
In diverse, inclusive cultures, where everyone is able to thrive, companies win and when everyone wins, society wins.
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