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Review HBS Hiring Trends

Browse industry, function and location destinations and gain insights around compensation.
Class of 2021
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    Career Data Internship Data

    What do students do between their first and second years?

    Understand which industries, functions and locations have been most popular and what students were paid.

    Students Seeking Employment

    88%
    Sought Employment
    12%
    Did Not Seek Employment
    breaking down the 12 that did not seek employment we have:
    9% Starting own business
    2% Other
    1% Company sponsored or already employed
    0% Continuing education
    0% Postponing job search
    1%
    No Data Available
    Median Monthly Base Salary
    $8,000

    Industries

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        • Lowest to Highest
      Consulting
      17%
      Consumer Products
      4%
      Entertainment / Media
      4%
      Health Care
      9%
      Investment Banking
      4%
      Investment Management / Hedge Fund
      6%
      Manufacturing
      7%
      Nonprofit / Government
      4%
      Other Financial Services
      2%
      Private Equity
      12%
      Retail
      2%
      Services
      4%
      Technology
      18%
      Venture Capital
      8%

      Functions

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        • A-Z
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          • Z-A
          • Highest to Lowest
          • Lowest to Highest
        Business Development
        14%
        Consulting
        18%
        Finance
        32%
        General Management
        6%
        Marketing
        12%
        Other
        7%
        Strategic Planning
        11%

        Locations

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          United States: 86%
          Mid-Atlantic
          3%
          Midwest
          4%
          Northeast
          45%
          South
          4%
          Southwest
          4%
          West
          25%
          International: 14%
          Asia
          4%
          Australia & Oceania
          <1%
          Canada
          <1%
          Europe
          5%
          Latin America
          2%
          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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