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Trends by Industry

2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Consulting 17% 19% 15% 11% 15%
Consumer Products 4% 4% 4% 5% 3%
Entertainment / Media 4% 3% 3% 3% 4%
Health Care 9% 7% 6% 8% 5%
Biomed / Pharmaceutical 5% 3% 3% 4% 3%
Health-Related Services 4% 4% 3% 4% 3%
Investment Banking 4% 3% 2% 4% 4%
Investment Management / Hedge Fund 6% 8% 6% 8% 8%
Manufacturing 7% 7% 4% 8% 6%
Aero / Auto / Transport Equipment 2% 2% <1% 3% 2%
Cleantech <1% <1% <1% 2% 2%
Energy / Extractive Minerals 2% 2% 1% 1% 1%
Highly Diversified 1% 1% <1% <1% <1%
Other Manufacturing 2% 1% <1% 1% <1%
Nonprofit / Government 4% 3% 3% 5% 6%
Government 1% <1% <1% 2% 1%
Nonprofit 2% 2% 3% 3% 4%
Other Financial Services 2% 3% 2% 2% 4%
Private Equity 12% 11% 11% 14% 11%
Retail 2% 1% 2% 3% 2%
Services 4% 3% 4% 4% 4%
Real Estate 2% <1% 1% 2% 2%
Other Services 2% 2% 3% 3% 2%
Technology 18% 19% 26% 17% 18%
Consumer Electronics 1% 1% 1% <1% 1%
E-Commerce 4% 4% 3% 3% 2%
Equipment / Hardware / Networking <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Internet Services 4% 4% 6% 4% 2%
Software 5% 5% 9% 5% 7%
Other Technology 4% 6% 6% 4% 4%
Venture Capital 8% 9% 10% 9% 9%

Trends by Function

2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Business Development 14% 11% 12% 15% 13%
Consulting 18% 20% 16% 13% 16%
Finance 32% 33% 32% 39% 37%
Investment Banking / Sales & Trading 4% 3% 2% 4% 4%
Investment Management / Hedge Fund 5% 6% 6% 7% 6%
Venture Capital / Private Equity 19% 20% 20% 22% 20%
Other Finance 4% 4% 4% 6% 7%
General Management 6% 7% 8% 8% 7%
Logistics <1% 0% <1% 0% 0%
Operations / Manufacturing 1% 1% 2% 2% 1%
Project Management 1% <1% 1% 2% <1%
Rotational / Leadership Development 0% 1% <1% <1% 1%
Other General Management 3% 3% 5% 4% 4%
Marketing 12% 13% 15% 11% 9%
Brand Management 2% 2% 1% <1% <1%
General Marketing 2% 2% 1% 2% 2%
Product Management 7% 9% 12% 7% 5%
Sales <1% 0% <1% <1% <1%
Other Marketing <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Strategic Planning 11% 11% 12% 10% 11%
Other 7% 5% 5% 4% 5%
Human Resources 0% 0% <1% <1% <1%
Product Development <1% 2% 1% <1% 1%
Purchasing 0% <1% 0% 0% 0%
Real Estate <1% 1% 2% <1% 1%
All Other 6% 2% 2% 2% 3%

Trends by Location

2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Mid-Atlantic (US) 3% 4% 3% 4% 7%
Washington - DC 2% 2% 1% 3% 4%
Other Mid-Atlantic 1% 2% 2% 1% 2%
Midwest (US) 4% 5% 3% 4% 4%
Chicago - IL 2% 2% 1% 2% 2%
Other Midwest 2% 3% 1% 2% 2%
Northeast (US) 45% 47% 52% 50% 48%
Boston - MA 17% 17% 16% 16% 13%
New England (Except Boston) 6% 5% 4% 3% 5%
New York - NY 21% 24% 30% 30% 27%
Other Northeast 1% 2% 2% <1% 3%
South (US) 4% 4% 3% 2% 4%
Atlanta - GA 2% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Miami - FL 0% 0% 0% 0% <1%
Other South 3% 3% 2% 2% 3%
Southwest (US) 4% 5% 4% 5% 5%
Texas 3% 4% 3% 3% 4%
Other Southwest 1% 1% 1% 2% <1%
West (US) 25% 24% 24% 21% 19%
California - Bay Area 13% 13% 14% 12% 10%
California - Los Angeles Area 6% 5% 5% 5% 4%
Pacific Northwest 5% 5% 4% 3% 3%
Other West <1% 1% <1% <1% 2%
Asia 4% 3% 3% 4% 4%
China 1% 1% <1% <1% <1%
Hong Kong, SAR <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
India 1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Other Asia 1% <1% 1% 2% 2%
Australia & Oceania <1% 0% <1% <1% 0%
Canada <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Europe 5% 4% 4% 6% 5%
United Kingdom 3% 3% 3% 4% 4%
Other Europe 2% 2% 2% 2% <1%
Latin America 2% 1% 2% 1% 1%
Brazil 1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Other Latin America 1% <1% 2% <1% <1%
Middle East & North Africa <1% 1% <1% 1% 1%
Sub-Saharan Africa <1% <1% 1% <1% 1%
United States 86% 89% 89% 87% 87%
International 14% 11% 11% 13% 13%

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