"is the market for MBA students really that bad?" It's not the best job market, but I don't think that person is necessarily an indicator of what's being faced

"is the market for MBA students really that bad?" It's not the best job market, but I don't think that person is necessarily an indicator of what's being faced by recent or upcoming MBA grads. Among the big benefits of going to a top-tier school like Harvard are things like the recruitment programs and alumni networks, and I haven't heard anything about them being completely tapped out. What grads are facing are fewer options, less favorable positions to choose from and less pay than people graduating in other years. I'd speculate that she is probably just more interested in working on an attractive and fun project like a gourmet dessert store than going through an intensive recruitment process and entering something like an executive rotation program during the economic downturn. Hell, I know I would be (but that's like all of us here on HN, right?)