The Real Reasons Elite Companies Hire So Many MBAs [mba.com Insider]

According to the latest Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) Corporate Recruiters Survey, 91 percent of recruiters plan to hire MBAs in 2021.

Among those recruiters are many high-profile companies in the consulting, finance, and technology sectors, each looking to hire MBA talent who can bring in business savvy and new ideas. For example, nearly half of McKinsey's incoming consultants are MBA grads, while Amazon plans to hire over 1,000 MBAs in 2021.

Add that tech company hiring of MBA grads has shot up and you get a picture of the elite companies keen to snap up the best MBA talent out there.

But why? What are the real reasons the most illustrious companies hire so many MBAs?

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