<p>I know that Johns Hopkins, for example, does not have good IB recruitment but places students very well into top MBA programs. How much do top business grad schools care about the 3 or so years you work after college? If they care a lot, then I don't understand how Hopkins can't place students into good IB jobs for the few years before they go for MBAs, yet still has such good MBA placement. </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>They care a lot. Any good MBA program will strongly dissuade someone with no work experience from getting an MBA.</p>
<p>Most of the good MBA schools only care about good work experience. Think it tops over GPA and such.</p>
<p>I agree job experience is necessary.</p>
<p>Also, what type of job experience are they looking for? Something that has specifically to do with business or just anytime of job experience?</p>
<p>Most people who get their MBA from top schools do not go and become investment bankers. Students who attend top MBA programs were already analysts at boutiques. The reason the placement number is low is because people coming out of those top programs rather take a management position which pays just as much and have much better hours. Most people do not wants to be rollin 100 hour work weeks when they are 30 years old as an associate. It isn’t worth it.</p>
<p>Work experience is extremely important. Some top programs require a certain amount of work experience before considering you as a potential student.</p>