This research brief summarizes the results of the 2017 Year-End Employer Poll, a short survey of employers completed in November 2017. December 2017 PDF 278k 1 pages Download Overview A total of 93 employers responded, making for a response rate of 7.5 percent. Though the results do not necessarily reflect a statistically representative sample of global employers, the data collected provides a useful snapshot of the hiring forecast for business school graduates in 2018. Quick Facts Eighty-three percent of responding employers plan to hire new business school graduates in 2018. More employers expect to hire MBA and business master’s graduates in 2018 compared with 2017. In 2018, a greater share of companies expect to hire more specialists than generalists (40%) than more generalists than specialists (28%). This represents a shift from 2017, when the balance was roughly equal. In 2018, just 18 percent of employers have plans to hire international candidates, down from 27 percent in 2017. Related Items Corporate Recruiters Survey Report 2017 Corporate Recruiters Survey Report 2016 Corporate Recruiters Survey Report 2015 Featured Items 2016 Year-End Poll of Employers Report 2015 Year-End Poll of Employers Summary Report 2014 Year-End Poll of Employers, Summary Report