Recruiters do not like us

The Wall Street Journal's annual survey of corporate MBA recruiters has ranked Stanford #19 nationally. Other "top tier" schools such as Harvard and Wharton also rank low, at #14 and #11, respectively. Reasons for the low ranking, according to the article are "students' inflated egos and excessive expectations." The article continues to note, however, that "their [Harvard and Stanford's] graduates still end up landing some of the highest paying jobs."

While I don't find the ranking itself to be that alarming--it doesn't appear to reflect recruiter's willingness to interview/hire Harvard and Stanford MBAs--I do think there is some insight to be gained here. While getting into a top business school is definitely an accomplishment, it does not guarantee success at any level (nor a job after b-school). The people we work with do not care where we got our MBA, and some will actually be hostile towards us because we have an MBA from a top school. As the recruiting season for MBA2s begins in about a month, hopefully we will all take this article as a reminder that we are not entitled to anything.