April 21, 2008

Business Students Say Their Idealism Is Blunted by Corporate Recruiters

By Katherine Mangan

A growing number of M.B.A. students are looking for jobs in which they can make a positive contribution to society, but they are finding that corporate recruiters aren't nearly as interested as they are in social and environmental issues, according to a report being released today by the Aspen Institute Center for Business Education.

"Students seem to be saying that they really want to have careers with a positive impact on society, but they're feeling like they can't do that

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