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3. SURVEY SAMPLE AND METHODOLOGY

3.1 SAMPLE

The 2006 survey represents one of the largest exercises QS has undertaken in terms of geographic scope and level of detail. More than 4000 recruiters were surveyed, with complete responses received from 455 companies in a record 33 countries.
This year's survey represents the best balanced so far in terms of worldwide geographical distribution. This represents 50% more recruiter respondents than any other MBA survey and up to five times the level of non-US respondents than any other MBA survey. The recruiters span industry, consulting, financial services and technology, among other sectors and participate in strict confidentiality. Therefore, the names of individual recruiters are not published.

3.2 INDUSTRIES

Chart 1 shows the spread of recruiters across industries. This reflects the global spread of industries, which hire MBAs. Finance, banking and consulting make up the largest sources of respondents, followed by healthcare, technology, and consumer goods. Respondents from the Agency/headhunting industry are asked to indicate the sectors for which they are hiring - this was fairly evenly spread, with a slight bias towards financial services.

3.2.1 Table: Recruiter Response by Industry Sector

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