Adopting the central theme "Embracing the Future," this year's MBA Career Forum 2009 drew representatives from 44 of the world's leading companies on the lookout for their executives of the future. The 3-day event, organized by IESE's Career Services team, took place at IESE's campus in Barcelona from October 26-28.

The MBA Career Forum is the largest recruitment event of the year at IESE, and -according to the latest figures- one of the largest in Europe. With the participation of leading companies such as Citi Group, McKinsey, Vodafone, Barclays Capital, Delta Partners, Banco Santander and Syngenta, the forum accounts for as much as 40 percent of all the jobs found by IESE's MBAs.

The company presentations were organized in a way that allowed students to find out about opportunities in as diverse a range of sectors and industries as possible. Second-year MBAs had the chance to attend face-to-face meetings and interviews with participating companies while first-year students received information about upcoming internship opportunities.

Throughout the year the Career Services team at IESE organizes a series of similar events aimed at helping students keep track of the latest professional opportunities on offer in their chosen field.