Article from Providence Journal, RI - Jan 19, 2007, by Carolyn Said San Francisco Chronicle
SAN FRANCISCO — They carry stacks of resumés, wear sober suits and keep their cell phones and laptops perpetually at hand. They are primed with thoughtful answers for any question. Now they’re descending on the Bay Area in an annual quest for summer internships and full-time jobs.
Flocks of MBA students from East Coast schools headed west this month, hoping to land jobs in the beating heart of the tech world. This year, many said, the uptick in the economy has given them new confidence that their trek will result in multiple offers as companies vie for good candidates. It’s quite a turnaround from just a few years ago, after the dot-com bust.
“Overall, things seem to be booming. [Job prospects] seem absolutely fantastic compared to my undergraduate experience,” said Chris Johnson, 26, a first-year MBA student at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He was one of 85 students from the Cambridge, Mass., school touring Silicon Valley companies such as Yahoo and Google...
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