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Employment Report

+1000 National and International employability partners
71,6% Of students have received job offers during the year of the Master
98% Placement Rate +23% compared to last year
+38,14% Salary increase on average after completing the Masters

Each year Rome Business School presents the Employment Report, a valuable document that summarizes the impact of our institution on students’ professional development and which, more broadly, provides an overview of our career support activities. The Employment Report shows the accomplishment of our students and the impact Rome Business School has made on them by giving a detailed snapshot of the School and the professional projection of our students.

In this regard, enhancing students’ employability is the primary objective of Rome Business School Career Services Department and this study reflects our accomplishments. Students are given guidance on defining their own strategies and objectives aligned to their interests and expectations with respect to the employment market, thereby increasing the likelihood of effective positioning g and success. The service offered to students is personalized according to their profiles and to the formula they are enrolled it, and all the guidelines given to them are preceded by an individual study of each student’s professional profile.

“Skills are the real capital. In a context where AI will increasingly automate tasks, having a holistic view, the ability to connect the dots and to ask the right questions before providing answers becomes central.”

Claudio Piselli
Digital Innovation HRBP – Manager

at PwC Italy.

The Employment Report 2025 Results

83,1% of RBS students works in companies operating on a global scale
+46,9% Salary Growth for MBA students
1515 Placements reached in 2025
+160 Countries represented

Rome Business School is pleased to present the 2026 Employment Report, an analysis of the professional career of the students after having completed their journey at RBS. We accompany our students during their development and we help them promoting their professional challenges, together with our pool of collaborating companies, HR professionals and headhunters.

At Rome Business School we understand that the path to success is not short, nor is it easy. For this reason, our commitment goes beyond the classroom and strive to equip students with the best professional tools: we take care of guiding and accompanying them in their working life.

What results has the Employment Report 2026 revealed? To know them, we will take a look through the main chapters. Let’s get started!

Snapshot on Employability

The Employment Report 2026 begins by presenting an exhaustive overview of the trends that are guiding employability in the latest years, as well as the growing importance of the relationship between education and employability that has always been intertwined with any Country’s social structure but it becomes even more significant in periods of crisis, like the one we are living today.

  • 1,515 students were placed in the last year at companies such as EY, IBM, and Toyota, thanks to 8,084 job offers published (+2.41% compared to the previous year).
  • 81.2% of students saw a salary increase after completing the Master, particularly students in Media (+58%), Finance (+52.87%), Project Management (+43.36%), and the MBA (+46.90%).
  • 90.6% of students have taken on more responsibilities in their roles, 84.1% have applied the skills learned in their work, and 80.9% have improved their networking. Additionally, 71.6% received job offers during the year of the Master, increasing to 75.2% within one year of graduation.
  • 72% of graduates work in multinational companies, while 65.7% operate outside of Italy. 71.42% of junior profiles found permanent employment, and 34.3% of international students chose to stay in Italy to work.
  • 25 startups have been successfully launched by RBS4Entrepreneurship, generating over 510 jobs and covering 21 markets in 58 countries, with 73% of these ventures led by women.

Rome Business School Impact and Career growth

46,9% average salary increase after 1 year of completing RBS MBA
32,6% average salary increase for Junior Profiles
52,8% average salary increase for Finance Masters
29,1% average salary increase for Executive Profiles

The report focuses on all the employability data obtained from Rome Business School students during 2026. This section shows the profile of our students, the success that the majority have achieved in relation to labor insertion and remuneration of educational investment.

83,12% of students work in companies operating internationally
72% work in Multinational Companies
71,4% of Junior Profiles enjoy a permanent contract
70% of students achieved a change of sector, role, or country
80,9% of the students have improved their networking skills +1,6% compared to last year

“Career support for students has to meet new needs,” says Marco Regoli, Head of Career Services at Rome Business School, “we have done this by creating a personalized service tailored to each individual’s career moment, enhanced by individual meetings, mock interviews, workshops and meetings with career coaches, HR consultants and recruiters.”

Students can embark on tailored career paths, such as:

  • the Career Starter, dedicated to those who want to excel in their first work experiences;
  • the Career Mover, for students seeking international employment;
  • the Career Advancer for those who want to grow vertically;
  • the Career Propeller dedicated to MBA students, to scale the world of entrepreneurship or pursue vertical career progression.

The impact on professional growth is significant: the Career Center has contributed to the fact that 84.1% (up from 82.5%) have used the skills acquired during the pathway in the company, and 90.6% (up from 88.8%) now hold a job role of greater responsibility.

90,6% have more responsibilities in their current job
71,6% have received new job offers during the Master
80,9% of the students have improved their networking skills
+81,2% of the students have experienced an increase in the salary during the year of the Master

Personalized career services, coaching, and networking events are the main levers of impact:
86.2% of students report improving their skills in managing selection processes, and
80.9% have increased their networking abilities. One of RBS’s primary goals is to connect students to the world of work through a network of
over 1,000 partner companies, more than 8,084 job offers published (+2.41% compared to the previous year), and over
195 companies visiting the school for recruiting activities, reaching a total of 1,515 placements in 2025.

“The partnership with Rome Business School expands our talent pool, enriches the recruitment process, and facilitates meetings with qualified student professionals through networking events, thus fostering innovation and change. For the Renault Group, in its journey of innovation, the influence of education—and particularly MBA education—remains fundamental in shaping the workforce of tomorrow.”
Giulia Palmisani, HR Recruiting Specialist at Renault Group.

Entrepreneurship

+225 Start Ups Ideas Developed From 2021- 2025
+73% of startups created within RBS are led by women
+21 markets in 58 countries - the RBS4Entrepreneurship projects submitted

Not only that, the Employment Report shows that more and more students are acquiring the right skills and knowledge to succeed in the world of entrepreneurship: 32.4% of Rome Business School students are now entrepreneurs. In fact, as many as 210 Start Ups Ideas have been developed by RBS4Entrepreneurship since 2021 to date, Rome Business School’s business incubator. Among the participants mostly women (73%), implementing projects in the international arena across 58 countries and 21 different markets.

The Employment Report 2026 by Rome Business School highlights the transformative power of quality education on career growth. With an average salary increase of +38.14% post-master’s and over 1,515 students placed in top companies like Toyota, IBM, and EY, the report showcases how RBS is shaping future leaders. From career acceleration to entrepreneurial success, our programs are driving real impact in the global job market.

 

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