What if business school taught you the wrong skill?

Can we talk about MBAs?

"I graduated in what is apparently the most difficult year to get a job with an MBA in the history of the degree."

That's Taylor, 32, from Kentucky. She's sent 2,000 applications in six months. (yes, you read that correctly)

This is from a Guardian piece on employment that highlighted a recurring theme around the MBA. While Taylor's navigating AI filters and interviews with screeners asking if she's "ever used technology," most business schools are still teaching the same frameworks they've used for years.

A few professors have quietly mentioned what many in the field are starting to acknowledge: the traditional MBA model needs an overhaul. The slow decline has been happening for a while, but the job market is now making it impossible to ignore.

One piece: the growing mismatch between what students learn and what they encounter when they graduate.

Some schools are starting to experiment with more hands-on approaches - experiential learning, interactive scenarios, more rich media. We're working with a few on learning innovation projects that move beyond the lecture hall.

Most aren't ready for that shift yet.

Students spend two years learning to dissect other people's decisions, then get thrown into roles where they have to make their own under pressure. No wonder Taylor's struggling against AI filters while armed with case study frameworks.

We built Involver as interactive scenarios where students and employees can practice critical decisions before their career depends on them. It won't solve the job market, but it might better prepare people for what's coming next.

What's your take on Taylor's situation?