Updated: Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Individuals who are planning to enroll in associates, bachelors or masters programs in business may increase their chances and landing good jobs, as many business schools have increased their efforts to connect students with employers.

For example, Harvard University recently announced a partnership with MBA Focus, a company that uses a computer-based management system to link hiring managers to degree candidates.

The company will work with Harvard Business School's career services department to create a database of job candidates from the college and offer additional recruitment assistance to prospective graduates. To date, MBA Focus has a network of more than 61,000 students in part- and full-time MBA programs as well as connections to Fortune 500 companies in North America, Europe and Asia.

This system is intended to "help [business schools] provide the highest level of career services to their students," said Heather Krumpak, the company's vice president of school relations.

Similar services could help students launch high-paying business careers.

Payscale.com, a research company, says that average salaries for holders of MBA degrees ranged from $73,510 to $171,583 in 2008, depending on the field, position and years of experience.

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