MIT Sloan’s Class of 2025 reported a sharp rebound in hiring: 91.0% of graduates had job offers three months after graduation, according to the school’s employment report. Offers and acceptances improved across early and three‑month windows, signaling renewed demand from employers after a weaker 2024 recruiting cycle. The report also showed a mixed compensation picture: median total pay dipped slightly while mean compensation ticked up, reflecting fewer extreme outliers but stronger core base salaries. Sloan’s mean base salary rose, signing bonuses improved, and incentive-heavy pay compressed — a sign that employers favored steadier packages over variable upside in the current market. Career‑services and recruiting professionals should read the data as a return of stability rather than a return to boom‑era compensation. Schools and applicants face a market where selectivity and fit matter more than ever, and where employers appear to be normalizing incentive structures amid macroeconomic uncertainty.