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Salary and benefits are only in fifth place followed by the type of job or function and the professional status associated with the job. The least important selected criterion is working hours, followed by the ability to make a career change, the work sector and culture and ethics of the employing organisation.
The results indicate that the direct benefits to the individual and his or her development, in terms of happiness and lifelong learning, are more important than environmental factors associated with the company or the image of the work.

3.4.4 Target Salary

The mean, global, target salary after an MBA has risen by US$ 5,000 to US$ 75-80,000. However, there are significant differences between the genders. Pre-MBA the salaries of women and men are 13% apart. However, post-MBA, the salary expectations of women and men are very different. Men target salaries more than 30% higher than women. The mean average target salary for a man is US$ 82,000 and only US$ 63,000 for a woman. Even more extreme, 50% more men than women expect to earn in excess of US$ 100,000: 33% of men as against 22% of women. Target salaries are generally well informed, with variations by country reflecting local differences in salary levels.

3.5 RESEARCH

The QS World MBA Fair and World Grad School Tour are the only education fairs to have been selected by increasing percentages of applicants in 2006. All others listed were selected by the same percentage, or lower, in comparison with 2005.

3.5.1 Sources of Information

School websites are perceived as the prime source of information on schools, followed closely by fairs. 92% of women found the QS World MBA Tour useful and 89% of men. Specialist MBA websites and discussions with admissions officers follow. Talking with alumni is the fifth most favoured source of research information.

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QS World MBA Tour - TopMBA.com Applicant Survey 2006
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