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According to recruiters around the world, business school graduates are still not meeting expectations in terms of their soft skills. MBAs have for many years met or exceeded expectations in terms of hard skills like; finance, accounting or academic ability. There has been a long-standing short fall in terms of leadership skills and interpersonal skills, which is apparent year after year, in this research. Choosing opportunities to demonstrate mastery of these skills - perhaps through club or project leadership, for example - will help MBAs to differentiate themselves in the recruitment process.

Figure 10: Key MBA Skills

7. MBA SALARIES AND COMPENSATION

7.1 GLOBAL TRENDS IN 2006

MBA salaries are on the increase in almost every country in the world. As demand for MBAs surges in consulting and financial services, recruiters must compete on salary to secure their preferred candidates.

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