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Question :I am an MBA fresher. I wish to know what companies are expecting from MBA graduates?

Asked by: Ravi Sharma
Answer by Naukri Singh
Naukri Singh
  • Requirements change as markets change

Employers' recruitment operations are becoming much more shortterm in response to fast-changing markets and technologies. Companies frequently look for specific mixes of skills, and the mix can change rapidly.

  • Changing attitudes

Employers seem to have lost much of their suspicion of MBA graduates, even in some non-traditional areas. A few years ago many human resources directors, especially in Europe, preferred not to employ MBA graduates on the grounds of their arrogance, their excessive expectations of career and salary potential, and the difficulty of fitting them into established teams and career systems.

  • Supervisory skills and older graduates

Many companies still complain that MBA graduates' excellent theoretical knowledge is not matched by sufficient interpersonal and, especially, supervisory skills, which are essential in a good manager. Graduates who are hired therefore have to be given the opportunity to learn these skills.

  • A cultural fit for management consultants

Despite the dotcom craze, management consultancy and financial services are still significant MBA job markets. There is a reason. They attract MBA graduates not so much because of high salaries but because graduates can fit into the culture more easily.

  • The traditional approach

The way more traditional employers assimilate new MBA graduates is to place them in central staff positions with roles such as strategic planning, where they are close to the levers of power and where their breadth of view can be put to good use

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