The document discusses reasons for pursuing an MBA degree and employer expectations of MBA graduates. It summarizes a study finding that employers most desire communication skills, integrity, and teamwork abilities. Employers also want 3-4 years of prior work experience. An MBA enhances career prospects and earning potential but also provides business knowledge and experience that can help individuals start their own businesses or take on leadership roles.

1.  By
 Anand
 Kirubakaran
 Gopalakrishnan
 Praful
 Suneesh

2.  Why MBA
 Employers Expectations
 Success

4. The MBA program expose you to a wide
networking area of subjects and people,
giving much experience in the subject area of
marketing, finance, operation research etc.
some of the comer reasons why people
choose MBA are the high pay packages,
higher positions in the organizations and the
well status life style.

5. 
1) A person who wants to set up his own
business and wants the basic knowledge and
tools to run a business or a person have to take
over the running of an existing business is
choosing MBA .

2) The person who want to increase his income
rapidly, want to increase his market value.

3) As MBA is considered as one of the lucrative
career professional course so the person who is
simply a graduate believes that non- professional
graduate courses don’t have any marketable
value these days , therefore he choose MBA as a
career for make himself market worthy.

6.  Advance your career
 Change your career
 Set-up your own business
 Develop technical skill & Business
knowledge
 Become a leader in an emerging field
 Network

8. According to a new study of employer
expectations released 2011 May 10 by the
Graduate Management Admission Council
(GMAC). The report is based on the opinions
of 1,509 corporate recruiters who hire MBAs
at 905 companies in 51 countries. Each
survey respondent was asked to check off the
five most desired traits or skills he or she
wants to see in an MBA.

9. In the United States, demand for recent MBA
graduates is expected to be strongest in the
finance/accounting, health care/pharmaceutical,
consulting, and high technology industries.
In Europe, demand for business graduates
appears highest in the energy/utilities sector.
In Asia, demand is highest in the high
technology, finance/accounting, and products
and services industries

10.  Initiative,
 Professionalism,
 Motivation,
 Integrity,
 The ability to deal effectively with pressure
and unexpected obstacles

11.  Communication skills,
 Strategic skills,
 The proven ability to perform,
 Core business knowledge,
 The ability to manage change.

12. And when it comes to work
experience, the large number of recruiters,
want their new MBA hires to have between
three to four years of experience on their
resumes
Some 86% of employers who responded to
GMAC’s survey said strong communication
skills are the single most important ability
they seek in an MBA. “Communication skills
has definitely gone up in importance,” says
Michelle Sparkman Renz, director of research
communications for GMAC.

13.  Initiative 77%
 Professionalism 77%
 Motivation 76%
 Integrity 76%
 Ability to deal effectively with pressure/obstacles 75%
 Achievement/goal orientation 74%
 Innovation/creativity 68%
 Adaptability 68%
 Collaboration 65%
 Efficiency 49%
 Listening ability 48%
 Discipline 45%
 Persuasiveness 39%
 Cross-cultural sensitivity 39%
 Diplomacy/tact 33%
 Capacity and willingness to follow a leader 30%
 Empathy 25%

15. 1) Communication Skills
2) Honesty / Integrity
3) Teamwork Skills
4) Interpersonal Skills
5) Motivation Initiative
6) Strong work Ethic
7) Analytical Skills
8) Flexibility / Adaptability
9) Computer Skills
10) Self-Confidence

17. Most people think success is a goal. I see
success as a process. Most people define
success only in terms of money.
I think success is a combination of things
- health, happiness, material prosperity, love
of family and friends, wisdom, influence, and
fulfillment.

18.  Be Proactive
 Take Responsibility
 Be a Good Leader
 Don’t Let Fear Stop You
 Never Stop Learning

19. we should strive to be the creators of our
own destiny,
Everything starts in the mind and ripples
out, so what happens around us is a
reflection of our own inner world.
It is all our choice: this is what it means to
be proactive.

20. Since we have the power to choose our
experience, we also need to accept responsibility
for this.
Our behavior is a natural outcome of our mental
images, and so we are responsible for our behavior
too

21. We cannot be effective in any area of life
unless we have good leadership skills.
Leadership is an art and each of us needs to
find our own approach to it.
Primarily, we need to understand how to
lead ourselves, and this means having a
compass, a direction which guides all our
actions.

22. Whenever we grow, there is fear. Whenever
we do something new, there is fear. Whenever
we push ourselves to new heights or, there is
fear. This is the nature of life.
Don’t fear failure – failure is inevitable and
necessary. This failure is the foundation of
success, so long as we learn from it.
When you face your fears, they will vanish
like smoke.

23. Learning is the fundamental activity in a
successful and purposeful life. If we fail to
learn, we fail to grow,
Life gives us endless opportunities to
learn, and the more difficult the situation, the
more we are likely to learn.
We can learn from other people, especially
difficult ones – they are like angels sent from
heaven to teach us about ourselves.

24. - Passion
- Leadership

25.  A MBA degree adds a lot of value to the
persona of an Individual
 It is a easy gate pass to the corporate world
 There is a strong demand of professionals
with knowledge and skills in the corporate
world

26.  Sources
- GMAC 2011 Corporate Recruiters Report
- Mark Harrison , thechangeblog.com