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Apr 2022
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#193 Hiring Trends & Salaries for Busine...

Darren C. Joe
About this episode

What are corporate recruiters looking for from business graduate students? And how do median MBA salaries compare to those of specialized business masters programs?

Darren shares 3 interesting findings from GMAC’s Corporate Recruiters Survey. This way, you can think more like an admissions officer, and put forward your strongest application.

This episode is about taking advantage of GMAC’s free market intelligence reports to inform your graduate school plans and strategy.

Topics

  • Introduction (0:00)
  • Most important skills for business school graduates (6:00)
  • MBA salaries vs. other business masters salaries (11:10)
  • GMAT testing statistics per country (14:45)

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Show Notes

Episode write-up and show notes: https://touchmba.com/hiring-trends-salaries-business-school-graduates-gmac-corporate-recruiters-survey

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