Are there skill sets that MBAs now need that they didn need in years past?
It’s extremely important for them to have a broad set of skills. But I’m not sure that this has changed significantly. They’ve always had to have strong communication skills and strong analytical skills. Students that are interested in going into the dot-com world need a real savvy to know how that marketplace works. They’ve got to be able to articulate why they want a position, the skills that they have to offer, and why they want to go into a certain company. Q: What are the things the MBAs are looking for? Do they want more diverse companies on campus? A: They’re MBA students, so there’s always a company that they’d love to see. In many ways, what they’re looking to our office for are key resources that position them to effectively manage what is a much more complex job search than it has been in the past. For example, we all have been learning this year how to effectively interview for a dot-com. In some cases, we ask, is there even a traditional interview? We run panels on that. Q
