Recruiters in The Wall Street
Journal/Harris Interactive survey rated each business
school on these student and school attributes.
Here is the percentage of recruiters who said each attribute is "very
important."
Attribute
2004
2005
Communication and interpersonal
skills 89%
88%
Ability to work well within a
team
87%
87%
Personal ethics and
integrity
85% 85%
Analytical and problem-solving
skills
84% 83%
Success with past hires
74%
74%
Leadership potential
73%
72%
Fit with the corporate culture
72%
73%
Strategic thinking
68% 67%
Likelihood of recruiting "stars"
64%
63%
Well-rounded
54%
54%
Willingness of the school's students to relocate
50%
52%
Student "chemistry"
45%
46%
Students' years of work experience
36%
36%
Content of the core curriculum
34%
36%
Overall value for the money invested in
the recruiting effort
33% 31%
School "chemistry"
31%
31%
Faculty expertise
25%
27%
Career-services office
23%
25%
Awareness of corporate-citizenship issues
21% 22%
Students' international knowledge and experience
19%
21%
"The Wall Street Journal Guide to The Top
Business Schools 2006" (2005, Random House Reference).