The Executive Assessment Blog

Soft skills matter to employers. How much? According to our own research, problem-solving and the ability to work well in a team are now the most important skills employers want to see in hires. Fortunately, according to that same research, “employers give business schools high marks for how well they prepare their graduates in these skills” and “overwhelmingly agree that business school graduates are prepared to be successful at their companies.” In fact, 7 in 10 recent full-time MBA graduates observed that they would not have gotten their current job if it wasn’t for their b-school education. 

Keep reading to understand how MBA programs foster the development of essential soft skills.

Whether you are planning on growing within your current company or you want to switch to a new one, an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) can help you along the way. For companies themselves, employees who have an EMBA can provide a lot of value to the business.

That’s why many employers are supportive of their employees taking on an EMBA, whether that support is financial or granting a flexible schedule to accommodate classes. Alternatively, an EMBA can help you land a leadership position at a new company after graduation. Let’s look at three reasons why employers highly value EMBAs.