It's no secret that today's job market is increasing competitive for college graduates. Not only do business school grads compete against one another, they also compete against other college graduates and experienced workers.
对于毕业生们来说，现在找工作竞争越来越激烈。商学院的毕业生不仅相互竞争，他们还要和其他的毕业生以及有工作经验的人竞争。

So what exactly do employers want from this year's graduates? The results may surprise you.
到底雇主们想要怎样的毕业生呢？答案可能出乎你的意料。

You might think technical skills or pure competence would be more important than anything else, but a new survey of corporate recruiters shows that employers most value communication skills in freshly minted graduates, followed by teamwork, technical, leadership, and then managerial skills. Communication skills, in fact, are on average twice as important as managerial skills.
你可能认为专门技能或者单纯的能力是最重要的，但是最近一项对企业招聘人员的调查显示雇主更加重视毕业生的沟通技巧，然后是团队合作能力、技术能力、领导力、管理技巧。事实上，沟通技巧的重要程度是管理技巧的两倍。

With the exception of one industry--manufacturing--this finding was true across all world regions and employers, regardless of company size or industry. Manufacturing firms say the highest ranked attribute sought in a hire is integrity, followed by drive and the ability to inspire others.
除了一个行业——制造业——这项研究结果在世界各地区，对所有员工都适用，无论公司大小和行业。制造业公司表示应聘者最重要的品质是正直，之后是动力和启发别人的能力。

The results are from the Graduate Management Admission Council's 2014 annual corporate recruiters survey published today (May 18). Some 565 employers from 44 countries responded to the survey, including 36 companies in the Fortune 100. In the survey, employers were asked to assess the importance of the five overall skills.
结果是根据美国商学院研究生入学考试委员会2014年的年度企业招聘人员调查得出的。这项调查于5月18日公布。来自44个国家的565名雇主接受了调查，其中36家公司是财富杂志前100强。调查中，雇主们需要评估这5项综合技能的重要程度。

In the report, GMAC published a great table that shows what really matters to corporate recruiters (see below).
报告中，委员会做了一个表格，列出了企业招聘人员重视的毕业生素质。（见下表）