{"slug": "employers-maintain-confidence-in-mba-graduates-amid-ai", "title": "Employers Maintain Confidence in MBA Graduates Amid AI", "summary": "A GMAC survey of 1,108 corporate recruiters across 46 countries found that 99% of employers are confident in business schools' ability to prepare graduates, with 31% citing AI-tool fluency as a key hiring factor, up from 26% in 2024.", "body_md": "Editorial analysis: For AI and data practitioners, the GMAC findings highlight growing employer demand for cross-functional professionals who combine domain knowledge with AI tool fluency, which affects hiring pools for analytics, product, and strategy roles. According to GMAC's 2025 Corporate Recruiters Survey, an overwhelming **99%** of global employers expressed confidence in business schools' ability to prepare graduates, the survey polled **1,108** corporate recruiters across **46** countries (64% from Global Fortune 500 companies), and knowledge of AI tools ranked among the fastest-rising skills in importance over last year (GMAC). BestColleges reports the survey found **31%** of employers called AI-tool fluency a key hiring factor, up from **26%** in 2024. GMAC CEO Joy Jones said, \"As AI becomes more integral in a company's decision-making and strategy development, employers continue to turn to business school graduates for their versatility and strategic thinking...\"", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/employers-maintain-confidence-in-mba-graduates-amid-ai", "canonical_source": "https://letsdatascience.com/news/employers-maintain-confidence-in-mba-graduates-amid-ai-fd79511e", "published_at": "2026-06-28 07:51:50+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-28 08:38:45.289399+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-tools", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["GMAC", "BestColleges", "Joy Jones", "Global Fortune 500"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/employers-maintain-confidence-in-mba-graduates-amid-ai", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/employers-maintain-confidence-in-mba-graduates-amid-ai.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/employers-maintain-confidence-in-mba-graduates-amid-ai.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/employers-maintain-confidence-in-mba-graduates-amid-ai.jsonld"}}