Question

What do employers want from business graduates?

Prospective employers have always expected business-school graduates to possess a certain set of skills, such as strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities. Today, employers are looking for even more一technical expertise paired with interpersonal and intrapersonal（内在） skills.

1. You can learn the technical skills on the job or in school, but the soft skills are more challenging to get.

2. That can make you the type of employee that companies want to hire and promote. Recent data in The Financial Times 2018 Skills Gap Study agrees that soft skills, like the ability to work well in a team, were rated as "most important" by 64 percent of respondents.

During your business-school experience, you'll have the opportunity to build these skills as you work on group projects, interact with teachers, and participate in internships（实习）.When you reflect on your personal and professional lives, the people who have mastered skills like communication, listening, and cooperation are the people who stand out to you.3.

But that doesn't mean that there aren't other skills on the top of many companies' wish lists.4. The first is "combine", which is the ability to combine and deal with information from multiple sources to solve complex problems. The second is "organize", or the ability to organize information to see relationships and to solve multiple, interrelated problems. 5.

A.Market yourself as someone with soft skills.

B.And they stand out to prospective employers too.

C.So these skills in high demand have great value in the hiring market.

D.What you may not realize is the lasting impact of developing skills like leadership.

E.Soft skills like flexibility and teamwork are in high demand among employers.

F.The skills you gain while earning your MBA help prepare you for various careers.

G.The skills that employers have the most difficulty finding often have the most value in the marketplace.

Answer

1.E

2.A

3.B

4.G

5.C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了未来的雇主对商学院毕业生所备的技能的期望。现在,雇主想要的更多——专业技术匹配人际关系能力、自我认知技能等。

1.根据下文：你可以在工作或学校中学习技术技能，但软技能更具有挑战性。结合选项可知，选项E“雇主对灵活性和团队合作等软技能的需求很高。”与上文相符。故选E。

2.根据下文的That可知，设空处与本句（这会让你成为公司想要雇用和提拔的那种员工。）所指代的有关系，结合下文提到《金融时报》最新数据也显示，64%的受访者认为软技能(比如在团队中出色工作的能力)是“最重要的”。由此可知，选项A“把自己推销成一个有软技能的人”符合语境。故选A。

3.根据上文的“当你反思自己的个人生活和职业生涯时，那些掌握了沟通、倾听和合作等技能的人才是最突出的。”可知，选项B“他们在潜在雇主面前也很突出。”此处的they指代上文的the people。故选B。

4.根据上文“But that doesn't mean that there aren't other skills on the top of many companies' wish lists.（但这并不意味着许多公司的愿望清单上没有其他技能。）和下文所列举的技能可知，选项G“雇主最难找到的技能往往在市场上最有价值。”衔接上下文。故选G。

5.根据上文提到雇主最难找到的技能往往在市场上最有价值及前面提到的两个技能可推测出选项C“所以这些高需求的技能在招聘市场上有很大的价值。”与上文最符，these指代上文提到的技能。故选C。