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MBA Jobs in Italy Drop While Opportunities in Europe Increase

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New research into global MBA recruitment and salary levels shows the affects of Italian austerity measures on MBA recruitment within the country.

The QS TopMBA.com Jobs and Salary Trends Report shows that while Italian MBA employers continue to recruit large numbers of MBA graduates, when compared to previous years MBA job availability for fresh graduates has declined.

“Italy has showed a fall in MBA demand in 2012 for the second year in succession,” says Nunzio Quacquarelli, managing director of QS Quacquarelli Symonds and author of the annual report.

However, Quacquarelli points to increasing numbers of financial and consultancy firms operating in Italy as cause for optimism for Italian management professionals looking to find post-MBA employment in the two industries.

“Italy has been sluggish for the past two years, but the country has a growing number of financial companies regularly recruiting MBAs, as well as an expanding consulting industry.”

Further, average remuneration for MBA graduates working within Italy remains strong. The TopMBA.com report, which canvasses over 3,000 MBA employers around the world, highlights average MBA remuneration packages within Italy to be over US$78,000 per annum.

Elsewhere in Western Europe, recruiter demand for MBA graduates has increased by 5% according to the report. Remuneration packages are high too, with countries such as the UK and Switzerland claiming average MBA pay packets well over US$100,000 per annum.

With neighbouring countries reporting such strength in MBA hiring and salary packages, Italian professionals looking to take their career to the next level might be wise to consider international MBA study.

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