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Table 1.

Comparison of graduate skills and outcomes

Soft skills	Graduate learning outcomes	Industry needs based on McKinsey research	IB learning outcomes and key skills
Critical thinking	Be inquiring, open and agile thinkers able to seek out and address complex problems	Critical and analytical	Ethical decision-making leadership and management skills
Problem-solving	Be knowledgeable in a specialist area(s)	Leadership	International marketing skills
Teamwork and collaboration	Be able to work collaboratively	Interpersonal and empathy	Diversity, equity and inclusion skills
Emotional intelligence and cultural awareness	Be future generators of sustainable value for business and society at large	Emotional and cultural intelligence	Global mindset
Conflict resolution	Be effective communicators	Negotiation	Cross-cultural communication/management
Ability to adapt and agility	Be adept at working in changing local and global contexts and environments	Adaptability/agile thinking	Entrepreneurial orientation

Soft skills	Graduate learning outcomes	Industry needs based on McKinsey research	IB learning outcomes and key skills
Critical thinking	Be inquiring, open and agile thinkers able to seek out and address complex problems	Critical and analytical	Ethical decision-making leadership and management skills
Problem-solving	Be knowledgeable in a specialist area(s)	Leadership	International marketing skills
Teamwork and collaboration	Be able to work collaboratively	Interpersonal and empathy	Diversity, equity and inclusion skills
Emotional intelligence and cultural awareness	Be future generators of sustainable value for business and society at large	Emotional and cultural intelligence	Global mindset
Conflict resolution	Be effective communicators	Negotiation	Cross-cultural communication/management
Ability to adapt and agility	Be adept at working in changing local and global contexts and environments	Adaptability/agile thinking	Entrepreneurial orientation

Source: Adapted from Hilton Segel and Hatami (2024) and Hains-Wesson and Lucas (2024)