The three executive job functions in the most demand are business development, sales, and operations management, according to a survey by ExecuNet.
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After those three executive job functions, the respondents said the following would be in the most demand in 2008:
- General Management (10.3 percent)
- Finance (9.1 percent)
- Engineering (9.1 percent)
- Marketing (8.7 percent)
- MIS/Information Technology (6.2 percent)
- Consulting (6.1 percent)
- Research and Development (5.7 percent)
- Human Resources (3.5 percent)
The survey included 250 employers.
For a peek at information from the 2012 report click here.