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In this very dynamic corporate world, management students do not only build their hard skills but also their soft skills to cope with the new demands in the industry. This exploratory research is focused on the core competencies which, among others, include critical thinking, innovation, leadership, and emotional intelligence to make students winners in the knowledge-based competition. On the part of the 'Case Studies, Experiential Learning, and Role-playing' (CER) as pedagogical strategies solidifying it are closely associated with what must be taught and what is expected in the present and future years in the corporate landscape. According to the one research conducted by Cenage , one of the critical aspects is the development of skills that are only human, such as communication, and adaptability in future leaders to prepare them for an automatic and global work environment. This research paper discusses the essential qualities that administrators should have and can be achieved by students and suggests solutions to the dislocation between studying and corporate workplace requirements. It is expected to stress the significance of educational institutions in the quest for competency-based learning, as well as the need for industry-academia collaboration in the process of building a talent pool destined for facing the nitty-gritty of today's business world. This study attempts to engage in the development of competencies by operationally defining these competencies, being necessarily specific, and creative. By this, it is a definite contribution of this research to the collective knowledge and discussion on how to enhance employability and professional success among management graduates.