The poll was explicit in its criticism of Harvard. While acknowledging Harvard's outstanding academic reputation and teaching quality, the report said that Harvard achieved "very low scores in terms of meeting companies' needs in terms of...overall value for the money invested in the recruiting effort."

The report advised HBS to "teach better team and interpersonal skills" and "instill humility."

But Aman Verjee, a seond-year HBS student, said Harvard students' infamous arrogance could be viewed as a strength as well as an "Achilles' heel."

"It means that students here are confident enough to start their own companies, take risks with their careers that graduates of other schools don't, and on the whole achieve things that are remarkable," he said.