Graduates who received their first job offer by graduation
83%
Graduates who received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
5%
Graduates who were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
3%
Graduates who were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
1%
Graduates who were starting a new business (4)
8%
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
90
(1) Seeking full-time professional employment.
(2) Includes graduates whose studies were financially sponsored by their employers and are returning to those employers, or who were employed while a student and will continue working for that employer.
(3) Enrolled/will enroll in further graduate studies.
(4) Starting a new business as owner. Does not include students accepting jobs with a salary in a new (startup) business.
Top 15 recruiting firms that hired the most graduates in the past 12 months and the number of students hired:
Firm
Graduates Hired
1. Bayer
3
2. Delloitte & Touche Tohmatsu
3
3. Europraxis-Indra
2
4. KPMG
3
5. Andersen
3
6. Carburos Metallicos
2
7. Schroder Salomon Smith Barney
1
8. Novartis
1
9. Sara Lee
1
10. Snack Ventures- Matutano
2
11. Goldman Sachs
1
12. DMR Consulting
1
13. Nabisco
1
14. The Boston Consulting Group
2
15. L'oreal
3
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Total Graduates
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001
n/a
n/a
$65,000
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001
n/a
n/a
n/a
Average first-year signing bonus
n/a
n/a
$10,500
Median first-year signing bonus
n/a
n/a
n/a
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
n/a
n/a
n/a
Graduates receiving other guaranteed compensation (2)
n/a
n/a
n/a
Graduates that found jobs through their first-year internships
--
--
40%
(1) Base salary excludes bonuses, commissions, and other compensation. Should be reported in U.S. dollars.
(2) Benefits and perquisites (company cars, equipment, membership, etc.) are not equated to cash and are not included in compensation. May include other taxable payroll compensation such as a guaranteed annual bonus, and guaranteed "overtime" compensation.
CAREER DIRECTIONS
Graduates accepting jobs in the following fields:
Consulting
26%
Finance/Accounting
25%
General Management
11%
Human Resources
4%
Marketing/Sales
25%
MIS
2%
Operations/Logistics
5%
Other
2%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:
Financial Services
24%
Government (federal, state, local, military)
2%
Manufacturing
25%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities)
3%
Other Services
12%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
n/a
Asia
5%
Central/South America, Mexico
15%
Eastern Europe
n/a
Middle East
1%
North America
(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a )
20%
Oceania
n/a
Western Europe
59%
Within North America:
Canada
n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
n/a
Midwest U.S.
n/a
Northeast U.S.
n/a
South U.S.
n/a
Southwest U.S.
n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories
n/a
West U.S.
n/a
MBA INTERNSHIPS
Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: 102
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. NOVARTIS
8
2. UNILEVER
4
3. GRUPO PLANETA
5
4. L'oreal
4
5. PriceWaterhouseCoopers
3
6. Danone
3
7. Europraxis
2
8. Caixa Holding
2
9. William M. Mercer
2
10. Izasa
3
11. Bellmoore Consulting
4
12. Seat
5
13. Telefonica
2
14. Warner Lambert
2
15. BNP Parabis
2
Internship compensation:
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Total Graduates
Paid internships
--
--
100%
Average internship compensation
n/a
n/a
n/a
Median internship compensation
n/a
n/a
n/a
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination
Month offered
Paid for by B-School
London, UK
Jan.
No
Brussels
May
No
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $1,700,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school added an 802.11 (wave LAN) wireless network which can be accessed by all students and staff. The school's available bandwidth for accessing the Internet has increased ten-fold, and the number of computers available for student use has increased by 50%. An Intranet has been set up, allowing students and staff to access the entire range of ESADE's services.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
The B-school has awarded 4,338 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 4,015 living MBA alumni, and 15 MBA club(s) in n/a countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, n/a of alumni gave to the school's fundraising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. n/a, and a mean gift of U.S. n/a. The school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million since 1999, and the B-school endowment is U.S. $2,850,000
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Ṃnica Rius