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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Georgetown University
Robert Emmett McDonough

Sections: Getting In | Academics & Lifestyle |  Career Services  | Graduate Comments


Address: Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business
MBA Program, Box 571148
Washington , D.C. 20057
E-Mail: mba@georgetown.edu
Web site: www.msb.georgetown.edu


THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

Graduating class seeking employment (1)   87%
Graduates who received their first job offer by graduation 81%
Graduates who received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation 86%
Graduates who were company sponsored, or already employed (2) 6%
Graduates who were continuing their education (after graduation) (3) n/a
Graduates who were starting a new business (4) 1%
 
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 73

(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:
FirmGraduates Hired
1. Andersen 9
2. Citigroup 9
3. Enron Corporation 9
4. KPMG Consulting 9
5. JP Morgan Chase & Co. 7
6. Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown 5
7. American Express 4
8. Credit Suisse First Boston 4
9. Deloitte and Touche 3
10. Goldman Sachs 3
11. Merrill Lynch 3
12. PriceWaterhouseCoopers 3
13. The Bank of New York 3
14. US Airways 3
15. Procter & Gamble 2


U.S. Non-U.S.Total
Graduates
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001

$82,895 $81,398$82,423
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001

$85,000 $83,500$85,000
Average first-year signing bonus

$19,747 $25,357$21,545
Median first-year signing bonus

$17,200 $25,000$20,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus

73% 71%72%
Graduates receiving other guaranteed compensation (2)

52% 37%42%
Graduates that found jobs through their first-year internships

-- --19%

(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 20%
Finance/Accounting 44%
General Management 4%
Human Resources 2%
Marketing/Sales 15%
MIS n/a
Operations/Logistics n/a
Other 15%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:
Financial Services 38%
Government (federal, state, local, military) n/a
Manufacturing n/a
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities) n/a
Other Services 46%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 7%
Central/South America, Mexico 1%
Eastern Europe n/a
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
88%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 4%

Within North America:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 27%
Midwest U.S. 4%
Northeast U.S. 38%
South U.S. 2%
Southwest U.S. 9%
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 8%


MBA INTERNSHIPS

Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: 54

Top 15 recruiting firms:
FirmInterns Hired
1. Citigroup 6
2. Goldman Sachs 6
3. JP Morgan Chase 6
4. Continental 5
5. Enron 5
6. Friedman Billings Ramsey 5
7. American Express 5
8. Merrill Lynch 5
9. Lehman Brothers 4
10. Miller Brewing Co. 4
11. Procter & Gamble 4
12. Barclay's Capital 3
13. Credit Suisse First Boston 3
14. KPMG Consulting 3
15. Andersen 2


Internship compensation:
U.S. Non-U.S.Total
Graduates
Paid internships

-- --95%
Average internship compensation

$12,240 $12,093$12,190
Median internship compensation

$13,625 $12,500$13,000


B-SCHOOL SERVICES

Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination Month offered Paid for by B-School
National Black MBA, Fla.

Sept. Yes
London Trek, UK

Oct. Yes
National Society of Hispanic MBAs, Texas

Oct. Yes
Wall Street Day, NY

Nov. Yes
CalTrek, California

Jan. Yes


TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network in main buildings: Yes

School's investment in technology over the past three years: $420,000

Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school expanded staff for additional Web support. A storage area network was installed. Regular improvements were made to network and desktop operating systems, as well as desktop applications. The school also expanded/improved Web access, research tools, and its computer laboratory and server facilities.


ALUMNI AFFAIRS

Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes

Alumni networking Web site:
www.georgetown.edu/alumni

Current MBAs given access to alumni database? Yes

The B-school has awarded 2,658 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 2,656 living MBA alumni, and 7 MBA club(s) in 4 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.

During the past 12 months, 11% of alumni gave to the school's fundraising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $195, and a mean gift of U.S. $317. The school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million since 1999, and the B-school endowment is U.S. $27,699,763

Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Elizabeth Shine


 
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