Graduates who received their first job offer by graduation
91%
Graduates who received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
3%
Graduates who were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
3%
Graduates who were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
n/a
Graduates who were starting a new business (4)
2%
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
304
(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. Diamond Cluster
9
2. Merrill Lynch
7
3. Salomon Smith Barney
7
4. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
5
5. McKinsey & Co.
5
6. Accenture
5
7. Carrefour
5
8. Europraxis
5
9. Goldman Sachs
4
10. Deutsche Bank
4
11. Boston Consulting Group
3
12. Bear Stearns
3
13. Dresdner Bank
3
14. Global Praxis
3
15. Enron
2
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Total Graduates
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001
$64,413
$116,167
$90,295
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001
n/a
n/a
$79,762
Average first-year signing bonus
n/a
n/a
$18,985
Median first-year signing bonus
n/a
n/a
$17,943
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
--
--
11%
(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
39%
Finance/Accounting
31%
General Management
15%
Human Resources
1%
Marketing/Sales
8%
MIS
n/a
Operations/Logistics
6%
Other
n/a
Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:
Financial Services
32%
Government (federal, state, local, military)
n/a
Manufacturing
22%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities)
n/a
Other Services
10%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
n/a
Asia
1%
Central/South America, Mexico
9%
Eastern Europe
1%
Middle East
n/a
North America
(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a )
2%
Oceania
n/a
Western Europe
87%
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: 158
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. Europraxis
9
2. McKinsey & Co.
8
3. Merrill Lynch
6
4. Morgan Stanley
4
5. Lehman Brothers
4
6. JP Morgan
4
7. UBS Warburg
4
8. Barclays Capital
4
9. West LB
4
10. Deutsche Bank
3
11. Dresdner Bank
3
12. Diamond Cluster
3
13. Goldman Sachs
2
14. Accenture
2
15. Johnson & Johnson
2
Internship compensation:
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Total Graduates
Paid internships
--
--
100%
Average internship compensation
n/a
n/a
$11,074
Median internship compensation
n/a
n/a
$5,362
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination
Month offered
Paid for by B-School
London
Nov.
No
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $8,250,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school's IESE’s internet connection (38 mbps.) is one of the most advanced among European business schools in terms of speed and capacity. It has also advanced the
e-learning platform for IESE’s Global Executive MBA, and added Virtual Classroom 2001 for 'distance-learning' based on the most advanced videoconferencing system on the market (Tandberg Vision 6000-7000). The school has also added GPRS-GSM mobile corporate network for voice and advanced data transmission (generation 2.5), advanced videostreaming service, advanced wireless LAN and WAN (MBA and Global Executive MBA), and gigabit LAN connecting campus buildings using fiber optic lines.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
The B-school has awarded 4,386 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 4,341 living MBA alumni, and 18 MBA club(s) in 12 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 49% of alumni gave to the school's fundraising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $344, and a mean gift of U.S. $344. The school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million since 1999, and the B-school endowment is U.S. $60,000,000
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Alberto Arribas