THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT
| Graduating class seeking employment (1) | | 86% |
| Graduates who received their first job offer by graduation | 91% |
| Graduates who received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation | 97% |
| Graduates who were company sponsored, or already employed (2) | n/a |
| Graduates who were continuing their education (after graduation) (3) | 4% |
| Graduates who were starting a new business (4) | n/a |
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| Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year | 51 |
(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. Wachovia Corp. |
4 |
| 2. BellSouth |
3 |
| 3. Bank of America Corp. |
2 |
| 4. International Bus. Mach |
2 |
| 5. Sara Lee Corp. |
2 |
| 6. Lehman Bros. Hldgs. |
2 |
| 7. Campbell Soup |
1 |
| 8. Citigroup Inc. |
1 |
| 9. Exxon Mobil Corp. |
1 |
| 10. Kimberly-Clark |
1 |
| 11. Lego |
1 |
| 12. ITT Industries, Inc. |
1 |
| 13. Booz Allen |
1 |
| 14. Nabisco |
1 |
| 15. Standard & Poor's |
1 |
 | U.S. | Non-U.S. | Total
Graduates |
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001
| $77,378 | $73,786 | $77,000 |
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001
| $78,000 | $72,000 | $77,750 |
Average first-year signing bonus
| $19,313 | $7,375 | $18,376 |
Median first-year signing bonus
| $15,000 | $7,500 | $15,000 |
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
| 67% | 36% | 58% |
Graduates receiving other guaranteed compensation (2)
| 54% | 27% | 47% |
Graduates that found jobs through their first-year internships
| -- | -- | 22% |
(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 | 16% |
| Finance/Accounting | 41% |
| General Management | 5% |
| Human Resources | n/a |
| Marketing/Sales | 29% |
| MIS | 9% |
| Operations/Logistics | n/a |
| Other | n/a |
Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:
| Financial Services | 41% |
| Government (federal, state, local, military) | n/a |
| Manufacturing | 27% |
| Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities) | n/a |
| Other Services | 16% |
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
| Africa | n/a |
| Asia | n/a |
| Central/South America, Mexico | 2% |
| Eastern Europe | n/a |
| Middle East | n/a |
North America
(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a ) | 95% |
| Oceania | n/a |
| Western Europe | 3% |
Within North America:
| Canada | n/a |
| Mid-Atlantic U.S. | 5% |
| Midwest U.S. | 6% |
| Northeast U.S. | 32% |
| South U.S. | 44% |
| Southwest U.S. | 3% |
| U.S. Possessions and territories | n/a |
| West U.S. | 5% |
MBA INTERNSHIPS
Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: 90
Top 15 recruiting firms:
| Firm | Interns Hired |
| 1. Small Business Development Technology Ctr. |
5 |
| 2. Sara Lee Corp. |
4 |
| 3. Progress Energy, Inc. |
4 |
| 4. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco |
4 |
| 5. GlaxoSmith Klein |
3 |
| 6. Citigroup Inc. |
2 |
| 7. Nabisco |
2 |
| 8. Lehman Bros. Hldgs. |
2 |
| 9. Wachovia Corp. |
2 |
| 10. FedEx Corporation |
2 |
| 11. Philip Morris |
2 |
| 12. Bear Stearns Cos. |
1 |
| 13. BMW |
1 |
| 14. Bank of America Corp. |
1 |
| 15. Reckitt Benckiser |
1 |
Internship compensation:
| U.S. | Non-U.S. | Total
Graduates |
Paid internships
| -- | -- | 100% |
Average internship compensation
| $13,500 | $12,000 | $13,500 |
Median internship compensation
| $3,600 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
| Destination | Month offered | Paid for by B-School |
New York City
|
Sept. |
No |
New Jersey
|
Sept. |
No |
Orlando, FLA
|
Sept. |
Yes |
Atlanta, GA
|
Nov. |
No |
San Antonio, Texas
|
Nov. |
No |
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: No
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $1,822,500
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school upgraded its audio/visual capabilities in all (13) classrooms (color touch pads, LCD projectors, document cameras, cameras in the back of the classroom to tape classes for students, and new VCRs). Interactive whiteboards were added to two locations. All printers were replaced and two new ones were added for students. The school established and implemented the "Capital Markets Training Center", a 24-seat financial trading simulation room. The "Babcock Demon Incubator", a nine-seat entrepreneurial facility, was also established. The school migrated from using an in-house proprietary admissions database to SRN, allowing for online registration and checking of grades. Significant changes to the school's Web site -- seating chart builder, online room reservation schedule, video streaming of visiting speakers, and the Career Management Center's online Cyber Job Fair -- were made.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? No
Alumni networking Web site:
www.mba.wfu.edu
Current MBAs given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 4,436 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 4,403 living MBA alumni, and 10 MBA club(s) in 2 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 20% of alumni gave to the school's fundraising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $14,815, and a mean gift of U.S. $428. The school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million since 1999, and the B-school endowment is U.S. $41,074,043
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Patricia Divine
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