received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
14%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
0%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
4%
were starting a new business (4)
4%
postponed their job search
2%
did not seek employment for other reasons
n/a
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
n/a
(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. FedEx
8
2. Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
2
3. Procter & Gamble
2
4. Southern Company
2
5. Lithonia Lighting
2
6. Home Depot
1
7. AmSouth
1
8. Compass
1
9. GE
1
10. Protective Life
1
11. A.G. Edwards
1
12. Accenture
1
13. Heil
1
14. Tait Advisory
1
15. Vulcan Materials
1
Prospects for 2002 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$51,167
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$56,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$12,000
Median first-year signing bonus
$12,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
77%
(1) Base salary excludes bonuses, commissions, and other compensation. Should be reported in U.S. dollars.
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
0%
Asia
0%
Central/South America, Mexico
0%
Eastern Europe
0%
Middle East
0%
North America
(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a )
0%
Oceania
0%
Western Europe
0%
Within North America:
Canada
n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
n/a
Midwest U.S.
10%
Northeast U.S.
n/a
South U.S.
84%
Southwest U.S.
3%
U.S. Possessions and territories
n/a
West U.S.
3%
MBA INTERNSHIPS
Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: n/a
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. Mercedes
3
2. FedEx
4
3. Procter & Gamble
3
4. Verizon
2
5. Home Depot
2
6. Georgia Pacific
2
7. Gulf States
2
8. Southern Company
2
9. Capital Partners
1
10. Energen
1
11. Stern Agee & Leach
1
12. Southwest
1
13. Kelsey-Seybold
1
14. Wal-Mart
1
15. Altec Capital Services
1
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
100%
Average internship compensation
n/a
Median internship compensation
n/a
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
n/a
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $6,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The technology group was reformed and updated, this included: new computers and monitors; the creation of a helpdesk to provide support to faculty and staff; a collaborative facility created, new server room; the replacement of file servers; new LCD projectors placed in classrooms; and wireless classrooms with laptop connectivity.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Alumni networking Web site: n/a
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 2,250 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 1,700 living MBA alumni, and 0 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. As of Jan. 2000 the B-school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million, and the B-school's total endowment is U.S. n/a
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Connie Chambers
=Subscribers Only
Copyright 2002 , by The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved.
MBA Insider
