received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
21%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
0%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
4%
were starting a new business (4)
0%
postponed their job search
0%
did not seek employment for other reasons
0%
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
0
(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. MB Financial Bank
1
2. Mai Logic, Inc.
1
3. Calamos Investments
1
4. Takeda Pharmaceuticals
1
5. Peoples Energy Corporation
1
6. Vapor Bus International
1
7. Illinois State Geological Survey
1
8. Parexel
1
9. University of Illinois at Chicago
1
10. Agilent Technologies
1
11. Sphere Communications
1
12. Chicago Board of Trade
1
13. Christ English Lutheran School
1
Prospects for 2002 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$57,000
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$55,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$0
Median first-year signing bonus
$0
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
0%
(1) Base salary excludes bonuses, commissions, and other compensation. Should be reported in U.S. dollars.
CAREER DIRECTIONS
Graduates accepting jobs in the following fields:
Engineering
8%
Finance/Economics
33%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production
25%
Marketing
16%
Sales
8%
Other
10%
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: 0% / U.S.: 100%)
100%
Oceania
0%
Western Europe
0%
Within North America:
Canada
0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
0%
Midwest U.S.
92%
Northeast U.S.
0%
South U.S.
0%
Southwest U.S.
0%
U.S. Possessions and territories
0%
West U.S.
8%
MBA INTERNSHIPS
Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: 50
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. American Express Financial Advisors
1
2. MB Financial Bank
1
3. American Red Cross of Chicago
1
4. Hewitt
1
5. Illinois Development Finance Authority
1
6. Mount Sanai Hospital
1
7. Chicago Manufacturing Center
1
8. Whataboutu.com
1
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
100%
Average internship compensation
$21
Median internship compensation
$19
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination
Month offered
Paid for by B-School
International Consortium
Nov.
No
Chamber of Commerce Roundtable
Jan.
Yes
DePaul University Career Fair
Oct.
No
University of Chicago Networking
Jan.
No
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: No
School's investment in technology over the past three years: n/a
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school added new PCs and servers in the College of Business computer lab, added eight new online courses (all MBA Core, plus Statistics and Strategy), and redesigned their Web sites. Faculty computers are replaced every three years. Wharton Service for Crisp and Compustat was added. The school also increased use of the Web for course materials.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 3,039 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 2,358 living MBA alumni, and 1 MBA club(s) in 1 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 5% 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. $811. 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 Jack McCord
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