received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
n/a
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
6%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
1%
were starting a new business (4)
1%
postponed their job search
4%
did not seek employment for other reasons
n/a
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
50
(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. JM Huber
5
2. GE Capital
3
3. Novartis
2
4. Philip Morris
2
5. Inventages Venture Capital
2
6. Shell
1
7. Tetra Lavel
1
8. Nestle
1
9. Roche Vitamines
1
10. Procter and Gamble
1
11. Siemens Project Venture
1
12. Cable and Wireless
1
13. Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
1
14. IBM
1
Prospects for 2002 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$98,000
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$99,937
Average first-year signing bonus
$16,000
Median first-year signing bonus
n/a
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
64%
(1) Base salary excludes bonuses, commissions, and other compensation. Should be reported in U.S. dollars.
2002 GRADUATES REPORT
Editor's Note: Based on responses to BusinessWeek's 2002 survey of graduates.
Median starting base-salary
$95,500
Median signing bonus
$15,000
Median other compensation
$25,000
Median MBA loans
$0
Average number of job offers at graduation
2.3
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program
$36,359
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment
2%
CAREER DIRECTIONS
Graduates accepting jobs in the following fields:
n/a
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
n/a
Asia
9%
Central/South America, Mexico
4%
Eastern Europe
n/a
Middle East
n/a
North America
(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a )
21%
Oceania
n/a
Western Europe
66%
Within North America:
Canada
n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
n/a
Midwest U.S.
10%
Northeast U.S.
40%
South U.S.
30%
Southwest U.S.
n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories
n/a
West U.S.
20%
MBA INTERNSHIPS
Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: n/a
Top 15 recruiting firms:
n/a
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
n/a
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: $5,300,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school implemented a Microsoft Windows 2000 rollout - upgrade from Win95/98. Large investments were made in Web Services (1999-2002) and database services (1999-2002).
A new campus-wide high-speed network infrastructure (2002) was added. Internet access was increased. A CRM system was introduced (Siebel 2001). The school makes continuous investments in common IT infrastructure (new PCs, servers, and printers). Improvements were also made to mail systems
and IT security including Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam.
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 2,371 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 2,283 living MBA alumni, and 43 MBA club(s) in 32 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. $10,500,000
ADDITIONAL SCHOOL COMMENTS
The IMD MBA is a 10-month program that runs from January-November. Thus, there is no "second-year" data nor internships.
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Lisa Piguet
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