THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT
| Graduating class seeking employment (1) | | 94% |
Graduates who: |
 | received their first job offer by graduation | 11% |
| received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation | 44% |
| were company sponsored, or already employed (2) | 11% |
| were continuing their education (after graduation) (3) | 11% |
| were starting a new business (4) | 0% |
| postponed their job search | 0% |
| did not seek employment for other reasons | 0% |
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| Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year | 19 |
(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. ACBS |
1 |
| 2. Ingersoll-Rand |
1 |
| 3. APL ltd |
1 |
| 4. B.Braun |
1 |
| 5. Lutron |
1 |
| 6. Spectrum Supply Chain Management |
1 |
Prospects for 2002 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
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$64,500 |
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
|
$75,000 |
Average first-year signing bonus
|
n/a |
Median first-year signing bonus
|
n/a |
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
|
11% |
(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:
| Administrative and Support Services |
11% |
| Consulting Services (management consulting, strategic planning, product management, etc.) |
11% |
| Engineering |
11% |
| Information Technology |
11% |
| Manufacturing/Operations and Production |
22% |
| Sales |
11% |
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
| Africa | n/a |
| Asia | n/a |
| Central/South America, Mexico | n/a |
| Eastern Europe | n/a |
| Middle East | n/a |
North America
(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a ) | n/a |
| Oceania | n/a |
| Western Europe | n/a |
Within North America:
| Canada | n/a |
| Mid-Atlantic U.S. | 83% |
| Midwest U.S. | n/a |
| Northeast U.S. | n/a |
| South U.S. | 17% |
| 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: 5
Top 15 recruiting firms:
| Firm | Interns Hired |
| 1. Ingersoll-Rand |
n/a |
| 2. KPMG |
n/a |
| 3. Andersen |
n/a |
| 4. Avaya |
n/a |
| 5. Novartis |
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: n/a
Technology changes made over the past three years:
n/a
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Alumni networking Web site:
http://www3.lehigh.edu/alumni/
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 3,454 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 3,404 living MBA alumni, and n/a MBA club(s) in n/a countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 1% of alumni gave to the school's fundraising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $1,500, and a mean gift of U.S. $200. 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 Mary Theresa Taglang
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