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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Lehigh University
College of Business and Economics

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Address: Rauch Business Center
621 Taylor Street
Bethlehem, PA 18015
E-Mail: incbe@lehigh.edu
Web site: http://www.lehigh.edu/business


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%
 
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:
FirmGraduates 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

$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:
FirmInterns 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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