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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Minnesota/Twin Cities
Carlson School of Management

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Address: 2-210 Carlson School of Management
321 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
E-Mail: full-timembainfo@csom.umn.edu
Web site: http://carlsonschool.umn.edu


THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

Graduating class seeking employment (1)   83%

Graduates who:
received their first job offer by graduation 80%
received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation 6%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2) 2%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3) 1%
were starting a new business (4) 2%
postponed their job search 11%
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:
FirmGraduates Hired
1. Medtronic 5
2. General Mills 4
3. Guidant 4
4. Honeywell 4
5. Northwest Airlines 4
6. Carlson Companies 4
7. Target 3
8. Cargill 2
9. RBC Dain Rauscher 2
10. GE Capital 2
11. Kurt Salmon Associates 2
12. Wells Fargo 2
13. Kimberly-Clark 2
14. Ecolab 1
15. IBM 1


Prospects for 2002 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002

$77,165
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002

$76,500
Average first-year signing bonus

$12,288
Median first-year signing bonus

$10,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus

72%

(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

$75,000
Median signing bonus

$10,000
Median other compensation

$10,000
Median MBA loans

$14,000
Average number of job offers at graduation

1.3
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program

$34,945
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment

26%


CAREER DIRECTIONS

Graduates accepting jobs in the following fields:
Consulting Services (management consulting, strategic planning, product management, etc.) 12%
Financial Services 41%
Information Technology 9%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production 5%
Marketing 27%
Other 6%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 6%
Central/South America, Mexico 1%
Eastern Europe 2%
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
89%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 2%

Within North America:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. 87%
Northeast U.S. 3%
South U.S. 3%
Southwest U.S. 4%
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:
FirmInterns Hired
1. Honeywell International 6
2. Fairview Health Services 5
3. Carlson Companies 3
4. Best Buy Inc 3
5. Medtronic 3
6. Boston Scientific/Scimed 3
7. 3M 3
8. Cummins Power Generation 3
9. Deloitte Consulting 2
10. Donaldson Companies 2
11. CBS Marketwatch 2
12. Guidant Corporation 2
13. Sherpa Partners 2
14. McKinsey and Co. 1
15. General Electric 1


Internship compensation:
Paid internships 96%
Average internship compensation $4,142
Median internship compensation $4,320


B-SCHOOL SERVICES

Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination Month offered Paid for by B-School
New York

Jan. Yes
Boston

Oct. Yes
Chicago

Nov. Yes
San Francisco

Jan. Yes
Seattle

Nov. Yes


TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network in main buildings: Yes

School's investment in technology over the past three years: $2,500,000

Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school redesigned its Web site using a content management system, implemented a Storage Area Network, and implemented wireless network capability. Upgrades were made to research computing, student and training lab computers, projectors and other classroom technology, and to the network (including e-mail and file servers). Web casting capabilities and a distance learning facility supporting video conferencing were also added.



ALUMNI AFFAIRS

Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes

Alumni networking Web site:
http://www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/alumnionline

Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes

The B-school has awarded 14,600 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 10,500 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, 9% of alumni gave to the school's fundraising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $50, and a mean gift of U.S. $279. 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. $126,722,939


ADDITIONAL SCHOOL COMMENTS

Student job-searching trips are "paid for by school" up to a set dollar amount.
Internship compensation has been reported on a monthly basis.


Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Carolyn Chase


 
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