THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT
| Graduating class seeking employment (1) | | 95% |
Graduates who: |
 | received their first job offer by graduation | 26% |
| received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation | 60% |
| were company sponsored, or already employed (2) | 7% |
| were continuing their education (after graduation) (3) | n/a |
| were starting a new business (4) | n/a |
| postponed their job search | n/a |
| did not seek employment for other reasons | n/a |
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| Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year | 23 |
(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. Adtech Systems |
1 |
| 2. Berlitz, Inc |
1 |
| 3. Bingham McCutcheon |
1 |
| 4. C & ML Inc |
1 |
| 5. Event Pro Strategies |
1 |
| 6. Fleet Boston Financial |
1 |
| 7. Hill, Holliday, Conors |
1 |
| 8. Katherine Gibbs School |
1 |
| 9. Raytheon |
1 |
| 10. Pricewaterhouse Coopers |
1 |
| 11. State Street Global Advisors |
1 |
| 12. Straumann |
1 |
| 13. Winchester Hospital |
1 |
| 14. Winter Wyman |
1 |
Prospects for 2002 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
|
$66,800 |
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
|
$56,500 |
Average first-year signing bonus
|
$2,000 |
Median first-year signing bonus
|
n/a |
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
|
8% |
(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:
| Accounting/Auditing |
7% |
| Administrative and Support Services |
20% |
| Computers, Software |
7% |
| Education, Training, and Library |
7% |
| Financial Services |
27% |
| Marketing |
27% |
| Other |
7% |
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 ) | 100% |
| Oceania | n/a |
| Western Europe | n/a |
Within North America:
| Canada | n/a |
| Mid-Atlantic U.S. | n/a |
| Midwest U.S. | n/a |
| Northeast U.S. | 100% |
| South U.S. | n/a |
| 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: n/a
Top 15 recruiting firms:
| Firm | Interns Hired |
| 1. State Street Bank |
5 |
| 2. Millipore |
1 |
| 3. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |
2 |
| 4. Hertz |
1 |
| 5. Schepens Eye Research Institute |
1 |
| 6. Mellon Bank |
1 |
| 7. Carlin, Charron, Rosen, LLP |
1 |
| 8. Emerson Investments |
1 |
| 9. Trade Alliance Inc. |
1 |
| 10. Miller Systems |
1 |
| 11. SmithCarl Communications |
1 |
Internship compensation:
| Paid internships |
100% |
| Average internship compensation |
$13 |
| Median internship compensation |
n/a |
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
| Destination | Month offered | Paid for by B-School |
International Carrer Conference, Orlando, FL
|
Nov. |
No |
National Hispanic MBA
|
n/a |
No |
Boston MBA Career Consortium
|
n/a |
Yes |
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:
All users were upgraded to Windows 2000/Office XP. Windows 2000 server was installed for all users. The school added 15 computerized teaching case rooms.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? No
Alumni networking Web site:
http://www.suffolk.edu/alumni
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? No
The B-school has awarded 6,741 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 6,593 living MBA alumni, and 5 MBA club(s) in 5 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. $105. 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 Michael Duggan
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