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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of California, Irvine
Graduate School of Management

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Address: University of California, Irvine
Graduate School of Management
Irvine, CA 92697
E-Mail: gsm-mba@uci.edu
Web site: http://www.gsm.uci.edu


THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

Graduating class seeking employment (1)   74%

Graduates who:
received their first job offer by graduation 41%
received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation 16%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2) 2%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3) 4%
were starting a new business (4) 6%
postponed their job search 6%
did not seek employment for other reasons 3%
 
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 47

(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. ARES Corporation 3
2. Deloitte and Touche Consulting 2
3. Conexant 2
4. Beckman Coulter 1
5. PricewaterhouseCoopers 1
6. Epson 1
7. Guidant 1
8. ConAgra 1
9. Hewlett Parkard 1
10. Mazda North America 1
11. Qualcomm 1
12. Pacific Life 1
13. Masterfoods - Mars 1
14. Ingram Micro 1
15. IBM 1


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

$70,738
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002

$72,000
Average first-year signing bonus

$8,400
Median first-year signing bonus

$8,387
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus

28%

(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

$76,000
Median signing bonus

$10,000
Median other compensation

$10,000
Median MBA loans

$20,000
Average number of job offers at graduation

1.0
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program

$45,802
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment

25%


CAREER DIRECTIONS

Graduates accepting jobs in the following fields:
Consulting Services (management consulting, strategic planning, product management, etc.) 18%
Financial Services 27%
Human Resources 2%
Information Technology 9%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production 5%
Marketing 27%
Other 12%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 5%
Central/South America, Mexico 0%
Eastern Europe 0%
Middle East 0%
North America
 (Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100%)
95%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 0%

Within North America:
Canada 0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 2%
Midwest U.S. 0%
Northeast U.S. 0%
South U.S. 0%
Southwest U.S. 22%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 76%


MBA INTERNSHIPS

Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: 150

Top 15 recruiting firms:
FirmInterns Hired
1. Conexant 8
2. Roth Capital 3
3. Hewlett Packard 2
4. Net Asset Management 2
5. Pacific Life 2
6. Unisoft Technology 2
7. Assured Regulartory Compliance 2
8. Edwards Life Science 1
9. Boeing 1
10. Agilent 1
11. eBay 1
12. Qualcomm 1
13. Mazda North America 1
14. The Gap 1
15. Beckman Coulter 1


Internship compensation:
Paid internships 86%
Average internship compensation $12,000
Median internship compensation $12,000


B-SCHOOL SERVICES

Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination Month offered Paid for by B-School
National Black MBA Association

Sept. Yes
NSHMBA

Nov. Yes
International MBA Consortium

Nov. No


TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network in main buildings: Yes

School's investment in technology over the past three years: $506,000

Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school initiated streaming media services to allow it to broadcast TA sessions, faculty-delivered tutorials, and live conference coverage to students' homes and offices via high-speed internet connections. The school has added substantial capability to its internally developed content management system, Catalyst. A Storage Area Network and wireless electronic mail (Blackberry) were installed. Wireless networks were installed in 2001-2002. A dedicated ITM server that will provide classroom access to top tier business applications was installed. The school also upgraded to Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange 2000, SQL 2000, Internet Information Server 5, and Citrix Winframe for electronic library sources. In addition, the school maintains e-mail forwarding for life for all graduates, and an alumni intranet.



ALUMNI AFFAIRS

Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? No

Alumni networking Web site:
http://alumni.gsm.uci.edu

Current MBA students given access to alumni database? No

The B-school has awarded 3,990 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 3,975 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, 7% 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. $129. 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. $5,000,000


ADDITIONAL SCHOOL COMMENTS

While GSM has no formal majors, students can tailor their programs in various areas of study.









School History - founded in 1965 as the Graduate School of Administration (GSA) awarding degrees equivalent to the MBA - Master of Science in Administration (MSA), Master of Public Administration (MPA) and Master of Business and Public Administration (MBPA). In 1981 the name of the school was changed to Graduate School of Management (GSM) and the name of the degree to MBA.


Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Francine Matijak


 
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