received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
4%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
3%
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
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:
Firm
Graduates Hired
1. See comments below
n/a
Prospects for 2002 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$72,144
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
n/a
Average first-year signing bonus
$16,032
Median first-year signing bonus
n/a
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
n/a
(1) Base salary excludes bonuses, commissions, and other compensation. Should be reported in U.S. dollars.
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.
n/a
Midwest U.S.
n/a
Northeast U.S.
n/a
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:
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:
Introduced a database-driven corporate website giving access to WBS research, expertise and the teaching portfolio for potential clients and WBS associates. The school also introduced "my.wbs," a web-based teaching support tool that delivers personalized information and services for students in all programs. It includes messaging for administrative and pedagogic communication, learning resources, discussion boards both tutor-driven and for virtual study groups, chat rooms, assignment submission, contextualized results delivery, personal timetables, student feedback analysis for staff, and much more. This tool will be further developed to streamline WBS internal administration and to serve management and research needs. The school has continually upgraded technology infrastructure, and is currently focused on enhancing desktop services and facilitating mobile computing.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? No
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 5,846 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 5,168 living MBA alumni, and 10 MBA club(s) in n/a countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, n/a 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. n/a. 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
ADDITIONAL SCHOOL COMMENTS
Recent recruiters of the most recent graduating class included: ABN AMRO Bank; AT Kearney; Bank Negara; BOC; BTG; Eli Lilly; Ford Motor Company; IBM Consulting; KPMG; MNC; Nestle; Nortel Networks; Orange; Pure Group Ltd; SK Telecom; Volvo.
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Diana Holton
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