THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT
| 2003 graduates seeking employment (1) | | 81% |
Graduates who: |
 | received their first job offer by graduation | 46% |
| received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation | 88% |
| were company sponsored, or already employed (2) | 33% |
| were continuing their education (after graduation) (3) | 25% |
| were starting a new business (4) | 17% |
| postponed their job search | 8% |
| did not seek employment for other reasons | 17% |
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| Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year | 45 |
| Companies that recruited second-year students via job boards 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. Southern Company |
4 |
| 2. AmSouth |
4 |
| 3. Accenture |
3 |
| 4. Procter & Gamble |
2 |
| 5. Mercedes Benz |
2 |
| 6. Lithonia Lighting |
2 |
| 7. BellSouth |
1 |
| 8. Cap Gemini Ernst & Young |
1 |
| 9. Honeywell |
1 |
| 10. Protective Life |
1 |
| 11. UPS |
1 |
| 12. Cintas |
1 |
| 13. Afflink |
1 |
| 14. Russell Athletics |
1 |
| 15. AEA Group LLC |
1 |
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
|
$53,873 |
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
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$47,500 |
Average first-year signing bonus
|
$5,384 |
Median first-year signing bonus
|
$3,000 |
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
|
59% |
(1) Base salary excludes bonuses, commissions, and other compensation. Should be reported in U.S. dollars.
CAREER DIRECTIONS
Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
| Consulting | 13% |
| Finance/Accounting | 19% |
| General Management | 10% |
| Human Resources | n/a |
| Marketing/Sales | 13% |
| Management Information Systems | 23% |
| Operations/Logistics | 19% |
| Other | 3% |
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
| Africa | n/a |
| Asia | n/a |
| Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia | n/a |
| Latin America and the Carribean | n/a |
| Middle East | n/a |
North America
(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a ) | 100% |
| Oceania | n/a |
| Western Europe | n/a |
Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
| Canada | n/a |
| Mid-Atlantic U.S. | 3% |
| Midwest U.S. | 3% |
| Northeast U.S. | n/a |
| South U.S. | 87% |
| 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: 44
Companies that recruited first-year MBA interns via job boards during past academic year: n/a
Top 15 recruiting firms:
| Firm | Interns Hired |
| 1. Alabama Productivity Center |
5 |
| 2. University of Alabama |
3 |
| 3. Gulf States |
2 |
| 4. Lithonia Lighting |
2 |
| 5. Procter And Gamble |
2 |
| 6. Mercedes Benz |
2 |
| 7. Russell Athletics |
2 |
| 8. Deloitte and Touche |
1 |
| 9. Compass |
1 |
| 10. Blue Cross Blue Shield |
1 |
| 11. Energen |
1 |
| 12. AFFLINK |
1 |
| 13. C-3 Conferencing |
1 |
| 14. Colonial Properties |
1 |
| 15. SEC |
1 |
Internship compensation:
| Paid internships |
98% |
| Average internship compensation (per week) |
$647 |
| Median internship compensation (per week) |
$560 |
| Average internship length (weeks) |
11 |
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: $839,574
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Lan Storage, servers, tape library, wireless network, support computers, software, projectors
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Alumni networking Web site:
n/a
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? n/a
The B-school has awarded 2,235 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 2,300 living MBA alumni, and 4 MBA club(s) in 1 country, 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 fund-raising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $95, and a mean gift of U.S. $125. The school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million between Jan. 2001 and Oct. 2003, and the B-school endowment is U.S. $46,000,000
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by David Funk
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