received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
87%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
5%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
5%
were starting a new business (4)
5%
postponed their job search
n/a
did not seek employment for other reasons
n/a
Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
50
Companies that recruited second-year students via job boards in past academic year
500
(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. Rekitt Benkinser
n/a
2. Bristol Myers Squibb
n/a
3. Bayer
n/a
4. Meryll Lynch
n/a
5. Dupont
n/a
6. Nestle
n/a
7. Seat
n/a
8. Checkpoint
n/a
9. Aldi
n/a
10. Hewelett Packard
n/a
11. Daimler Chrysler
n/a
12. Alfa Romeo
n/a
13. Coca Cola
n/a
14. Johnson and Johnson
n/a
15. Proctor and Gamble
n/a
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
n/a
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
n/a
Average first-year signing bonus
n/a
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.
CAREER DIRECTIONS
Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting
10%
Finance/Accounting
20%
General Management
10%
Human Resources
10%
Marketing/Sales
20%
Management Information Systems
10%
Operations/Logistics
10%
Other
10%
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
40%
Middle East
n/a
North America
(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a )
10%
Oceania
n/a
Western Europe
50%
Graduates accepting jobs 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: 130
Companies that recruited first-year MBA interns via job boards during past academic year: 200
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. Bristol Myers Squibb
n/a
2. Deloitte & Touche
n/a
3. Nestle
n/a
4. Accenture
n/a
5. Hilton
n/a
6. Ficosa
n/a
7. Schneider Electric
n/a
8. Adecco
n/a
9. Rexel
n/a
10. Reckitt Banckiser
n/a
11. Swisscom
n/a
12. Textron
n/a
13. Oracle
n/a
14. MCR Activos Humanos
n/a
15. Schubert Consulting
n/a
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
95%
Average internship compensation (per week)
n/a
Median internship compensation (per week)
n/a
Average internship length (weeks)
n/a
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination
Month offered
Paid for by B-School
London
July
Yes
Paris
Mar.
Yes
Brussels
Oct.
Yes
Mexico City
Apr.
Yes
Amsterdam
May
Yes
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: No
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $450,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school added eight portable projectors with computer equipment; improved the campus project (intranet, extranet); one self-access computer room with 25 computers and two printers; connections between main building and residential training centre
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 679 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 679 living MBA alumni, and 1 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. n/a, and a mean gift of U.S. n/a. 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. n/a
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by ISABEL BERASATEGUI