THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT
| 2003 graduates seeking employment (1) | | 93% |
Graduates who: |
 | received their first job offer by graduation | 51% |
| received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation | 80% |
| were company sponsored, or already employed (2) | 2% |
| were continuing their education (after graduation) (3) | n/a |
| were starting a new business (4) | 3% |
| postponed their job search | 2% |
| did not seek employment for other reasons | n/a |
| |
| Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year | n/a |
| 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. Johnson & Johnson |
4 |
| 2. General Electric |
4 |
| 3. Bangkok Bank |
2 |
| 4. Cargill |
2 |
| 5. GlaxoSmithKline plc |
2 |
| 6. Hilti Corporation |
2 |
| 7. Shell/Royal Dutch Shell |
2 |
| 8. ABN-AMRO Bank |
1 |
| 9. Bain & Company |
1 |
| 10. Deutsche Bank |
1 |
| 11. Ford (Europe) |
1 |
| 12. L'Oreal |
1 |
| 13. ING Bank |
1 |
| 14. McKinsey & Company |
1 |
| 15. Vanenburg/Cordys Information Systems |
1 |
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
|
$70,000 |
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
|
$68,000 |
Average first-year signing bonus
|
$15,000 |
Median first-year signing bonus
|
$10,000 |
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
|
27% |
(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
|
$64,000 |
Median signing bonus
|
$15,000 |
Median other compensation
|
$15,000 |
Median MBA loans
|
$0 |
Average number of job offers at graduation
|
2.9 |
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program
|
$29,030 |
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment
|
20% |
CAREER DIRECTIONS
Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
| Consulting | 19% |
| Finance/Accounting | 11% |
| General Management | 16% |
| Human Resources | 2% |
| Marketing/Sales | 39% |
| Management Information Systems | 3% |
| Operations/Logistics | 5% |
| Other | 5% |
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
| Africa | 0% |
| Asia | 17% |
| Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia | 10% |
| Latin America and the Carribean | 5% |
| Middle East | 2% |
North America
(Canada: 1% / U.S.: 99%) | 11% |
| Oceania | 0% |
| Western Europe | 55% |
Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
| Canada | 1% |
| Mid-Atlantic U.S. | n/a |
| Midwest U.S. | 1% |
| Northeast U.S. | 7% |
| South U.S. | n/a |
| Southwest U.S. | n/a |
| U.S. Possessions and territories | n/a |
| West U.S. | 2% |
MBA INTERNSHIPS
Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: n/a
Companies that recruited first-year MBA interns via job boards during past academic year: n/a
Top 15 recruiting firms:
| Firm | Interns Hired |
| 1. Vanenburg/Cordys Information Systems |
18 |
| 2. Siemens |
5 |
| 3. ABN-AMRO Bank |
4 |
| 4. ING Group |
4 |
| 5. Liver Doc.com |
4 |
| 6. Unilever |
4 |
| 7. Bank of New York |
3 |
| 8. Brooklyn Bridge Triple Bottom Line Investing |
3 |
| 9. General Electric |
3 |
| 10. ITpreneurs |
3 |
| 11. Johnson & Johnson |
3 |
| 12. Roland Berger Strategy Consultants |
3 |
| 13. Citigroup |
2 |
| 14. Heineken |
2 |
| 15. Shell/Royal Dutch Shell |
2 |
Internship compensation:
| Paid internships |
98% |
| Average internship compensation (per week) |
$1,000 |
| Median internship compensation (per week) |
$1,000 |
| Average internship length (weeks) |
12 |
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
| Destination | Month offered | Paid for by B-School |
Carriere Beurs: Amsterdam Job Fair
|
Feb. |
No |
MBACareerForum@Europe online event
|
May |
Yes |
Euromanagers, Brussels
|
May |
No |
City London Trek, London Banks
|
Sept. |
No |
MBACareerForum@Europe online event
|
Oct. |
Yes |
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $850,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Blackboard elearning, Portal, HelpDesk Software, Wireless Networking, CRM system, Financial Administration System, Trading Room Platform
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Alumni networking Web site:
http://www.rsm.nl/alumni
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded n/a MBA degrees since its founding. It has 3,250 living MBA alumni, and 21 MBA club(s) throughout 18 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 15% 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. $100. 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
ADDITIONAL SCHOOL COMMENTS
Following the recommendation from the Career Services Council, RSM has left out the answers for questions about the number of on-campus recruiters for internships and second year MBAs.
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Connie Tai
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