received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
57%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
0%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
8%
were starting a new business (4)
8%
postponed their job search
13%
did not seek employment for other reasons
0%
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:
n/a
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$63,580
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$55,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$6,438
Median first-year signing bonus
$7,125
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
25%
(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
0%
Finance/Accounting
29%
General Management
0%
Human Resources
0%
Marketing/Sales
28%
Management Information Systems
0%
Operations/Logistics
29%
Other
14%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
0%
Asia
0%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
0%
Latin America and the Carribean
0%
Middle East
0%
North America
(Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100%)
100%
Oceania
0%
Western Europe
0%
Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada
0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
29%
Midwest U.S.
0%
Northeast U.S.
14%
South U.S.
57%
Southwest U.S.
0%
U.S. Possessions and territories
0%
West U.S.
0%
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. Pfizer, New York
2
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
100%
Average internship compensation (per week)
n/a
Median internship compensation (per week)
n/a
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
Atlanta MBA Consortium Event & Company Visits
Nov.
No
New York MBA Consortium Event
Jan.
No
LA MBA Consortium Event
Feb.
No
Florida MBA & Graduate Business Consortium Expo
Feb.
No
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $533,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school has added new PC's for its lab and faculty, technology for the large conference room, a wireless network and new servers.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? No
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 2,478 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 2,438 living MBA alumni, and n/a MBA club(s) 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 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. $29
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Scheri Martin
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