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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Hawaii at Manoa
College of Business— Japan-Focused MBA

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Address: Office of Executive Education
2404 Maile Way, B-201
Honolulu, HI 96822
E-Mail: info@jaims.org
Web site: http://www.cba.hawaii.edu
 
Other programs:Primary program
China-focused MBA


THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

2003 graduates seeking employment (1)   95%

Graduates who:
received their first job offer by graduation n/a
received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation 85%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2) 5%
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
 
Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 120
Companies that recruited second-year students via job boards in past academic year 150

(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:
FirmGraduates Hired
1. Apax-Globis Partners & Co. 1
2. Jupiter Systems, Inc. 1
3. PricewaterhouseCoopers GHRS 1
4. Newday Consulting 1
5. DFS Japan KK 1
6. The American Chamber of Commerce 1

Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003

$55
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003

$50
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 12%
Finance/Accounting 24%
General Management 8%
Human Resources n/a
Marketing/Sales 16%
Management Information Systems 4%
Operations/Logistics 4%
Other 32%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 60%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia 8%
Latin America and the Carribean n/a
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
28%
Oceania 4%
Western Europe n/a

Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. 8%
South U.S. n/a
Southwest U.S. n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 20%


MBA INTERNSHIPS

Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: 14

Companies that recruited first-year MBA interns via job boards during past academic year: 45

Top 15 recruiting firms:
FirmInterns Hired
1. PriceWaterhouseCoopers Japan 3
2. City Bank Japan 2

Internship compensation:
Paid internships 0%
Average internship compensation (per week) n/a
Median internship compensation (per week) n/a
Average internship length (weeks) 14


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: $520,000

Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school has upgraded the infrastructure of the CBA network; implemented wireless technology; upgraded the student lab (E102) with new computers and software; and purchased two new servers (one will be a Web server; the other a database server). In addition, most of the faculty at the college have purchased new computers within the last three years.


ALUMNI AFFAIRS

University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes

Alumni networking Web site:
http://www.cba.hawaii.edu/alumni

Current MBA students given access to alumni database? n/a

The B-school has awarded 3,648 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 3,575 living MBA alumni, and 2 MBA club(s) throughout 3 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.

During the past 12 months, 16% of alumni gave to the school's fund-raising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $50, and a mean gift of U.S. $116. 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. $9,034,784

Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Jan Lubin


 
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