received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
22%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
4%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
4%
were starting a new business (4)
3%
postponed their job search
3%
did not seek employment for other reasons
1%
Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
94
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. Société Générale
3
2. Total Fina Elf
2
3. Hilti
2
4. Minho Financial Group
2
5. Bearing Point
2
6. Valéo
2
7. Johnson and Johnson
2
8. American Express
2
9. L'Oréal
2
10. Izsak Grapin & Associés
2
11. Renault
2
12. Carrefour
2
13. ABN Amro
2
14. Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
2
15. EDF
2
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$76,616
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$78,500
Average first-year signing bonus
$0
Median first-year signing bonus
$0
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
0%
(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
$30,000
Median signing bonus
$5,000
Median other compensation
$15,000
Median MBA loans
$5,500
Average number of job offers at graduation
2.6
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program
$14,923
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment
26%
CAREER DIRECTIONS
Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting
25%
Finance/Accounting
20%
General Management
20%
Human Resources
1%
Marketing/Sales
14%
Management Information Systems
4%
Operations/Logistics
4%
Other
12%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
1%
Asia
15%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
1%
Latin America and the Carribean
2%
Middle East
3%
North America
(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a )
7%
Oceania
0%
Western Europe
71%
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: 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. BARCLAYS
4
2. GLAXOSMITHKLINE
4
3. ST MICROELECTRONIQUES
4
4. ABN AMRO
2
5. LVMH
2
6. EXANE
1
7. GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS
1
8. KPMG
1
9. DELPHI AFTERMARKET
1
10. ROCAMAT
1
11. TOTAL FINA ELF
1
12. MEESCHAERT
1
13. LC&C
1
14. HOBSONS
1
15. CLARETEAM
1
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
100%
Average internship compensation (per week)
n/a
Median internship compensation (per week)
n/a
Average internship length (weeks)
8
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination
Month offered
Paid for by B-School
London
Mar.
Yes
London
June
Yes
Geneva
July
Yes
New York
Oct.
Yes
Frankfurt
Sept.
Yes
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $3,500,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The network infrastructure and access (speed, stability, security)has been modernized. The wireless network has been extended to cover the whole campus, and personal websites have been set up for Professors. A new information system has also been introduced.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 3,096 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 3,069 living MBA alumni, and 300 MBA club(s) throughout 53 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. $17,000,000
ADDITIONAL SCHOOL COMMENTS
- Internships are not required to comlete the HEC MBA program (16 months)
- Academic exchange programs (4months) are available with NYU Stern, Wharton, Cornell, UCLA, CUHK, LBS, etc.
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Richard Perrin
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