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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
Graduate School of Business Administration

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Address: Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
Opposite Sector 'U', Defence Housing Authority
Lahore, Punjab 54792 Pakistan
E-Mail: admission@lums.edu.pk
Web site: http://www.lums.edu.pk
Directions to school


THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

2003 graduates seeking employment (1)   82%

Graduates who:
received their first job offer by graduation 30%
received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation 70%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2) 4%
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 14%
 
Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 30
Companies that recruited second-year students via job boards in past academic year 10

(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. HABIB BANK LTD. 10
2. STANDARD CHARTERED 4
3. CITIBANK 3
4. UNITED BANK 3
5. FAYSAL BANK 3
6. ZEPHYR TEXTILES 3
7. NESTLE 1
8. ICI 1
9. SHELL PAKISTAN 1
10. GLAXO SMITH-KLINE 1
11. LEVIS STRAUSS &CO. 1
12. WOL 1
13. MATRIX SOURCING 1
14. AMERICAN EXPRESS 1
15. EXPORT PROMOTION BUREAU 1

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

$7,700
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 5%
Finance/Accounting 20%
General Management n/a
Human Resources n/a
Marketing/Sales 60%
Management Information Systems n/a
Operations/Logistics n/a
Other 15%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 100%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia n/a
Latin America and the Carribean n/a
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
n/a
Oceania n/a
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. 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: 8

Companies that recruited first-year MBA interns via job boards during past academic year: 14

Top 15 recruiting firms:
FirmInterns Hired
1. NESTLE 11
2. ICI 8
3. PROCTER & GAMBLE 4
4. SHELL 12
5. TETRAPAK 3
6. ABN AMRO BANK 4
7. CITIBANK 2
8. COCA COLA 3
9. PAKISTAN TOBACCO CO. 4
10. ENGRO CHEMICALS 6
11. RECKITT BEUCKISER 3
12. DELTA 2
13. SCHAZOO LABS 1
14. STATE BANK 1
15. UNILEVER 1

Internship compensation:
Paid internships 98%
Average internship compensation (per week) $50
Median internship compensation (per week) n/a
Average internship length (weeks) 6


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: $500,000

Technology changes made over the past three years:
Security; Network Management; Computer to Student Ratio; Backup Disaster Recovery Procedures; Extensive usage of IT (in particular WEB based activities)


ALUMNI AFFAIRS

University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes

Alumni networking Web site:
http://alumni.lums.edu.pk/

Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes

The B-school has awarded 1,034 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 1,039 living MBA alumni, and 9 MBA club(s) throughout 7 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.

During the past 12 months, 14% of alumni gave to the school's fund-raising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $20,000, and a mean gift of U.S. $26,000. 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. $2,000,000

Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Nuzhat Kamran


 
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