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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
The University of Manchester
Manchester Business School

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Address: Manchester Business School
Booth Street West
Manchester M15 6PB United Kingdom
E-Mail: manchester_mba@mbs.ac.uk
Web site: http://www.mbs.ac.uk
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THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

2003 graduates seeking employment (1)   93%

Graduates who:
received their first job offer by graduation 63%
received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation 88%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2) 3%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3) 0%
were starting a new business (4) 2%
postponed their job search 0%
did not seek employment for other reasons 2%
 
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:
FirmGraduates Hired
1. Barclays Capital 3
2. DHL 2
3. Arthur D. Little 1
4. BT Retail 1
5. ATKearney 1
6. BASF 1
7. CapGeminiErnst&Young 1
8. Elli Lilly 1
9. Goldman Sachs 1
10. Hilti 1
11. IBM 1
12. Johnson & Johnson 1
13. Procter & Gamble 1
14. Merck 1
15. Novartis 1

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

$81,000
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003

$82,500
Average first-year signing bonus

$18,000
Median first-year signing bonus

$22,500
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus

26%

(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 24%
Finance/Accounting 26%
General Management 16%
Human Resources 2%
Marketing/Sales 24%
Management Information Systems 2%
Operations/Logistics 4%
Other 2%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 33%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia 2%
Latin America and the Carribean 5%
Middle East 0%
North America
 (Canada: 2% / U.S.: 98%)
3%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 58%

Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada 2%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. 100%
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:
FirmInterns Hired
1. Barclays Capital 3
2. Hilti 3
3. ATKearne 3
4. Astrazeneca 2
5. Marks and Spencer 1
6. Ford 1
7. Fleet Boston 1
8. Volkswagen 1
9. Morgan Stanley 1
10. Merrill Lynch 1
11. AMEC 1
12. BT Retail 1
13. Shell 1
14. Merck 1
15. Pilkingtons 1

Internship compensation:
Paid internships 98%
Average internship compensation (per week) $818
Median internship compensation (per week) $750
Average internship length (weeks) 12


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: n/a

Technology changes made over the past three years:
n/a


ALUMNI AFFAIRS

University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes

Alumni networking Web site:
http://www.mbs.ac.uk/alumni

Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes

The B-school has awarded 6,588 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 6,546 living MBA alumni, and 12 MBA club(s) throughout 11 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. n/a

Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Rachel Tufft


 
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