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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
North Carolina State University
College of Management

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Address: College of Management MBA Program
Nelson Hall 2130 Campus Box 7229
Raleigh, NC 27695-7229
E-Mail: mba@ncsu.edu
Web site: http://www.mba.ncsu.edu


THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

2003 graduates seeking employment (1)   78%

Graduates who:
received their first job offer by graduation 64%
received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation 77%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2) 7%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3) 4%
were starting a new business (4) 4%
postponed their job search 4%
did not seek employment for other reasons 4%
 
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. Progress Energy 1
2. IBM 3
3. GlaxoSmithKline 2
4. Wachovia 1
5. GE Plastics 1
6. Shell 1
7. Sonoco 2
8. DHL 1
9. Curtiss Wright 1

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

$60,400
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003

$60,500
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 n/a
Finance/Accounting n/a
General Management n/a
Human Resources n/a
Marketing/Sales n/a
Management Information Systems n/a
Operations/Logistics n/a
Other n/a

Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia n/a
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: 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. Milliken 3
2. IBM 1
3. SAS 2
4. Progress 1
5. Environmental Protection Agency 1
6. John Deere 1
7. FMI Net Consulting 1
8. Other 7

Internship compensation:
Paid internships 100%
Average internship compensation (per week) n/a
Median internship compensation (per week) n/a
Average internship length (weeks) 10


B-SCHOOL SERVICES

Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
n/a


TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network in main buildings: No

School's investment in technology over the past three years: $1,050,000

Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school have installed a video classroom this year.


ALUMNI AFFAIRS

University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes

Alumni networking Web site:
http://www.mba.ncsu.edu/redwall_cc/
alum_conn.html


Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes

The B-school has awarded 1,007 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 1,006 living MBA alumni, and 1 MBA club(s) in 1 country, 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 Jennifer Arthur


 
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