THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT
| 2003 graduates seeking employment (1) | | 85% |
Graduates who: |
 | received their first job offer by graduation | n/a |
| received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation | n/a |
| were company sponsored, or already employed (2) | n/a |
| 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 | 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:
| Firm | Graduates Hired |
| 1. IDT |
2 |
| 2. Bear Stearns |
1 |
| 3. Becton Dickinson |
1 |
| 4. Bristol-Myers Squibb |
1 |
| 5. Citigroup |
1 |
| 6. Eli Lilly |
1 |
| 7. Federal Reserve Bank of NY |
1 |
| 8. Goldman Sachs |
1 |
| 9. Hoffmann-La Roche |
1 |
| 10. Johnson & Johnson |
3 |
| 11. Kraft |
1 |
| 12. Mass Mutual |
1 |
| 13. Novartis |
1 |
| 14. Pfizer |
1 |
| 15. Prudential |
1 |
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
|
$74,469 |
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
|
$70,250 |
Average first-year signing bonus
|
$11,580 |
Median first-year signing bonus
|
$10,500 |
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.
2002 GRADUATES REPORT
Editor's Note: Based on responses to BusinessWeek's 2002 survey of graduates.
Median starting base-salary
|
$75,000 |
Median signing bonus
|
$7,500 |
Median other compensation
|
$30,000 |
Median MBA loans
|
$15,500 |
Average number of job offers at graduation
|
1.2 |
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program
|
$48,909 |
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment
|
20% |
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:
| Firm | Interns Hired |
| 1. Johnson & Johnson |
3 |
| 2. Bristol-Myers Squibb |
3 |
| 3. Novartis |
3 |
| 4. Schering-Plough |
2 |
| 5. Ethicon |
2 |
| 6. Hoffmann-La Roche |
2 |
| 7. PSEG |
2 |
| 8. BASF |
1 |
| 9. Bertelsman |
1 |
| 10. Pfizer |
1 |
| 11. JPMorgan Chase |
1 |
| 12. Roche Vitamins |
1 |
| 13. Becton Dickinson |
1 |
| 14. Colgate Palmolive |
1 |
| 15. Dun & Bradstreet |
1 |
Internship compensation:
| Paid internships |
100% |
| Average internship compensation (per week) |
$856 |
| Median internship compensation (per week) |
$788 |
| 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: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $7,500,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Wireless networks, financial research and stock trading classroom, computer lab upgrades, smart classrooms
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Alumni networking Web site:
http://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/RTG/
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? No
The B-school has awarded 19,487 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 14,935 living MBA alumni, and 5 MBA club(s) throughout 4 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 10% of alumni gave to the school's fund-raising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $143,569, and a mean gift of U.S. $630. 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 David Muha
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