received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
55%
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
85%
Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
20
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. NEC Solutions AP
n/a
2. Port of Singapore Authority
n/a
3. Singapore Police Force
n/a
4. Exxon Mobil AP
n/a
5. HP Singapore
n/a
6. Kuok Oil
n/a
7. Honeywell
n/a
8. Milllicom International Cellular
n/a
9. DHL
n/a
10. Bloomberg
n/a
11. Shell
n/a
12. HSBC
n/a
13. Procter & Gamble
n/a
14. Phillip Morris
n/a
15. Citigroup
n/a
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
n/a
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$3,000
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
18%
General Management
27%
Human Resources
n/a
Marketing/Sales
23%
Management Information Systems
18%
Operations/Logistics
5%
Other
5%
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: 19
Companies that recruited first-year MBA interns via job boards during past academic year: n/a
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. NEC Solutions AP
n/a
2. ADB
n/a
3. Citigroup
n/a
4. Phillip Morris
n/a
5. DHL
n/a
6. Procter & Gamble
n/a
7. Times Publishing Group
n/a
8. National University of Singapore
n/a
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
100%
Average internship compensation (per week)
$400
Median internship compensation (per week)
$500
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: $2,500,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
New PCs and printers for staff and students; multimedia-projectors and Tablet PCs; video & audio-conferencing equipment; audio-visual equipment for classrooms; specialized equipment for the behavioural labs; card-access systems in certain rooms; security cameras in many parts of the School.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? No
The B-school has awarded 4,721 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 4,721 living MBA alumni, and 4 MBA club(s) n/a 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. $66,000, 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. $6,834,000
ADDITIONAL SCHOOL COMMENTS
Candidates of the IMBA program also need to fulfil the GRK (the national MBA entrance examination in China). The leading areas of study are grouped according to:
i. Business Policy (includes Strategy, International Business, Technology, Business Law & Economics)
ii. Decision Sciences (includes Management Science, Statistics, Operations Management, Manufacturing, Logistics & Information Systems)
iii. Finance & Accounting
iv. Management & Organization (or Organizational Behavior)
v. Marketing
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Beng Teck Aw
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