received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
65%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
n/a
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
8%
were starting a new business (4)
2%
postponed their job search
2%
did not seek employment for other reasons
21%
Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
87
Companies that recruited second-year students via job boards in past academic year
39
(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. B B & T
3
2. CHEP
3
3. Citigroup
2
4. Ford Motor Corp
2
5. Hubbell Power System
2
6. Ingersoll Rand
2
7. Pricewaterhouse Coopers
2
8. U.S. Postal Service
2
9. Wachovia Secirities
2
10. Blue Cross/Blue Shield
2
11. Exxon Mobil
1
12. General Motors
1
13. Michelin
1
14. Milliken
1
15. HILTI Corporation
1
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$61,457
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$60,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$6,835
Median first-year signing bonus
$5,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
34%
(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
$55,000
Median signing bonus
$5,000
Median other compensation
$13,500
Median MBA loans
$0
Average number of job offers at graduation
1.4
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program
$26,200
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment
31%
CAREER DIRECTIONS
Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting
1%
Finance/Accounting
34%
General Management
14%
Human Resources
1%
Marketing/Sales
26%
Management Information Systems
1%
Operations/Logistics
9%
Other
14%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
n/a
Asia
1%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
5%
Latin America and the Carribean
n/a
Middle East
n/a
North America
(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a )
91%
Oceania
3%
Western Europe
n/a
Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada
n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
19%
Midwest U.S.
7%
Northeast U.S.
9%
South U.S.
52%
Southwest U.S.
10%
U.S. Possessions and territories
n/a
West U.S.
3%
MBA INTERNSHIPS
Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: 75
Companies that recruited first-year MBA interns via job boards during past academic year: 23
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. Clariant Corp.
5
2. Michelin
4
3. Ford Motor Comp.
3
4. Delphi
2
5. 3M
2
6. Citigroup
2
7. Bell South
1
8. Sara Lee
1
9. LPA Group
1
10. Powerare
1
11. Fluor Daniel
1
12. Frank Russell
1
13. Advant
1
14. WestLB
1
15. Nordons Comp.
1
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
84%
Average internship compensation (per week)
$750
Median internship compensation (per week)
$699
Average internship length (weeks)
20
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination
Month offered
Paid for by B-School
Orlando
Oct.
No
Atlanta
Nov.
No
New York
Jan.
No
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $800,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school has upgraded its PCs, video projection and network. It has added several high technology classrooms, and introduced wireless access throughout the building.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 8,496 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 8,335 living MBA alumni, and 42 MBA club(s) throughout 20 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 7% of alumni gave to the school's fund-raising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $90, and a mean gift of U.S. $100. 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. $60,000,000
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Robert Markland
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