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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of South Florida
College of Business Administration

Sections: Getting In | Academics & Lifestyle |  Career & Alumni Affairs 


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THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

2003 graduates seeking employment (1)   30%

Graduates who:
received their first job offer by graduation 68%
received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation 82%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2) 33%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3) 10%
were starting a new business (4) 23%
postponed their job search 27%
did not seek employment for other reasons 7%
 
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. JPMorgan Chase n/a
2. Goldman Sachs n/a
3. ESPN n/a
4. PricewaterhouseCoopers n/a
5. Bayer Healthcare n/a
6. Harris Corporation n/a
7. AmSouth Bank n/a
8. Cisco Systems n/a

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

 $55,000
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003

 $50,000
Average first-year signing bonus

 $11,500
Median first-year signing bonus

 $11,500
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus

 7%

(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 41%
General Management 14%
Human Resources n/a
Marketing/Sales 14%
Management Information Systems n/a
Operations/Logistics 5%
Other 27%

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 5%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )		 95%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a

Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 4%
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. n/a
South U.S. 86%
Southwest U.S. n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 10%


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:
n/a

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


B-SCHOOL SERVICES

Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination Month offered Paid for by B-School
Global MBA/Masters Employment Conference

 Oct. No
FL MBA Consortium, Statewide Career Fair

 Feb. Yes


TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network in main buildings: Yes

School's investment in technology over the past three years: $1,035,000

Technology changes made over the past three years:
All open-use and teaching computer labs are on a three-year replacement cycle. Added a new computer lab. Rewired entire building with 100mb fiber cable to a gigabit backbone. Installed computerized teaching stations in most classrooms. Wireless connectivity for most areas in the business school.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS

University offers placement services for MBA alumni? n/a

Alumni networking Web site:
n/a

Current MBA students given access to alumni database? n/a

The B-school has awarded n/a MBA degrees since its founding. It has n/a living MBA alumni, and n/a 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. 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


 
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