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:
Firm
Graduates 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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