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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Strathclyde
University of Strathclyde Graduate School of Business

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Address: University of Strathclyde Graduate School of Business
199 Cathedral Street
Glasgow G4 0QU United Kingdom
E-Mail: admissions@gsb.strath.ac.uk
Web site: http://www.strathclydemba.com


THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

2003 graduates seeking employment (1)   90%

Graduates who:
received their first job offer by graduation 25%
received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation 90%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2) 75%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3) 5%
were starting a new business (4) 5%
postponed their job search n/a
did not seek employment for other reasons 5%
 
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. Hilti 4
2. Citibank 3
3. Amec 2
4. Saiso 1
5. Tenex Corp 1
6. Accenture 1
7. BAe systems 1
8. Royal Bank of Scotland 1
9. Mediacom 1
10. Eclectic Group 1
11. Comfort Dental 1
12. R G Duttie and Co 1
13. Royal Edinburgh Hosiptal 1
14. Arcady International 1
15. Arab Bank plc 1

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

$65,000
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003

$80,000
Average first-year signing bonus

$20,000
Median first-year signing bonus

$30,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus

1%

(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 22%
Finance/Accounting 20%
General Management 9%
Human Resources 5%
Marketing/Sales 10%
Management Information Systems 5%
Operations/Logistics 7%
Other 22%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa 20%
Asia 33%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia 9%
Latin America and the Carribean 1%
Middle East 12%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
0%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 25%

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:
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:
n/a


TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network in main buildings: Yes

School's investment in technology over the past three years: n/a

Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school has updated all its pcs. It has also developed and introduced a client profile tracking system and database, and a new alumni database.


ALUMNI AFFAIRS

University offers placement services for MBA alumni? No

Alumni networking Web site:
http://www.intranet.gsb.strath.ac.uk

Current MBA students given access to alumni database? No

The B-school has awarded 8,300 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 8,000 living MBA alumni, and 19 MBA club(s) throughout 9 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

Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Alyson Meldrum


 
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