THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT
| 2003 graduates seeking employment (1) | | 46% |
Graduates who: |
 | received their first job offer by graduation | 68% |
| received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation | 80% |
| were company sponsored, or already employed (2) | 88% |
| were continuing their education (after graduation) (3) | 12% |
| were starting a new business (4) | 0% |
| postponed their job search | 0% |
| did not seek employment for other reasons | 0% |
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| Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year | 22 |
| Companies that recruited second-year students via job boards in past academic year | 18 |
(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. Bristol-Myers Squibb |
3 |
| 2. Samsung |
5 |
| 3. Ernst & Young |
2 |
| 4. Nike |
1 |
| 5. IBM |
1 |
| 6. UPS |
1 |
| 7. Balboa Insurance |
1 |
| 8. Hewlitt Packard |
1 |
| 9. Crouse Hinds |
1 |
| 10. NBT |
1 |
| 11. Independent Means, Inc. |
1 |
| 12. Seneca Data |
1 |
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
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$55,350 |
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
|
$52,500 |
Average first-year signing bonus
|
n/a |
Median first-year signing bonus
|
n/a |
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
|
0% |
(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
|
$64,000 |
Median signing bonus
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$10,000 |
Median other compensation
|
$15,000 |
Median MBA loans
|
$0 |
Average number of job offers at graduation
|
1.0 |
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program
|
$31,667 |
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment
|
13% |
CAREER DIRECTIONS
Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
| Consulting | n/a |
| Finance/Accounting | 38% |
| General Management | 14% |
| Human Resources | n/a |
| Marketing/Sales | 14% |
| Management Information Systems | 10% |
| Operations/Logistics | 20% |
| Other | 4% |
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
| Africa | 0% |
| Asia | 20% |
| Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia | 4% |
| Latin America and the Carribean | 4% |
| Middle East | 0% |
North America
(Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100%) | 72% |
| Oceania | 0% |
| Western Europe | 0% |
Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
| Canada | 0% |
| Mid-Atlantic U.S. | 0% |
| Midwest U.S. | 0% |
| Northeast U.S. | 74% |
| South U.S. | 5% |
| Southwest U.S. | 0% |
| U.S. Possessions and territories | 0% |
| West U.S. | 21% |
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:
| Firm | Interns Hired |
| 1. Bristol-Meyers Squibb |
2 |
| 2. JP Morgan Chase London |
2 |
| 3. Forest Laboratories |
1 |
| 4. U.S. Postal Service |
1 |
| 5. UPS |
1 |
| 6. Citigroup |
1 |
| 7. Ernst & Young |
1 |
| 8. Oneida Ltd. |
1 |
| 9. Target |
1 |
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 |
Wall Street
|
Feb. |
Yes |
Lubin House Networking (NYC)
|
Feb. |
Yes |
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $544,088
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school has introduced a student notebook computer program through the IBM Thinkpad University Program. It has also implemented a WiFi (IEEE 80211.b) network for the building and implemented a school-wide Web-based course management system based on Blackboard software. It has installed a distance learning studio, and included research database support and with the acquisition of additional databases and a subscription to the Wharton Research Database Service. The school has upgraded several servers and added several new servers. It has converted email and calendaring systems to Groupwise and set up electronic message boards for student in the atrium. It has also deployed many notebook/desktop computers - in all classrooms, in many student work areas, and for dozens of staff and faculty members.
The school has designed state-of-the-art technology facilities for the new building, which the school will move into in the fall of 2004. It has upgraded most older computers to a Windows XP operating system, and set up a service to provide students with easy access to Microsoft software. In addition, it has implemented a Web and database server for instructional use.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? No
Alumni networking Web site:
http://www.som.syr.edu/alum
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 8,401 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 7,938 living MBA alumni, and 0 MBA club(s) n/a countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 15% of alumni gave to the school's fund-raising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $175, and a mean gift of U.S. $175. The school has received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million between Jan. 2001 and Oct. 2003, and the B-school endowment is U.S. $36
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Paul Bobrowski
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