2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management
Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management— MBA in International Management
received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
36%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
8%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
2%
were starting a new business (4)
4%
postponed their job search
15%
did not seek employment for other reasons
9%
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. Johnson & Johnson International
6
2. Citigroup
5
3. LG Corporation
5
4. Samsung Electronics
5
5. DaimlerChrylser
4
6. Schering-Plough Corporation
4
7. General Electric
4
8. AIG
3
9. ALICO
3
10. L'Oreal
3
11. Hilti Inc.
3
12. Eli Lilly & Company
2
13. Deloitte & Touche
2
14. Clorox
2
15. Abbott Labs
2
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$60,111
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$70,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$9,694
Median first-year signing bonus
$10,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
49%
(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
$66,000
Median signing bonus
$10,000
Median other compensation
$30,000
Median MBA loans
$30,000
Average number of job offers at graduation
1.3
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program
$49,684
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment
15%
CAREER DIRECTIONS
Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting
12%
Finance/Accounting
20%
General Management
13%
Human Resources
3%
Marketing/Sales
39%
Management Information Systems
2%
Operations/Logistics
5%
Other
6%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
n/a
Asia
29%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
2%
Latin America and the Carribean
4%
Middle East
1%
North America
(Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100%)
59%
Oceania
1%
Western Europe
4%
Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada
0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
n/a
Midwest U.S.
11%
Northeast U.S.
17%
South U.S.
6%
Southwest U.S.
11%
U.S. Possessions and territories
0%
West U.S.
14%
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. Delphi Automotive
11
2. Johnson & Johnson International
8
3. Merrill Lynch
8
4. Samsung Electronics
6
5. Eli Lilly & Company
4
6. General Motors
4
7. Storage Tek
4
8. Credit Suisse
3
9. Deutsche Post Consulting
3
10. Intel Corporation
3
11. Wachovia Securities
3
12. Ford Motor Company
3
13. Fundes Bolivia
3
14. Honeywell
3
15. IBM - Japan
3
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
89%
Average internship compensation (per week)
$2,951
Median internship compensation (per week)
$2,998
Average internship length (weeks)
13
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination
Month offered
Paid for by B-School
Winterim on Wall Street
Jan.
No
Winterim in Washington DC
Jan.
No
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $7,500,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school improved its infrastructure, for instance by adding a Gigabit Ethernet Local Area Network, connecting every building on campus, covering 100% of all Thunderbird facilities, including 342 dormitory rooms. The Learning Infrastructure improved with My Thunderbird, a secure intranet learning portal/course management application and alumni networking system. To support learning and communications, online research databases, class discussion groups, and public discussion groups are available. A comprehensive career management section is in place to support students' (and alumni's) career management: resume preparation, job search, job application, interview scheduling, etc. Employers can use this section for online job postings and screening, and to send interview invitations for students that best fit specific job requirements. Executive Education participants also use the system to access information before their class sessions/programs to receive class assignment/reading materials in advance; and after their programs for follow up and networking with other program participants.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 34,533 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 33,300 living MBA alumni, and 158 MBA club(s) throughout 70 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. $100, and a mean gift of U.S. $511. 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. $24,078,128
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Jennifer Schnur
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