received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
75%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
10%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
15%
were starting a new business (4)
5%
postponed their job search
5%
did not seek employment for other reasons
5%
Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
27
Companies that recruited second-year students via job boards in past academic year
23
(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:
n/a
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
n/a
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
n/a
Average first-year signing bonus
n/a
Median first-year signing bonus
n/a
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
n/a
(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
30%
Finance/Accounting
25%
General Management
10%
Human Resources
5%
Marketing/Sales
10%
Management Information Systems
n/a
Operations/Logistics
10%
Other
10%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
n/a
Asia
15%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
20%
Latin America and the Carribean
20%
Middle East
n/a
North America
(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a )
10%
Oceania
n/a
Western Europe
35%
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:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. Barco
n/a
2. Interbrew
n/a
3. Janssen Pharmaceutica
n/a
4. Volvo Cars
n/a
5. Picanol
n/a
6. Bekaert
n/a
7. PeopleSoft
n/a
8. Allen & Overy
n/a
9. Graydon Belgium
n/a
10. Agfa Gevaert
n/a
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
100%
Average internship compensation (per week)
n/a
Median internship compensation (per week)
n/a
Average internship length (weeks)
8
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: $736,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
ICT improvement process (audit of ICT department) ; improvement of technological services for students in classrooms and library; increase of databases for students in the library
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 8,500 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 8,000 living MBA alumni, and 9 MBA club(s) throughout 9 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 4% of alumni gave to the school's fund-raising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $8,765, and a mean gift of U.S. $8,765. 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. $50,000,000
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Valerie Versprille
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