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2004 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Helsinki School of Economics
Helsinki School of Economics — International Full-time MBA
Address: HSE/International Center
Runeberginkatu 14-16
Helsinki 00100 Finland
E-Mail: mbafi@hkkk.fi
Web links: B-school Web site

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THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

Most recent graduates who...
...were seeking employment 1 15%
...were not seeking employment 23%
...provided no information regarding employment 2

62%
Graduates not seeking employment that were...
...company sponsored or already employed 3 6%
...continuing their education (after graduation) 4 0%
...postponing their job search 0%
...starting their own businesses 5 0%
...not seeking employment for other reasons 6

0%
Most recent job-seeking graduates who...
...received their first job offer by graduation 40%
...received their first job offer within three months of graduation 30%
...received their first job offer more than three months after graduation 30%
...did not report having received an offer

0%
Primary source of accepted full-time job offers:
School facilitated activities 10%
Graduate-facilitated activities 20%
No response provided by the graduate

70%
Companies that recruited employment-seeking MBA students for full-time positions on campus in past academic year n/a
Companies that posted full-time job offers on the school's job boards in past academic year n/a

Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination Month offered Amount paid by school
N/A n/a


Top 15 recruiting firms that hired the most graduates in the past academic year:
FirmGraduates Hired
1. N/A n/a

Historic salary prospects for recent grads (school reported):
200420032002
Graduates who provided usable base salary information50%n/a0%
Average starting-base salary 7 (excluding bonuses)$64,000n/an/a
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses)$68,000n/an/a
Average first-year signing bonus$25,000n/an/a
Median first-year signing bonus$18,500n/an/a
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus22%n/an/a

(1) Seeking full-time professional, MBA-level employment.
(2) No information available includes those graduates who may be seeking employment or who may not be seeking employment, but for whom the school has no reliable information
(3) Includes graduates whose studies were financially sponsored by their employers and are intending to return to those employers, or who were employed while a student and will continue working for that employer.
(4) Enrolled/will enroll in further graduate studies.
(5) Starting a new business as owner. Does not include students accepting jobs with a salary in a new (startup) business.
(6) Other reasons for not seeking employment are those reasons defined by the graduate.
(7) 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 17%
Finance/Accounting 17%
General Management 8%
Human Resources 8%
Marketing/Sales 17%
Management Information Systems 8%
Operations/Logistics 8%
Other 17%

Graduates accepting in the following industries:
Government (Federal, State, Local, Military) 16%
Manufacturing n/a
Non-Profit (Trade Associations, Religious Organizations, Charities, etc.) n/a
Services (Financial Services, Consulting Services, Other Services) 68%
Other 16%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 8%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia 0%
Latin America and the Carribean 0%
Middle East 0%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
0%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 92%

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 internship-seeking MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: n/a

Companies that posted internships for MBA students on school's job boards during past academic year: n/a

Top 15 recruiting firms for internships:
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

Career services Web site

ALUMNI AFFAIRS

University offers placement services for MBA alumni? No
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? No

The B-school has awarded 1,227 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 1,226 living MBA alumni, and 4 MBA club(s) throughout 4 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.

During the past academic year, n/a of MBA 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 since June 2002.

The B-school endowment is U.S. n/a


ADDITIONAL SCHOOL COMMENTS

HSE MBA program has very international faculty. Courses are taught by highly qualified faculty members from the world's leading business schools. The International MBA program has formal exchange agreements with a number of universities in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The study period is optional for students.

Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Petro Paunu

 
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