THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT
| Most recent graduates who... |
| ...were seeking employment 1 | 93% |
| ...were not seeking employment | n/a |
...provided no information regarding employment 2
| 0% |
| Graduates not seeking employment that were... |
| ...company sponsored or already employed 3 | 83% |
| ...continuing their education (after graduation) 4 | 0% |
| ...postponing their job search | 17% |
| ...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 | 59% |
| ...received their first job offer within three months of graduation | 20% |
| ...received their first job offer more than three months after graduation | 5% |
...did not report having received an offer
| 16% |
| Primary source of accepted full-time job offers: |
| School facilitated activities | 54% |
| Graduate-facilitated activities | 46% |
No response provided by the graduate
| 0% |
| Companies that recruited employment-seeking MBA students for full-time positions on campus in past academic year | 35 |
| Companies that posted full-time job offers on the school's job boards in past academic year | 73 |
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
| Destination | Month offered | Amount paid by school |
| NBMBAA |
Sept. |
None |
| NSHMBA |
Nov. |
None |
| MBA Consortium - Atlanta event |
Nov. |
None |
| MBA Consortium - NY event |
Jan. |
None |
| MBA Consortium - CA event |
Feb. |
None |
Top 15 recruiting firms that hired the most graduates in the past academic year:
| Firm | Graduates Hired |
| 1. American Airlines |
6 |
| 2. Wells Fargo |
4 |
| 3. Bank of America |
2 |
| 4. Lehman Brothers |
2 |
| 5. Dean Foods |
2 |
| 6. FTI Consulting |
2 |
| 7. Frito-Lay |
2 |
| 8. Bank of Texas |
2 |
| 9. Nokia Corporation |
2 |
| 10. Sabre Holdings |
2 |
| 11. Texas Instruments |
2 |
| 12. Clover Partners |
2 |
| 13. AIM Investments |
1 |
| 14. AT&T |
1 |
| 15. SBC |
1 |
Historic salary prospects for recent grads (school reported): | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
|---|
| Graduates who provided usable base salary information | 68% | 70% | 67% | | Average starting-base salary 7 (excluding bonuses) | $71,236 | $69,286 | $73,270 | | Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) | $72,000 | $69,020 | $75,000 | | Average first-year signing bonus | $9,485 | $10,507 | $11,679 | | Median first-year signing bonus | $9,250 | $8,750 | $10,000 | | Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus | 45% | 36% | 48% |
(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.
2004 GRADUATES REPORT
Editor's Note: Based on responses to BusinessWeek Magazine's 2004 survey of graduates.
Historical Graduate Data | | 2004 | 2002 |
|---|
| Median starting base-salary | $75,000 | $75,000 | | Median signing bonus | $10,000 | $10,000 | | Median other compensation | $45,000 | $20,000 | | Median MBA loans | $35,500 | $33,000 | | Average number of job offers at graduation | 1.4 | 1.0 | | Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program | $43,666 | $38,865 | | Summer internship resulted in full-time employment | 46% | 33% |
CAREER DIRECTIONS
Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
| Consulting | 3% |
| Finance/Accounting | 49% |
| General Management | 4% |
| Human Resources | 1% |
| Marketing/Sales | 23% |
| Management Information Systems | 0% |
| Operations/Logistics | 4% |
| Other | 15% |
Graduates accepting in the following industries:
| Government (Federal, State, Local, Military) | 0% |
| Manufacturing | 0% |
| Non-Profit (Trade Associations, Religious Organizations, Charities, etc.) | 0% |
| Services (Financial Services, Consulting Services, Other Services) | 38% |
| Other | 62% |
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
| Africa | 0% |
| Asia | 1% |
| Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia | 0% |
| Latin America and the Carribean | 0% |
| Middle East | 0% |
North America
(Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100%) | 0% |
| Oceania | 0% |
| Western Europe | 0% |
Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
| Canada | 0% |
| Mid-Atlantic U.S. | 0% |
| Midwest U.S. | 1% |
| Northeast U.S. | 9% |
| South U.S. | 1% |
| Southwest U.S. | 82% |
| U.S. Possessions and territories | 0% |
| West U.S. | 4% |
MBA INTERNSHIPS
Companies that recruited internship-seeking MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: 20
Companies that posted internships for MBA students on school's job boards during past academic year: 57
Top 15 recruiting firms for internships:
| Firm | Interns Hired |
| 1. 7-Eleven, Inc. |
11 |
| 2. Sabre Holdings |
5 |
| 3. Cogent Partners |
3 |
| 4. Warren Douglas Creative Brand Marketing |
3 |
| 5. Contrywide Financial Corp. |
2 |
| 6. Dean Foods |
2 |
| 7. Wells Fargo |
2 |
| 8. AIM Investments |
1 |
| 9. Alcon Laboratories |
1 |
| 10. American Airlines |
1 |
| 11. Deloitte Consulting |
1 |
| 12. Frito-Lay |
1 |
| 13. FedEx Kinko's |
1 |
| 14. Mercer Management Consulting |
1 |
| 15. Nokia |
1 |
Internship compensation:
| Paid internships |
77% |
| Average internship compensation (per week) |
$998 |
| Median internship compensation (per week) |
$900 |
| Average internship length (weeks) |
10 |
Career services Web site
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
| University offers placement services for MBA alumni? | Yes |
| Current MBA students given access to alumni database? | Yes |
The B-school has awarded 9,733 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 9,515 living MBA alumni, and 40 MBA club(s) throughout 16 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past academic year, 8% of MBA 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. $548.
The school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million since June 2002.
The B-school endowment is U.S. $128,017,643
ADDITIONAL SCHOOL COMMENTS
SMU's Cox School of Business is located in Dallas, Texas, home to hundreds of corporate headquarters. The school's enrichment programs and activities allow students to connect with the city's leading companies and learn valuable lessons from experienced business leaders. The Associate Board Executive Mentoring Program allows students to select an executive mentor who provides career advice, industry insight, and business contacts, all to assist and advance the student's career goals.
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Andrea Hugg
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