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2005 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
The University of Akron
Graduate Programs in Business
Address: Graduate Programs in Business at The University of Akron
259 S. Broadway, Room 412
Akron, OH 44325-4805
E-Mail: gradcba@uakron.edu
Web links: B-school Web site
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THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

Most recent graduates who...
...were seeking employment 1 61%
...were not seeking employment 39%
...provided no information regarding employment 2

65%
Graduates not seeking employment that were...
...company sponsored or already employed 3 57%
...continuing their education (after graduation) 4 0%
...postponing their job search 0%
...starting their own businesses 5 7%
...not seeking employment for other reasons 6

36%
Most recent job-seeking graduates who...
...received their first job offer by graduation 27%
...received their first job offer within three months of graduation n/a
...received their first job offer more than three months after graduation n/a
...did not report having received an offer

73%
Primary source of accepted full-time job offers:
School facilitated activities 25%
Graduate-facilitated activities 75%
No response provided by the graduate

0%
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
n/a
n/a
n/a


Top 15 recruiting firms that hired the most graduates in the past academic year:
FirmGraduates Hired
1. American Analytical Laboratories, Inc. 1
2. Associated Underwriters Insurance 1
3. Bober, Markey,Feariovich and Co 1
4. Caves Valley Golf Club 1
5. Deloitte & Touche 1
6. Diebold, Inc. 1
7. Dr. Pepper/Seven Up Bottling Group 1
8. Environmental Design Group 1
9. First Energy Corporation 1
10. Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. 1
11. Luk, Inc 1
12. Massillon City Schools 1
13. Parker Hannifin Corp. 1
14. n/a
15. n/a

Historic salary prospects for recent grads (school reported):
2005200420032002
Graduates who provided usable base salary informationn/an/an/an/a
Average starting-base salary 7 (excluding bonuses)$42,500$51,000n/an/a
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses)$42,500$47,000n/an/a
Average first-year signing bonus$0n/an/a$3,963
Median first-year signing bonus$0n/an/a$2,250
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus0%n/an/a14%

(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 33%
Finance/Accounting 33%
General Management 0%
Human Resources 0%
Marketing/Sales 0%
Management Information Systems 0%
Operations/Logistics 0%
Other 33%

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) 100%
Other 0%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 0%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia 0%
Latin America and the Carribean 0%
Middle East 0%
North America
 (Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100%)
100%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 0%

Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada 0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 0%
Midwest U.S. 75%
Northeast U.S. 25%
South U.S. 0%
Southwest U.S. 0%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 0%

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:
FirmInterns Hired
1. n/a
2. n/a
3. n/a
4. n/a
5. n/a
6. n/a
7. n/a
8. n/a
9. n/a
10. n/a
11. n/a
12. n/a
13. n/a
14. n/a
15. 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? Yes
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? No

The B-school has awarded n/a MBA degrees since its founding. It has 3,035 living MBA alumni, and n/a MBA club(s) in n/a 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. $14,129,945


ADDITIONAL SCHOOL COMMENTS

Assistantship awards are handled by our office. student loans are handled by the University of Akron Financial Aid Office: http://www.uakron.edu/finaid/.

Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Myra Weakland

 
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