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2006 UNDERGRAD B-SCHOOL PROFILE

University of California at Berkeley

Haas School of Business

Haas Undergraduate Program

Address:

S450 Student Services Bldg. #1900
Haas School of Business
Berkeley, CA
US 94720-1900

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Academics & Lifestyle

Careers & Alumni Affairs

Student Comments

THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

The school has information regarding the employment of 57.20% of 2005 graduates

Of 2005 graduates...

79.00% were seeking full-time professional employment in business

2.00% were not seeking employment

87.00% were already employed

6.00% were planning to continue their education immediately after graduation

1.50% were postponing their job search

2.00% were planning to start their own business

0.50% of those not working were doing so for other reasons

330 companies recruited business students on campus from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005

1,937 companies posted full-time job offers for undergraduate business students on the school's job boards from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005

Of 2005 job-seeking graduates...

87.00% received their first job offer by graduation

N/A% 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

Top 10 recruiting firms that hired the most graduates in the past academic year

PricewaterhouseCoopers	20
KPMG;Deloitte Consulting	10
Accenture; Microsoft	6
SBC Communications; Deloitte Touche	5
Citigroup Salomon Smith Barney	4
Wells Fargo; Gap;Merill Lynch;JP Morgan	3
13 employers	2

Historic Salary Prospects for 2005 Grads (school reported)
Of graduates providing usable salary information
Average base salary	$55,080
Median base salary	$53,000
Average signing bonus	$5,904
Median signing bonus	$5,000
Average other guaranteed compensation	$N/A
Median other guaranteed compensation	$N/A

CAREER DIRECTIONS

0% of 2005 graduates who accepted jobs did so in the following function areas

Finance (includes corporate finance, investments, treasury and financial analysis, public finance, etc.)	27.30%
Accounting/auditing	24.20%
General Management	32.30%
Human Resources	0.60%
Marketing/Sales (includes public relations, product management, market research, advertising, etc.)	6.20%
Management Information Systems	0%
Operations	0%
Logistics/Transportation	0%
Other	9.30%

Share of 2005 graduates who accepted jobs did so in the following industries

Government (includes federal, state, local, military)	0.60%
Manufacturing	5.00%
Non-Profit (includes trade associations, religious organizations, charities, etc.)	1.90%
Services	92.50%
Other	0%

98.80% of 2005 graduates accepted jobs in the U.S. Here's the regional breakdown on job acceptances in North American regions:

Northeast (ME, VT, NY, NH, CT, MA, NJ, RI)	9.90%
Mid-Atlantic (PA, MD, VA, WV, DE, DC)	N/A%
South (NC, SC, KY, TN, GA, FL, AL, AR, LA, MS)	N/A%
Southwest (CO, AZ, TX, OK, NM)	N/A%
Midwest (WI, MO, KS, IA, MN, NE, MI, OH, IN, ND, SD, IL)	1.20%
West (CA, HI, WA, OR, AK, MT, ID, UT, NV, WY)	87.70%
U.S. possessions and territories (America Samoa, Palau, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)	N/A%
Canada	N/A%

INTERNSHIPS

147 companies recruited internship-seeking undergraduate business students on campus from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005

371 companies posted internships for undergraduate business students on school job boards from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005

Top 10 Recruiting Firms for Internships

N/A% of internships were paid.

Average compensation per week	$N/A
Median compensation per week	$N/A
Average internship length (weeks)	N/A

ALUMNI AFFAIRS

N/A% of living undergraduate business alumni contributed to the program/university some time between June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005

Of those who contributed...

The average gift was	$N/A
The median gift was	$N/A

From June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005, the undergraduate business program has not received any individual gift in excess of $10 million

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