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 THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

The school has information regarding the employment of 53.00% of 2005 graduates

Of 2005 graduates...

92.00% were seeking full-time professional employment in business

8.00% were not seeking employment

63.00% were already employed

5.00% were planning to continue their education immediately after graduation

4.00% were postponing their job search

1.00% were planning to start their own business

7.00% of those not working were doing so for other reasons

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

340 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...

85.00% received their first job offer by graduation

8.00% received their first job offer within three months of graduation

7.00% 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

NVR Ryan Homes
Ferguson, Inc.
General Electric
CGI-AMS
Genworth Financial
Ingersoll Rand
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Target
Deloitte
IBM

Historic Salary Prospects for 2005 Grads (school reported)
Of graduates providing usable salary information
Average base salary $N/A
Median base salary $38,884
Average signing bonus $N/A
Median signing bonus $N/A
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.)		 24.00%
Accounting/auditing 17.00%
General Management 12.00%
Human Resources 1.00%
Marketing/Sales
(includes public relations, product management, market research, advertising, etc.)		 18.00%
Management Information Systems 18.00%
Operations 2.00%
Logistics/Transportation 1.00%
Other N/A%

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

Government
(includes federal, state, local, military)		 1.00%
Manufacturing 5.00%
Non-Profit
(includes trade associations, religious organizations, charities, etc.)		 1.00%
Services 80.00%
Other 13.00%

99.00% 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)		 3.00%
Mid-Atlantic
(PA, MD, VA, WV, DE, DC)		 84.00%
South
(NC, SC, KY, TN, GA, FL, AL, AR, LA, MS)		 10.00%
Southwest
(CO, AZ, TX, OK, NM)		 1.00%
Midwest
(WI, MO, KS, IA, MN, NE, MI, OH, IN, ND, SD, IL)		 0%
West
(CA, HI, WA, OR, AK, MT, ID, UT, NV, WY)		 2.00%
U.S. possessions and territories
(America Samoa, Palau, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)		 0%
Canada 0%

 INTERNSHIPS

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

280 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

Ferguson
NVR Ryan Homes
Marriott International
CGI-AMS
Accenture
Deloitte
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Target
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
IBM

85.00% of internships were paid.

Average compensation per week $680.00
Median compensation per week $N/A
Average internship length (weeks) 12

 ALUMNI AFFAIRS

17.00% 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 $651.00
The median gift was $100.00

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

Prominent Alumni

Robert B. Pamplin, Sr. Chairman of the Board/Owner
R.B. Pamplin Corporation
David Calhoun Vice Chairman - GE Infrastructure
General Electric Company
George Nolen President and CEO
Siemens Corporation

 
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