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01 Oct 1997
Class of '97 Placement Statistics Similar for September and January Cohorts
Topics: Labor-EmploymentPreliminary placement figures (as of August 1997)* | |||
Total | September Cohort |
January Cohort |
|
Average satisfaction with job offer (on a scale of 1-low to 7-high) | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
Average number of companies contacted | 20 | 19 | 21 |
Average number of organizations with which each student interviewed | 11 | 10 | 12 |
Average number of offers | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
Percentage of students returning to previous employer | 18% | 18% | 19% |
Employment by Industry** | |
Median base starting salary | $82,400 |
Consulting | 32% |
Investment Banking | 18% |
Venture Capital | 8% |
High Tech/Telecommunications | 9% |
Equipment & Materials Manufacturing | 4% |
Entertainment & Media | 4% |
Investment Management | 4% |
Health Care | 3% |
Consumer Products | 3% |
Other Services | 12% |
Other Manufacturing | 3% |
Employment by Company Size (number of employees)** | |
<50 | 16% |
51-100 | 6% |
101-1,000 | 16% |
1,001-5,000 | 28% |
5,001-10,000 | 12% |
>10,001 | 22% |
* 883 students graduated in the Class of 1997, with 607 in the September cohort, 245 in the January cohort, and 31 who completed the program after an absence of a year or more.
** There was no significant difference between the September and January cohorts in either of these categories.
Source: MBA Career Services
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