OCD Update: Ross Employment Figures & Looking Forward
Lisa Hurst
Issue date: 2/9/09 Section: Administration
The daily world news of economic struggles and unemployment rates and job reductions definitely hits close to home for all of us as we approach the end of the on-campus internship recruiting season and head into spring break. In the same way that so many of those outside of Ross are faced with the imperative of continuing their job search and finding employment, anyone who has not yet found the position that they preferred through on-campus interviewing is now beginning their own self-directed career search.
While there is some comfort in remembering that even during good economic times, 1/3 of Ross students conduct a self-directed search, it is quite a different story to pursue your job in the midst of corporate reductions.
As you continue your efforts around your job search, today we want to offer a reminder of the wealth of resources available through OCD to assist you.
The absence of on-campus interview schedules regularly leads students to conclude that "all the good jobs have been taken." Most of the world does not hire as far in advance as do our on-campus partners. Rather, it is common for companies to commence their summer hiring needs with the arrival of warmer weather and the kick-off of spring break and for companies that have full time needs to post those opportunities only as those needs truly arise and they want to fill the positions. Accordingly, March, April and May will continue to see job postings come in for students still seeking.
In addition, of course, our OCD staff and counselors are here and available to assist with your self-directed job search. We have pulled together and listed below, resources that you can avail yourself of to assist you along the self-directed path. Before we launch into the list of resources, let me provide you with a quick update on the full-time and internship employment results to date:
Employment Results
MBA2 - Of the 337 MBA2s or 78% of the MBA class who have responded to our survey, 69% of those responding indicate having received an offer. 197 students (59% of the respondents) have indicated that they have accepted a job and completed their job search. Those figures are as compared to the Class of 2008 which showed that 75% had received an offer and virtually all of them had accepted an offer at this time last year. That relatively small decline of only 6 points belies the disproportionate affect that the economy has had on our international classmates. Fifty three international students (57% of the 93 reporting) have received an offer. That figure is a stark contrast to the 74% figure that the international students submitted at this time last year (International students - please join us for a discussion of steps to consider in your career searches this Wednesday from 5:00 - 6:00 in R0210).
While there is some comfort in remembering that even during good economic times, 1/3 of Ross students conduct a self-directed search, it is quite a different story to pursue your job in the midst of corporate reductions.
As you continue your efforts around your job search, today we want to offer a reminder of the wealth of resources available through OCD to assist you.
The absence of on-campus interview schedules regularly leads students to conclude that "all the good jobs have been taken." Most of the world does not hire as far in advance as do our on-campus partners. Rather, it is common for companies to commence their summer hiring needs with the arrival of warmer weather and the kick-off of spring break and for companies that have full time needs to post those opportunities only as those needs truly arise and they want to fill the positions. Accordingly, March, April and May will continue to see job postings come in for students still seeking.
In addition, of course, our OCD staff and counselors are here and available to assist with your self-directed job search. We have pulled together and listed below, resources that you can avail yourself of to assist you along the self-directed path. Before we launch into the list of resources, let me provide you with a quick update on the full-time and internship employment results to date:
Employment Results
MBA2 - Of the 337 MBA2s or 78% of the MBA class who have responded to our survey, 69% of those responding indicate having received an offer. 197 students (59% of the respondents) have indicated that they have accepted a job and completed their job search. Those figures are as compared to the Class of 2008 which showed that 75% had received an offer and virtually all of them had accepted an offer at this time last year. That relatively small decline of only 6 points belies the disproportionate affect that the economy has had on our international classmates. Fifty three international students (57% of the 93 reporting) have received an offer. That figure is a stark contrast to the 74% figure that the international students submitted at this time last year (International students - please join us for a discussion of steps to consider in your career searches this Wednesday from 5:00 - 6:00 in R0210).
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