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2020 New Hires by Job Source: Full-Time

2020 New Hires by Job Source: Full-Time

There are many paths that lead to a full-time job. Investigate how fellow students and alumni made their way to that offer.

September 13, 2020

Job Sources by the Numbers

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Method of Hire	Percent of Hires	Number of Hires
School-Facilitated	80.2%	365
Booth-Facilitated Summer Employer	49.0%	223
Interview on Campus	12.1%	55
Booth Facilitated Relationships (e.g., EIP, Fellow Student, Faculty, Student Groups, Trek, GTS Contacts)	8.8%	40
Booth Job Posting/Resume Referral	6.6%	30
Alumni Contact	2.0%	9
Booth Recruiting and Networking Event (e.g., Corporate Conversation, Meet-n-Greet, Networking Night, Booth Panel Discussions)	1.8%	8
Direct Contact with Company¹	19.8%	90
Personal/Prior Business Contact	6.2%	28
Student-Facilitated Summer Employer	5.3%	24
External Job Board/Industry Event/Organization Website (not through GTS)	4.4%	20
Direct Contact with Organization	2.9%	13
Executive Recruiter/Search Firm	1.1%	5
All	100.0%	455

(1)	Approximately seven-eights of the accepted offers generated by students' direct contact with companies were with firms where the school has an established recruiting relationship.

Class of 2020 offer comparison

Compare the class of 2020's function, industry, location, and job source data with that of the 2019 graduates by clicking on the tabs below.

Function
Industry
Location
Job Source

Functions

2020 2019

Function

Percent
of Hires

Number
of Hires

Percent
of Hires

Number of Hires

Analytics/Data Science ³

1.5%

1.0%

Consulting ³

38.7%

176

34.8%

168

Corporate Strategy/Strategic Planning ³

6.2%

5.6%

Finance

34.7%

158

36.2%

175

Company Finance (Analysis/Treasury) ³

4.6%

4.1%

Investment Banking

13.4%

14.5%

Investment Management/Research

5.3%

4.6%

Private Client Services

0.2%

0.8%

Private Equity ³

5.7%

8.1%

Real Estate

1.5%

1.2%

Venture Capital ³

4.0%

2.9%

General Management ³

5.9%

7.5%

Information Technology - Analysis & Design

0.2%

Marketing

4.8%

5.2%

Brand/Product Management

4.2%

4.3%

Marketing - Other

0.7%

0.8%

Operations - Production/Supply Chain Mgmt/Logistics ³

1.3%

1.7%

Product Management (Tech) ³

6.6%

6.4%

Industry

2020 2019

Industry

Percent
of Hires

Number
of Hires

Percent
of Hires

Number of Hires

Consulting ³

38.2%

174

33.7%

163

Consumer Products

4.8%

4.3%

Education ³

0.7%

1.0%

Energy

0.9%

0.8%

Financial Services

30.3%

138

31.3%

151

Diversified Financial Services

5.3%

7.2%

Insurance

0.4%

Investment Banking/Brokerage ³

10.3%

10.4%

Investment Management/Research ⁴

5.3%

5.6%

Private Equity ³

6.4%

6.0%

Venture Capital ³

2.6%

2.1%

Healthcare Products and Services ⁵

3.5%

1.0%

5

Healthcare Products/Medical Devices

0.2%

Healthcare Services ³

1.8%

Pharmaceutical Products ³

1.5%

Real Estate ³

2.0%

2.7%

Technology

16.3%

20.7%

100

eCommerce and Internet ³

8.8%

12.0%

Financial Technology ³

0.7%

1.0%

Hardware ³

1.8%

1.7%

Software ³

4.8%

5.0%

Telecommunications

0.2%

Transportation Services/Equipment ³

0.9%

1.0%

Location

2020 2019

Location

Percent
of Hires

Number
of Hires

Percent
of Hires

Number of Hires

United States

91.4%

416

86.7%

419

Midwest

32.7%

149

28.6%

138

Chicago

29.5%

134

25.9%

125

Minneapolis

1.8%

1.4%

West

24.6%

112

22.4%

108

Bay Area

14.5%

14.1%

Seattle

6.2%

Los Angeles

3.7%

1.9%

Northeast

22.6%

103

20.7%

100

New York

18.9%

19.4%

Boston

3.5%

2.7%

Southwest

5.9%

6.2%

Dallas

2.2%

1.4%

Austin

1.5%

Houston

1.3%

1.7%

South

3.3%

3.9%

Miami

2.0%

1.4%

Atlanta

1.1%

1.2%

Mid-Atlantic

2.2%

5.0%

International

8.6%

13.3%

Latin America and the Caribbean

3.7%

5.4%

São Paulo

1.8%

1.9%

Mexico City

1.3%

2.5%

Asia

2.9%

5.0%

Tokyo

1.3%

Europe

1.3%

1.7%

Canada

0.7%

0.6%

Job Source

2020 2019

Job Source

Percent
of Hires

Number
of Hires

Percent
of Hires

Number of Hires

School-Facilitated

80.2%

365

81.8%

395

Booth-Facilitated Summer Employer

49.0%

223

48.0%

232

Interview on Campus

12.1%

13.0%

Booth Facilitated Relationships (e.g., EIP, Fellow Student, Faculty, Student Groups, Trek, GTS Contacts)

8.8%

10.1%

Booth Job Posting/Resume Referral

6.6%

5.4%

Alumni Contact

2.0%

2.7%

Booth Recruiting and Networking Event (e.g., Corporate Conversation, Meet-n-Greet, Networking Night, Booth Panel Discussions)

1.8%

2.3%

Direct Contact with Company¹

19.8%

18.2%

Personal/Prior Business Contact

6.2%

6.8%

Student-Facilitated Summer Employer

5.3%

3.7%

External Job Board/Industry Event/Organization Website (not through GTS)

4.4%

6.4%

Direct Contact with Organization

2.9%

0.4%

Executive Recruiter/Search Firm

1.1%

0.8%

Class of 2020 offer comparison

Compare the function, industry, location, and job source data for the 2020 graduating class with the internship data for that same class.

Function
Industry
Location
Job Source

Functions

Full-Time Intern

Function

Percent
of Hires

Number
of Hires

Percent
of Hires

Number of Hires

Analytics/Data Science ³

1.5%

2.2%

Consulting ³

38.7%

176

25.1%

140

Corporate Strategy/Strategic Planning ³

6.2%

7.4%

Finance

34.7%

158

36.1%

201

Company Finance (Analysis/Treasury) ³

4.6%

6.1%

Investment Banking

13.4%

11.3%

Investment Management/Research

5.3%

4.1%

Private Client Services

0.2%

0.4%

Private Equity ³

5.7%

6.6%

Real Estate

1.5%

1.6%

Venture Capital ³

4.0%

5.9%

General Management ³

5.9%

4.5%

Information Technology - Analysis & Design

0.2%

Marketing

4.8%

9.0%

Brand/Product Management

4.2%

7.2%

Marketing - Other

0.7%

1.8%

Operations - Production/Supply Chain Mgmt/Logistics ³

1.3%

2.9%

Product Management (Tech) ³

6.6%

10.1%

Industry

Full-Time Intern

Industry

Percent
of Hires

Number
of Hires

Percent
of Hires

Number of Hires

Consulting ³

38.2%

174

22.3%

124

Consumer Products

4.8%

6.5%

Education ³

0.7%

6.8%

Energy

0.9%

1.1%

Financial Services

30.3%

138

29.6%

165

Diversified Financial Services

5.3%

5.9%

Insurance

0.4%

0.7%

Investment Banking/Brokerage ³

10.3%

7.2%

Investment Management/Research ⁴

5.3%

4.7%

Private Equity ³

6.4%

5.4%

Venture Capital ³

2.6%

5.7%

Healthcare Products and Services ⁵

3.5%

6.3%

35

Healthcare Products/Medical Devices

0.2%

1.8%

Healthcare Services ³

1.8%

2.5%

Pharmaceutical Products ³

1.5%

2.0%

Real Estate ³

2.0%

1.3%

Technology

16.3%

20.3%

113

eCommerce and Internet ³

8.8%

10.4%

Financial Technology ³

0.7%

1.8%

Hardware ³

1.8%

1.3%

Software ³

4.8%

5.9%

Telecommunications

0.2%

0.9%

Transportation Services/Equipment ³

0.9%

Location

Full-Time Intern

Location

Percent
of Hires

Number
of Hires

Percent
of Hires

Number of Hires

United States

91.4%

416

91.2%

508

Midwest

32.7%

149

35.4%

197

Chicago

29.5%

134

32.7%

182

Minneapolis

1.8%

West

24.6%

112

25.1%

140

Bay Area

14.5%

13.5%

Seattle

6.2%

5.9%

Los Angeles

3.7%

4.1%

Northeast

22.6%

103

18.5%

103

New York

18.9%

16.3%

Boston

3.5%

2.2%

Southwest

5.9%

5.4%

Dallas

2.2%

2.0%

Austin

1.5%

1.3%

Houston

1.3%

1.1%

South

3.3%

4.3%

Miami

2.0%

1.3%

Atlanta

1.1%

1.8%

Mid-Atlantic

2.2%

2.5%

International

8.6%

8.8%

Latin America and the Caribbean

3.7%

2.2%

São Paulo

1.8%

Mexico City

1.3%

Asia

2.9%

4.1%

Tokyo

1.3%

Europe

1.3%

Canada

0.7%

0.2%

Job Source

Full-Time Intern

Job Source

Percent
of Hires

Number
of Hires

Percent
of Hires

Number of Hires

School-Facilitated

80.2%

365

79.2%

441

Booth-Facilitated Summer Employer

49.0%

223

Interview on Campus

12.1%

26.4%

147

Booth Facilitated Relationships (e.g., EIP, Fellow Student, Faculty, Student Groups, Trek, GTS Contacts)

8.8%

16.0%

Booth Job Posting/Resume Referral

6.6%

19.7%

110

Alumni Contact

2.0%

3.1%

Booth Recruiting and Networking Event (e.g., Corporate Conversation, Meet-n-Greet, Networking Night, Booth Panel Discussions)

1.8%

11.5%

Direct Contact with Company¹

19.8%

20.8%

116

Personal/Prior Business Contact

6.2%

6.1%

Student-Facilitated Summer Employer

5.3%

External Job Board/Industry Event/Organization Website (not through GTS)

4.4%

9.7%

Direct Contact with Organization

2.9%

1.4%

Executive Recruiter/Search Firm

1.1%

0.5%

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