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[Pages:7]Dartmouth College Career Services surveyed the Dartmouth College Class of 2010 eleven months after graduation about their post-graduate activities. This report summarizes responses from the Class of 2010. Responses were collected during the month of May 2011. For questions regarding this report, please contact Dartmouth College Career Services at (603) 646-2215.

I. GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES: PRIMARY ACTIVITIES

RESPONDENTS HAD OPTION OF SELECTING MORE THAN ONE RESPONSE. RESPONSES PERCENT

NOT CURRENTLY APPLYING OR ATTENDING GRADUATE/

PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL

ENROLLED IN GRADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL THIS YEAR FULL-TIME

ENROLLED IN GRADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM THIS YEAR PART-TIME

APPLIED TO GRADUATE, PROFESSIONAL, OR POST-BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM, BUT NOT YET ACCEPTED

ACCEPTED INTO GRADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL FOR NEXT

YEAR

ENROLLED IN AN UNDERGRADUATE/POST-BACCALAUREATE

PROGRAM

ACCEPTED INTO GRADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL FOR THIS YEAR, BUT NOT CURRENTLY ATTENDING

TOTAL RESPONDENTS

234 76 6 29 54 11 3 413

56.7% 18.4% 1.4% 7.0% 13.1% 2.7% 0.7% 100%

GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES: FUTURE PLANS

RESPONSES PERCENT

PLAN TO APPLY TO GRADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL IN 1-5

99

YEARS (MASTERS/PH.D)

PLAN TO APPLY TO BUSINESS SCHOOL IN 1-5 YEARS

57

45% 25.9%

PLAN TO APPLY TO LAW SCHOOL IN 1-5 YEARS

26

11.8%

PLAN TO APPLY TO MEDICAL SCHOOL OR OTHER HEALTH

10

PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL IN 1-5 YEARS

PLAN TO APPLY TO GRADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL IN 6+

3

YEARS (MASTERS/PH.D)

NO PLANS FOR FURTHER EDUCATION

25

4.5% 1.4% 11.4%

TOTAL RESPONDENTS

220

100%

419

out of 994 alumni responded to the Class of 2010 PostGraduate Survey yielding a

42% response rate

LAW SCHOOL ACCEPTANCE

100% 80% 60%

82%

88%

67% 69%

40%

20%

0%

2009

Dartmouth

2010 National

LAW SCHOOLS MOST FREQUENTLY ATTENDED IN 2010 BY DARTMOUTH

Boston College Law School Brigham Young University Columbia Univ. School of Law Cornell Law School Duke Univ. School of Law Emory Univ. School of Law George Mason Univ. School of Law Georgetown Univ. Law Center Harvard Law School Loyola Univ. Chicago School of Law Northeastern Univ. School of Law St. Johns Univ. School of Law Stanford University Law School Univ. of Calif., Hastings College of Law Univ. of Chicago Law School Univ. of Michigan School Law School Univ. of Penn. School of Law Univ. of San Francisco Washington Univ. School of Law Yale Law School

I. GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL STUDIES (CONTINUED)

MEDICAL SCHOOL ATTENDED BY DARTMOUTH GRADUATES IN 2010

Albert Einstein College of Medicine Boston Univ. School of Medicine Case Western Reserve School of Medicine Dartmouth Medical School Drexel Univ. College of Medicine

Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York Medical College Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Penn. State Univ. College of Medicine Stony Brook Univ. School of Medicine

Duke Univ. School of Medicine Georgetown Univ. School of Medicine Harvard Medical School

Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine Tufts Univ. School of Medicine Univ. of Massachusetts Medical School

II. EMPLOYMENT & POST-GRADUATE ACTIVITIES

PRIMARY POST-GRADUATE ACTIVITIES FOR CLASS OF 2010

EMPLOYED FULL-TIME EMPLOYED PART-TIME ATTENDING UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE FULL-TIME ATTENDING GRADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL FULL-TIME ATTENDING GRADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL PART-TIME ATTENDING A VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM VOLUNTEERING/SERVICE FULL-TIME (E.G., PEACE CORPS) VOLUNTEERING/SERVICE PART-TIME TRAVELING TOTAL RESPONDENTS

RESPONSES 232 31 13 74 3 2 23 6 10 413

PERCENT

56.2% 7.5% 3.1% 17.9% 0.7% 0.5% 5.7% 1.4% 2.4% 100%

ON-CAMPUS RECRUITING PROGRAM

ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN RECRUITING ORGANIZATIONS RECRUITING ON-CAMPUS INTERVIEW SCHEDULES ON-CAMPUS INTERVIEWS R?SUM? DROPS R?SUM?S SUBMITTED VIA DARTBOARD

FALL 2009

109 72 119 1,039 36 6,148

WINTER 2010

105 49 103 755 52 5,957

TOTAL

214 122 222 1,794 88 12,105

EMPLOYERS HIRING THE MOST DARTMOUTH UNDERGRADUATES IN 2010

Alliance Consulting Company Bain & Company Bank of America Merrill Lynch Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Dartmouth College Epic Excel Academy Public Charter School Goldman Sachs Google, Inc. Hospital for Special Surgery J.P. Morgan Kantar Retail Lippincott Massachusetts General Hospital Montefiore Medical Center Morgan Stanley MRM Worldwide Oliver Wyman

II. EMPLOYMENT & POST-GRADUATE ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED)

HOW DARTMOUTH UNDERGRADUATES FOUND THEIR JOBS

DARTMOUTH CAREER SERVICES ON-CAMPUS INTERVIEW (RECRUITING PROGRAM) DARTMOUTH DARTBOARD POSTING R?SUM? DROP/REFERRAL (RECRUITING PROGRAM) EMPLOYER CONNECTIONS FAIR (ON-CAMPUS CAREER FAIR) INTERNSHIP OR PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT PREVIOUS INTERNSHIP/EMPLOYMENT PERSONAL, ALUMNI, OR FACULTY CONTACT PERSONAL NETWORK ALUMNI CONTACT (NOT VIA CAREER SERVICES) FACULTY/DEPARTMENTAL REFERRAL ALUMNI ADVISORY NETWORK CONTACT OTHER METHODS INTERNET JOB POSTINGS (EXCLUDING DARTBOARD) COLD CALL OR LETTER OTHER JOB POSTINGS (E.G., NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT) EMPLOYMENT AGENCY OFF-CAMPUS FAIRS OTHER TOTAL RESPONDENTS

RESPONSES PERCENT

42

15.9%

31

11.7%

8

3%

2

0.7%

15

5.7%

55

20.7%

14

5.3%

15

5.7%

10

3.8%

42

15.9%

10

3.8%

10

3.8%

1

0.4%

1

0.4%

8

3%

265

100%

When asked how they received their jobs, more than 35% of respondents reported that they obtained their position by some degree of networking.

The Dartmouth Career Network is accessible to all students and alumni and provides contact information for more than 20,000 alumni worldwide. Career Services assists students in making these connections and exploring careers by virtue of conversations with our fantastic alumni network.

214

Organizations participated in the Recruiting Program through Career Services in the Fall 2009 and Winter 2010 term. This is a

22% employer participation

increase from 2008/2009.

II. EMPLOYMENT & POST-GRADUATE ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED) WHERE ARE DARTMOUTH STUDENTS GOING?

TOP STATES REPRESENTED BY CLASS OF 2009 & CLASS OF 2010

25% 20%

2009 Percent 2010 Percent

18% 19% 10% 8%

10%

11%

6%

6%

4% 3%

1% 3%

TOP STATES REPRESENTED BY CLASS OF 2010

NEW YORK MASSACHUSETTS NEW HAMPSHIRE WASHINGTON, D.C. CALIFORNIA CONNECTICUT MARYLAND

RESPONSES 67 50 21 17 17 7 7

PERCENT 25% 19% 8% 6% 6% 3% 3%

NORTHEAST NEW ENGLAND MID-ATLANTIC SOUTH SOUTH ATLANTIC WEST SOUTH CENTRAL EAST SOUTH CENTRAL WEST PACIFIC MOUNTAIN MIDWEST EAST NORTH CENTRAL WEST NORTH CENTRAL

EMPLOYMENT BY REGION

RESPONSES PERCENT

86

35.5%

72

29.8%

34

14.1%

8

3.3%

1

0.4%

21

8.7%

7

2.9%

8

3.3%

3

1.2%

INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYMENT & POST-GRADUATE ACTIVITIES

23 (out of 265) respondents

indicated that they were participating in a post-graduate activity or employed abroad.

Countries Include:

Brazil

Lebanon

Canada France

Rwanda Singapore

Iraq

Spain

Germony

Sweden

Japan

United Kingdom

Consistent with national trends, Dartmouth alumni from the Class of 2010 continue to pursue employment opportunities and varying post-graduate activities in densely populated areas such as New York City and Boston.

II. EMPLOYMENT & POST-GRADUATE ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED)

FREQUENTLY SELECTED FIELDS

(OVERALL WORK THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS ENGAGED IN)

ART/DESIGN BIOTECHNOLOGY/PHARMACEUTICALS/LIFE SCIENCES BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS/MEDIA COMPUTING/TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY FINANCIAL SERVICES GOVERNMENT HEALTHCARE HOSPITALITY LAW/LEGAL SERVICES MANUFACTURING MILITARY NON-PROFIT/NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION OTHER RESEARCH RETAIL SCIENCE SOCIAL SERVICES SPORTS TOTAL RESPONDENTS

RESPONSES 5 5 9 14 13 29 40 12 28 8 17 3 26 1 1 6 10 20 2 7 1 6 263

PERCENT 1.9% 1.9% 3.4% 5.3% 4.9% 11% 15.2% 4.6% 10.6% 3% 6.5% 1.1% 9.9% 0.4% 0.4% 2.3% 3.8% 7.6% 0.8% 2.7% 0.4% 2.3% 100%

Education, consulting, financial services, law/legal services, and research are among the most frequently selected fields by respondents from the Class of 2010.

MOST FREQUENTLY SELECTED SUB-FIELDS (OVERALL WORK THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS ENGAGED IN)

SUB-FIELD ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATION ADVERTISING ADVOCACY ARTS/DESIGN OTHER BANKING/FIN. SERVICES BIOLOGY BROADCASTING/FILM BUSINESS OTHER CAPITOL HILL/FED. GOV. COACHING COMMUNICATIONS/MEDIA COMPUTING/TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING COUNSELING EDUCATION ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENTAL FINE/GRAPHIC ARTS GOVERNMENT/STATE/MUNIC. HEALTH ADMIN./POLICY HEALTHCARE HUMAN MEDICINE

RESPONSE 2 4 8 2 1 25 4 2 4 2 4 3 5 30 2 9 2 3 1 6 4 6 10

RATE 0.8% 1.6% 3.2% 0.8% 0.4% 9.9% 1.6% 0.8% 1.6% 0.8% 1.6% 1.2% 2% 11.8% 0.8% 3.5% 0.8% 1.2% 0.4% 2.4% 1.6% 2.4% 3.9%

SUB-FIELD HUMAN RESOURCES HUMANITIES INFORMATION SYSTEMS JOURNALISM LEGAL RESEARCH/LAW OTHER MANAGEMENT GENERAL MARKETING MEDICAL MUSEUMS/GALLERIES NEUROSCIENCE NON-PROFIT OTHER PARALEGAL/LEGAL ASSISTANT PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMMING/SOFTWARE PUBLIC RELATIONS RESEARCH OTHER SALES SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCE TEACHING (ELEMENTARY) TEACHING (SECONDARY) VETERINARY MEDICINE TOTAL RESPONDENTS

RESPONSE 2 1 1 1 3 5 7 12 2 2 3 22 1 6 2 6 4 3 7 8 16 1 254

RATE 0.8% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1.2% 2% 2.8% 4.7% 0.8% 0.8% 1.2% 8.7% 0.4% 2.4% 0.8% 2.4% 1.6% 1.2% 2.8% 3.2% 6.3% 0.4% 100%

II. EMPLOYMENT & POST-GRADUATE ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED)

SALARY STATISTICS FOR THE CLASS OF 2010

STATISTICS BY EMPLOYMENT SECTOR (N>5)

EDUCATION CONSULTING FINANCE/FINANCIAL SERVICES RESEARCH HEALTHCARE COMMUNICATIONS/MEDIA COMPUTING/TECHNOLOGY LAW/LEGAL SERVICES OTHER BUSINESS NON-PROFIT SCIENCE GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY SPORTS

$30,573

32

$62,107

28

$82,217

23

$24,278

18

$36,419

16

$40,108

12

$66,577

13

$39,139

22

$32,865

6

$45,600

9

$24,917

6

$29,357

7

$54,143

7

$39,800

10

$38,000

5

III. DARTMOUTH CAREER SERVICES

OUR MISSION:

CAREER SERVICES, A DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE DEAN OF THE COLLEGE AREA, SUPPORTS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN PREPARING FOR --AND MAKING INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT--THEIR UNDERGRADUATE AND POST-GRADUATE ACADEMIC AND EMPLOYMENT PLANS.

SALARY INFORMATION FOR BACHELOR'S DEGREE RECIPIENTS FOR THE CLASS OF 2010

TOTAL RESPONDENTS:

MEAN: $44,902 MEDIAN: $42,000 RANGE: $0-$150,000

SNAPSHOT DATA FOR 2009 - 2010 ACADEMIC YEAR

(ALL STUDENT CONTACT) NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL ADVISING CONTACTS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR

CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS, INFO. SESSIONS NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED EMPLOYER CONNECTIONS FAIR USE OF CAREER RESOURCE CENTER INTERNSHIPS POSTED IN 2009 - 2010 ACADEMIC YEAR ENTRY-LEVEL POSITIONS POSTED IN 2009 - 2010 ACADEMIC YEAR STUDENTS SIGNED-UP FOR JOB SHADOWS WITH ALUMNI OR PARENTS NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT PARTICIPATED IN EMPLOYER CONNECTIONS FAIR GRADUATE & LAW SCHOOLS THAT VISITED CAMPUS TO MEET WITH STUDENTS

5,560 4,330 1,170 350 7,200 1,200 360 107

25

To learn more about Dartmouth College Career Services, visit us on the web at:

dartmouth.edu/~csrc

Dartmouth College Career Services

63 So. Main Street, Suite 200 Hanover, NH 03755 Tel: (603) 646-2215 Fax: (603) 646-1360

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