Kelley School of Business, Indianapolis Career Placement Office

							               Kelley School of Business, Indianapolis
                          Career Placement Office
                         2007-2008 Annual Report

The demographics of the Kelley Indianapolis undergraduate student body reveal a diverse
group of students spanning three generations and many ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
70% of students are employed when they enter the Kelley School of Business. Nearly the
same number (71%) are full-time students. Some of the demographic information is
shown below.

                          Course Load                       GPA 
                 12+ hours             71%     3.5+ 
                                                                        20% 
                 9‐12 hours            11%     3.0+ 
                                                                        48% 
                 6‐8.5 hours           10%     2.0‐3.0 
                                                                        49% 
                 >6 hours               1%     Below 2.0 
                                                                        1% 
                 >12 hours (old         7%     No GPA 
                                                                        1% 
                 category)                       
                                                                     
                 Employment when Admitted                   Age 

                 Administrative       15%      Millennials (18‐28) 
                                                                        78% 
                 Labor                 7%      Gen X (29‐43) 
                                                                        17% 
                 Professional         17%      Boomer (44‐62) 
                                                                        5% 
                 Service              32%      Average Age: 26 
                                                                           
                 Unemployed           30%        
                                                                       
                                                 
                                                                       
                            Gender                        Ethnicity 
                 Male                 52%      American Indian 
                                                                        1% 
                 Female               48%      Asian 
                                                                        6% 
                                               Black 
                                                                        8% 
                                               Hispanic 
                                                                        3% 
                                               White 
                                                                        77% 
                                               No Answer 
                                                                        5% 

Not only does the proximity of downtown Indianapolis provide work/school opportunities
for the more non-traditional student, younger, more inexperienced students can participate
in a variety of internship or externship opportunities year round enabling them to acquire
real-world experience in their fields. Employers recruiting at Kelley Indianapolis point to
student maturity and work ethic as strengths that set our students apart from other cam-
puses. For these reasons, the Career Placement Office is refocusing efforts to provide not
only quality counseling and networking opportunities for students seeking entry-level posi-
tions, but opportunities for job changers and those seeking promotion to increase their
marketability.
 Based on feedback from students and career center trends nationally, the Career Place-
 ment Office spent Summer 08 in strategic planning sessions to create new opportunities
 for networking between students and employers. This shift from the traditional placement-
 oriented programming to networking programming is in an attempt to better serve our di-
 verse student body in the new millennium. The Career Placement Office has also begun
 efforts to change its name from “placement” to ” planning”, a decision based on national
 trends and a desire to better describe what we do for our students.


 New Employment

 The Career Placement Office posted 950 full-time and 460 internships on KelleyCareers,
 the Kelley Indianapolis job search database. There were about 2,000 applications for full-
 time jobs and 800 for internships. 80 employers chose the on-campus recruiting option to
 complete 475 interviews in the CPO office.

 Top companies hiring Kelley graduates for full-time this year were: BGBC Partners, BKD,
 Cummins, Inc., Defense Finance and Accounting Service, and Allison Transmission. Salary
 information reported by students for new jobs are listed below.

           Major                07‐08 Average    06‐07 Average            Top Position 
        Accounting                 $45,855          $43,285     Finance Development 
Computer Information Systems       $54,000          $47,300     Data Systems Analyst 
         Finance                   $43,200          $46,600     Leasing Associate 
      Human Resources              $35,180          $37,309     Human Resource Specialist 
         Marketing                 $44,000          $37,670     New Business Specialist 
        Supply Chain               $46,500          $35,200     Global Supply Chain Supervisor 
 Management majors generally double major. Their starting salaries are reflected in the
 major in which they got a position. Because of the small number of management-only ma-
 jors reporting, a salary range is more informative. The range was $24,000-$100,000
 with the low-end being entry level and the high-end being a promotion where a student
 was already employed.

 The majority of Kelley students receive pay for their internships with a range from $9 to
 $23 per hour. Top employers of Kelley students for internships include KB Parrish, Round-
 peg, Katz, Sapper, & Miller, Kroger, and UPS. Internships are an excellent source of profes-
 sional work experience for the student who has the opportunity to participate and can also
 be completed for academic credit.

 However, with a 70% employment rate in Kelley students, we are aware that a classic in-
 ternship may not be feasible. For that reason, the Career Placement Office is willing to
 work with students and employers to create professional opportunities within a job that the
 student already has.

 Experience is what sets the Kelley Indianapolis student apart in the workplace. Recruiters
 continually credit Kelley students with an above average amount of experience and matur-
 ity after they conduct interviews in the CPO.
Events

Counseling activity included approximately 400 face-to-face appointments or walk-in ses-
sions, and about 2,000 counseling events occurred either through email or telephone. All
X103 students were provided with Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) evaluations
(approximately 450 students.) The CPO organized 4 Meet-the-Recruiter events and co-
facilitated the Intern Connection Fair. The CPO also presented career information at new
student orientations. The Etiquette Luncheon, Brown Bag Information Sessions, Speed Net-
working, Job Search Boot Camp, and the Issues in the Workplace workshops were all
events made available to students this year. Approximately 300 students were enrolled in
Career Planning and Development (X320) classes during AY 07-08.