Full-time MBA Program

The Career Center

Customized job search assistance
If your career goal is to work for a firm or industry that doesn’t recruit on campus, the Career Center staff can help you devise a customized job search. The school’s small class size allows career advisors to offer a personalized, hands-on approach to your career search.

Chetkovich Career Center a rich resource
The goal of the Chetkovich Career Center is to provide you with resources and opportunities to match your skills and interests with an employer. The Center’s staff provides you with a wide range of personalized services, including:

The Center plans workshops, panels, networking events and receptions specific to all phases of the career search. It also organizes on- and off-campus recruiting activities and job fairs. The staff provides you with valuable resources and indispensable tools to conduct successful career searches while in school and throughout your lifetime.

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Top Full-time Employers
Amazon.com
Bain & Company
Boston Consulting Group
Del Monte Foods
Deloitte Consulting LLP
Google
Morgan Stanley
PG&E Corporation
Wells Fargo Bank
Yahoo!

Top Internship Employers
Adobe Systems
Amazon.com
Apple
Boston Consulting Group
Google
McKesson
McKinsey & Company
Microsoft Corporation
Yahoo!
ZS Associates

Berkeley MBA Class of 2008 Full-time Employment Report*

Average Starting Salary:
Median Starting Salary:
Average Signing Bonus:
Median Signing Bonus:

$108,578
$110,000
$22,305
$20,000

Berkeley MBA Class of 2009 Summer Internship Report*

Average Monthly Salary:
Median Monthly Salary:

$6,779 (based on a 10-week internship)
$7,000

Employment by Industry:

Other Industry
Widely Diversified Manufacturing
Technology
Financial Services
Consulting
Real Estate
Bio/Pharma/Health/MedDev
Consumer Products/Retail
Entertainment/Leisure/Sports
Education/Govt/Nonprofit
Energy/Petroleum/Utilities

1.2%
1.2%
30.4%
20.8%
16.7%
4.8%
7.7%
7.7%
1.8%
2.4%
5.4%

Internships by Industry

Other
Technology
Financial Services
Consulting
Bio/Pharma/Health/MedDev
Consumer Products/Retail
Energy/Environmental
Real Estate
Education/Govt/Nonprofit

3.6%
32.1%
16.5%
19.8%
11.8%
5.7%
2.9%
3.8%
3.8%

Employment by Function:

Finance
Marketing
Consulting
Real Estate
Business Development/Strategy
Leadership/Rotational Program
General Management
Other

23.8%
25.6%
17.7%
5.5%
7.9%
6.1%
11%
2.4%

Internships by Function:

Consulting
Finance
Bus Development/Strategy
General Management
Marketing
Real Estate
Other

23.3%
21.3%
11.4%
5.0%
29.2%
4.5%
5.3%

*All information as of August 1, 2008

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Colin Campbell, MBA 07

Business Manager/Financial Analyst
(Lieutenant Commander)
Rescue 21 Acquisition Project
U.S. Coast Guard
Washington, D.C.

"Haas has transformed me both academically and socially."