Rice Job Placement?

<p>How well does Rice place its undergrads (more specifically engineering) after graduation into good jobs? Are there a lot of on-campus visits by big-company recruiters or large job fairs?</p>

<p>If you look under the engineering school you can find a long list of jobs posted from companies (at least in the computer science area.) In computer science companies usually flood graduates with multiple offers upon graduation. Even for summer internships they usually have choices, although not necessarily with the school placing them, but just applying to companies and usually getting offers. A number of students are off to Microsoft this summer for the coveted internships that pay incredibly well and I know of others who took full time jobs there after graduation. Google came to the campus to recruit. I've also heard of other students getting Intel summer internships. My son also was offered a summer job at a top game company and last summer was paid to work in Japan. The Rice name goes a long with companies and the students are very well respected.
Something to think about : If you go to a large school you are competing with your large class for jobs, at Rice with some majors pretty small companies have to compete to get one of the coveted students.</p>

<p>Career</a> Services Center</p>

<p>If you click on this link and then scroll down to the bottom of the page, you'll find links to the last three Post Graduate Surveys. These are chock full of information about where the graduates went after graduation. You can look at which employers hired grads in particular majors, average starting salaries, job titles, etc. Lots of good info in there!</p>

<p>The only flaw I see in that data is that it is given BEFORE graduation. I would love to see a survey 5 years out after graduation.</p>

<p>P.S. We have been very impressed with job offers / career paths / graduate paths Rice alums have been offered.</p>

<p>
[quote]
The only flaw I see in that data is that it is given BEFORE graduation. I would love to see a survey 5 years out after graduation.

[/quote]
</p>

<p>Me, too, anxiousmom! And I wish they had more responders than they did. In some majors, only a few kids even answered the survey questions. But it's better than nothing.</p>

<p>My son graduated in 2007 with a BSEE. I remember he told me about a job fair that was held early in the fall. I bet it's held about the same time every year. He interviewed with Microsoft, J. P. Morgan, Amazon, and a few others.</p>

<p>He had an excellent job offer -- meaning salary, signing bonus, moving expenses, etc., before Thanksgiving -- to start after graduation. All of his friends who were looking for jobs did well. I was talking with my son last night, read him your question, and he laughed and said, "Yeah, they do well."</p>

<p>I also remember him telling me about one of his interviews. He apologized to the interviewer that he didn't have a transcript to give him. The interviewer chuckled at him saying that it wouldn't be necessary. I think the Rice degree speaks for itself.</p>

<p>BTW -- I'm not telling you where he went on purpose -- it could blow my anonymity.</p>

<p>How easy is it to get a job in NYC for a BB bank form Rice?</p>

<p>I saw that most of the undergrads worked in Houston, but I don't think that graph distinguished between different fields.</p>

<p>what about in the business/finance sector in general?</p>

<p>Some of you kids are so career driven and linear thinking these days! I honestly think the world would be a better place if you didn't drive yourself nuts planning each step of your career opportunities and salaries in the distant future. Say, how about stop and smell the roses and think about what you'd like to LEARN in the next four years, and how you'd like to GROW and become as a person. (You may not end up interested in banking!)
As to your question above, check out the career center and look at the lists of companies that come recruiting to Rice. How easy is it to get a job in NYC for a BB bank? You should call the career center and talk to a counselor there.</p>

<p>Anxiousmom - I wish it were that easy, but it seems that each generation is becoming more and more competitive, especially with globalization and outsourcing. It seems that if we don't plan ahead and work hard from early on, some guy in Asia will end up with the job you want.</p>

<p>^^^High 5 pedrossi!!! Absolutely true!</p>

<p>Okay...sigh.... I do see your point - but it's a shame to see 17-year-olds locked into tunnel vision! College is a place to explore, as well as develop career skills. And life is more serendipitous than most teens could imagine - opportunities don't always present themselves in a linear fashion. Often one happens into situations, that then lead into other interests and situations and so on..... until one finds oneself in a great place far off the expected path..
Sigh again... I'm probably not making myself very clear, but I'd just encourage you all to stay open to the possibilities! :)</p>

<p>So I am seriously considering Rice, but my biggest gripe right now is name recognition OUTSIDE of Texas. I know it's considered very prestigious in Texas and a Rice degree could get you a great job in Houston as well as other TX cities--but what about outside of Texas?</p>

<p>I realize that if I do go to Rice, I may like Texas so much that I want to stay there after I graduate to work. However, I'm just concerned that if I want to move back to the Northeast (where I'm from, DC area to be specific) and to other major cities (Chicago/NYC), how well known is Rice? How hard would it be to find a job up North?</p>

<p>Granted, a university's prestige is relatively regional first and then nationally recognized (WashU and Northwestern in Midwest vs. Duke and Rice in the South), but I just am not too sure how well known Rice is for excellent graduate schools and for other regions other than the South.</p>

<p>Can anyone provide some helpful input?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance.</p>

<p>Very well-known for grad schools nation-wide. Also
[quote]
Are there a lot of on-campus visits by big-company recruiters or large job fairs?

[/quote]
There are at least two major job fairs, along with many info sessions and private interview sessions. I believe the job fairs usually "sell out" - in that there are more employers wanting tables/spots at the fair than there is room for them. DD was offered a job after interviewing with a non-profit at one of the presentations, but had to turn it down to accept a Rice post-grad travel scholarship. (Lucky girl!!! :))</p>

<p>Extremely well known with both grad schools and employers. It's a top university, why would top companies and other schools not know it? When I get the notes from the local NY alumni group, the graduates usually are working for top NY area companies. Grads are everywhere, worldwide.
My son worked for a medium sized Japanese company last summer for an internship and they certainly knew enough to take a Rice student over other students from schools worldwide. Rice's students are highly respected, because the other schools and employers know they're very smart, hard workers and have top notch training.</p>