<p>Now I don't want to beat over the bush, but it seems like more then ever, in today's landscape its all about who you know combined with your merits, in order to land a position.</p>
<p>Now, I was lucky enough to go through my university's career center and land an internship this summer, but after looking at these statistics i definately would have tried to network more.</p>
<p>It seems like a lot of my personal friends at kelley, landed internships via their parents / parents network. Some through social network.</p>
<p>Now keep in mind Kelley is a great business school (top 15), and I guarantee you, the statistics are similar accross the board, unless your talking about UPENN.</p>
<p>Now I love this report because it doesnt sugarcoat anything, the Kelley way:</p>
<p>Interesting Statistics:</p>
<p>Of the 1,102 Kelley seniors who utilized the UCSO, 803 were actively seeking full-time employment or graduate school at three months post graduation. </p>
<p>Of those, 79% reported a full-time job or graduate school acceptance with 81% of graduating Kelley seniors reporting data to the UCSO.</p>
<p>Now ok, taking those stastics into effect, look at the UCSO statistics for companies who recruited on campus:</p>
<p>Interviews: 6,835
Job Positions: 288</p>
<p>Thats around 30 interviews for one position.</p>
<p>Internships: 3500
Positions: 139</p>
<p>Similar statistics.</p>
<p>Now, of course almost all the kelley students did multiple interviews, I believe I did around 12.</p>
<p>Still, 288 positions for the whole class! And the average Kelley student is pretty smart already. So imagine how competitive it is. </p>
<p>Still mystifies me, where do all the other people get jobs... only one logical conclusion, through their connections. Someone help me out here.</p>
<p>And FYI, to those entering college, if your a marking or management major, as long as your GPA is in the 3.2 or 3.3 + it really doesn't matter from that point. They love to look at your EC's, so GET INVOLVED early. Once you get into an interview, your GPA is completely moot. That what "preferencing" is for and getting an interview slot. </p>
<p>So Network and ECS.</p>