Career Paths

Tepper Career Report

Each year, the Tepper School of Business releases a recruiting report that serves as a barometer of the employment market, as well as a reference guide for hiring within specific functions and industries. In 2006-07, recruiting continued at a brisk pace, with average starting salaries for Tepper grads increasing to $97,394 and recruiter feedback with our graduates reflecting exceptional satisfaction. Complete 2006-2007 Statistics

Consulting, Strategy & General Management Like many of the Tepper School's peers, the field of consulting and general management is among the most popular for post-MBA employment opportunities. The Consulting & Strategy Recruiting Digest (603k .pdf) includes information regarding key recruiting partners in consulting and general management, as well as details regarding hiring, salary statistics and relevant academic options students may pursue.

Finance & Financial Services A key recruiting arena, careers in finance and financial servces represented a key area of growth in 2005-06. Visit pages 3 and 4 of the Finance Recruiting Digest (541k .pdf) to view a listing of more than 160 companies that drove the recruiting response.

Marketing The landscape for marketing careers has experienced vast change as classical marketing models combine with new technologies to create new careers opportunities. Areas such as product management, market planning, CRM, pricing, segmentation, direct mail planning, product design and development and database marketing are highlighted in the Marketing Recruiting Digest (578k .pdf).

Operations The Operations Recruiting Digest (437k .pdf) highlights manufacturing, operations/production and supply chain management industries. Students interested in an operations-related industry may also wish to explore academic options that encourage greater understanding of and exposure to the operations-related processes increasingly linked to corporate strategy in today's organizations.

Technology The Technology Recruiting Digest (375k .pdf) provides a broad view of the technology field with details regarding recruiting partners and salary statistics within the tech arena, as well as joint academic partnerships that combine IT with other dynamic industries.