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For a school located in rural Indiana and 1.5 hours from a major airport they
did an excellent job of bringing companies to campus to recruit. Companies
recruiting at Kelley have to be committed to recruiting to Kelley since they
cannot just pop by to recruit. Most companies that recruit at Kelley have to get
on a plane then drive for 1.5 hours to recruit. I think this extra effort needed
says a lot for career services and the Kelley students.
During the recruiting cutbacks I think that the companies that recruit companies
Kelley continues to come, even if the average number of available positions were
down. This experience is drastically different from what I heard from colleges
in other top 20 MBA programs.
The major disadvantage is that the independent job search is difficult because
of Kelley's remote location. We could not 'casually' have lunch with contacts or
alumni due to the seclusion. In school in large cities you have many more
opportunities for networking and an independent job search. Kelley is addressing
this issue through partnering with Krannert (Purdue) to host career fairs in
Indianapolis.
Kelley isn't a prestigious name, the companies that recruit there (and continued
to recruit during the downturn) because of the value they know they are getting.
Not only are they getting a quality top 20 MBA for a 'reasonable' salary but
Kelley students are unlikely to have 'attitude' issues in the workplace. This is
probably why in the Wall Street Journal recruiter's poll Kelley is a top 10 MBA
program.
There are several career placement resources, however not all students utilize
these resources. For example: Everyone is advised to have their resume reviewed
by the placement office yet I was disappointed with the number of students that
didn't have the placement office (as well as others) review their resume.
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Indiana University (Kelley) Admission & Application Surveys
