How is Cornells alumni network abroad?
It’s good. Every spring, we hold an alumni symposium in Europe. The Career Management Center’s international student adviser travels to Europe annually to visit alumni and employers. She coordinates a mentoring program, linking about 40 international and domestic students with alumni in Europe. We’re about to start a similar [mentoring] project in Asia. Q: Just less than half of the class found jobs in finance or economics in 2002, with an additional 17% pursuing jobs in marketing. Is it safe to say that these figures reflect Cornell’s strengths? A: More than anything else, that was a sign of how the economy affected the investment banks, consulting, and high-tech companies. We haven’t broken out the job placements by functional area yet, but I assume they’ll be about the same as last year. Q: Johnson chooses 30 top students each year as Park Leadership Fellows. How do the Park Fellows fare in their job hunt vs. the rest of the MBA class? [Park Fellows receive full-tuition scholarships
