ACADEMIC INFORMATION
CAREER SERVICES
Career Services is located in the Bill Moore Student Success Center. The office serves the Georgia Tech community with a variety of services, including career counseling and planning, opportunities for full-time, summer intern and part-time employment. One of the primary objectives of the office is to offer career education to students and assist them in attaining career and employment goals. The center conducts workshops and seminars on a variety of career related subjects including interviewing skills, resume preparation, networking, etc. A library is available that includes information on specific employers, governmental services, and employment-related publications as well as local and national salary data, career planning, and graduate and professional school information. In addition, the office offers an extensive suite of online tools to aid students in their job search, both in the U.S. and internationally.
Assistance is available to employers in the planning, implementation, and administration of programs that encourage effective corporate-campus relations at Georgia Tech.
Employers conducted nearly 9,000 interviews on campus with Career Services during the year. These employers represent a substantial number of the Fortune 500 corporations, as well as many state and regional organizations.
Top Interviewing Companies, Fiscal Years 2006-2008 |
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| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
| Accenture | Accenture | Accenture |
| Capgemini | Bank of America | Bank of America |
| Capital One | Capital One | Capgemini |
| General Electric | General Electric Company | Caterpillar |
| Hewlett Packard | Hewlett Packard | General Electric Company |
| LaFarge | IBM (Nationwide) | Hewlett Packard |
| Lockheed Martin | Microsoft Corporation | Lockheed Martin |
| Microsoft | National Instruments | Manhattan Associates |
| Schlumberger | Procter & Gamble | Schlumberger |
| Siemens USA | Siemens USA | Siemens USA |
Average Reported Starting Annual Salaries by College and Degree, Fiscal Year 2008 |
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| College | Bachelor's |
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| Architecture | $50,000 |
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| Computing | $57,000 |
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| Engineering | $58,000 |
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| Ivan Allen | $42,500 |
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| Management | $50,000 |
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| Sciences | $40,000 |
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Reported Starting Annual Salary Comparisons by Major and Degree, Fiscal Years 2007 and 2008 |
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| Degree | Major | 2007 | 2008 | %Change |
| Bachelor's | Aerospace Engineering | $54,500 | 54,737 | 0.4% |
| Architecture | $40,000 | 40,500 | 1.2% | |
| Biology | $39,000 | 40,000 | 2.5% | |
| Biomedical Engineering | $50,000 | 55,000 | 9.1% | |
| Building Construction | $50,400 | 52,000 | 3.1% | |
| Chemical Engineering | $64,000 | 65,500 | 2.3% | |
| Civil Engineering | $49,000 | 50,000 | 2.0% | |
| Computer Engineering | $59,500 | 59,000 | -0.8% | |
| Computer Science | $60,000 | 57,000 | -5.3% | |
| Electrical Engineering | $58,160 | 58,661 | 0.9% | |
| Industrial Design | $34,000 | 34,100 | 0.3% | |
| Industrial and Systems Engineering | $57,000 | 58,000 | 1.7% | |
| International Affairs | $30,000 | 50,000 | 40.0% | |
| Management | $48,000 | 50,000 | 4.0% | |
| Materials Science and Engineering | $54,000 | 45,000 | -20.0% | |
| Mechanical Engineering | $55,000 | 57,000 | 3.5% | |
| Polymers and Textile Chemistry | $65,000 | 60,000 | -8.3% | |
Source: Office of the Director, Career Service