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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Queen's University
Queen's School of Business

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Address: Queens MBA for Science & Technology
Mackintosh-Corry Hall, Queens University
Kingston , Ontario K7L 3N6
Canada
E-Mail: admin@mbast.queensu.ca
Web site: www.business.queensu.ca


THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

Graduating class seeking employment (1)   100%
Graduates who received their first job offer by graduation 72%
Graduates who received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation 82%
Graduates who were company sponsored, or already employed (2) 2%
Graduates who were continuing their education (after graduation) (3) n/a
Graduates who were starting a new business (4) n/a
 
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year n/a

(1) Seeking full-time professional employment.
(2) Includes graduates whose studies were financially sponsored by their employers and are returning to those employers, or who were employed while a student and will continue working for that employer.
(3) Enrolled/will enroll in further graduate studies.
(4) Starting a new business as owner. Does not include students accepting jobs with a salary in a new (startup) business.

Top 15 recruiting firms that hired the most graduates in the past 12 months and the number of students hired:
FirmGraduates Hired
1. A.T. Kearney n/a
2. Monitor Company n/a
3. Cap Gemini Ernst & Young n/a
4. Gartner Group n/a
5. HSBC Securities Canada n/a
6. JDS Uniphase n/a
7. PRTM (Pittiglio Rabin Todd & McGrath) n/a
8. Deloitte Consulting n/a
9. Bell Canada n/a
10. Eli Lilly Canada n/a
11. TDit (TD Bank) n/a
12. BMO Nesbitt Burns n/a
13. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board n/a
14. CIBC World Markets n/a
15. Working Ventures Canadian Funds n/a


U.S. Non-U.S.Total
Graduates
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001

n/a $66,500$66,500
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001

n/a $56,950$56,950
Average first-year signing bonus

n/a $9,540$9,540
Median first-year signing bonus

n/a $6,700$6,700
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus

n/a 48%48%
Graduates receiving other guaranteed compensation (2)

n/a n/an/a
Graduates that found jobs through their first-year internships

-- --n/a

(1) Base salary excludes bonuses, commissions, and other compensation. Should be reported in U.S. dollars.
(2) Benefits and perquisites (company cars, equipment, membership, etc.) are not equated to cash and are not included in compensation. May include other taxable payroll compensation such as a guaranteed annual bonus, and guaranteed "overtime" compensation.



CAREER DIRECTIONS

Graduates accepting jobs in the following fields:
Consulting 23%
Finance/Accounting 13%
General Management 23%
Human Resources n/a
Marketing/Sales 20%
MIS 5%
Operations/Logistics 3%
Other n/a

Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:
Financial Services 13%
Government (federal, state, local, military) n/a
Manufacturing 5%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities) n/a
Other Services 48%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia n/a
Central/South America, Mexico n/a
Eastern Europe n/a
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: 76% / U.S.: 24%)
88%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a

Within North America:
Canada 76%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. 9%
South U.S. n/a
Southwest U.S. n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 3%


MBA INTERNSHIPS

Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: n/a

Top 15 recruiting firms:
n/a

Internship compensation:
U.S. Non-U.S.Total
Graduates
Paid internships

-- --n/a
Average internship compensation

n/a n/an/a
Median internship compensation

n/a n/an/a


B-SCHOOL SERVICES

Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination Month offered Paid for by B-School
Toronto, ON Canada

Aug. Yes
New York, NY US

Sept. No
Ottawa, ON Canada

Nov. Yes


TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network in main buildings: No

School's investment in technology over the past three years: $1,100,000

Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school continues to upgrade video-conference technology. The school has also upgraded all classroom audiovisual equipment and study areas. The MBA facility has a double-screen projection system and downloadable white boards.


ALUMNI AFFAIRS

Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes

Alumni networking Web site:


Current MBAs given access to alumni database? No

The B-school has awarded 4,050 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 4,018 living MBA alumni, and 5 MBA club(s) in 1 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.

During the past 12 months, 11% of alumni gave to the school's fundraising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $75, and a mean gift of U.S. $1,420. The school has received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million since 1999, and the B-school endowment is U.S. $20,000,000

Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Laurie Ross


 
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