received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
55%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
0%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
1%
were starting a new business (4)
3%
postponed their job search
n/a
did not seek employment for other reasons
2%
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
213
(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:
Firm
Graduates Hired
1. RBC
6
2. CIBC and CIBC World Markets
5
3. Canada Life
3
4. Deloitte Consulting
3
5. Scoitia Bank and Scotia Capital
3
6. BMO Nesbitt Burns
2
7. Fairfax Financial Holdings
2
8. Johnson and Johnson
2
9. London Life
2
10. Manulife Financial
2
11. McKinsey & Company
2
12. Perforex
2
Prospects for 2002 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$52,913
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$48,136
Average first-year signing bonus
$11,241
Median first-year signing bonus
$6,418
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
28%
(1) Base salary excludes bonuses, commissions, and other compensation. Should be reported in U.S. dollars.
2002 GRADUATES REPORT
Editor's Note: Based on responses to BusinessWeek's 2002 survey of graduates.
Median starting base-salary
$60,000
Median signing bonus
$10,000
Median other compensation
$15,000
Median MBA loans
$30,000
Average number of job offers at graduation
1.2
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program
$34,159
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? n/a
The B-school has awarded 9,976 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 8,703 living MBA alumni, and 74 MBA club(s) in 70 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 20% of alumni gave to the school's fundraising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. n/a, and a mean gift of U.S. $320. As of Jan. 2000 the B-school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million, and the B-school's total endowment is U.S. $18,000,000
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Maura Pare
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