received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
96%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
0%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
1%
were starting a new business (4)
4%
postponed their job search
9%
did not seek employment for other reasons
6%
Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
13
Companies that recruited second-year students via job boards in past academic year
320
(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. Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
6
2. Best Buy Canada/Future Shop
3
3. BC Hydro
1
4. Children and Women's Health Centre of BC
1
5. CREO
1
6. Hang Sang Bank
1
7. ICBC
1
8. Matrikon
1
9. Ministry of Energy and Mines
1
10. Nike Inc.
1
11. Norske Canada
1
12. Pepsi Bottling
1
13. RBC Commercial Markets
1
14. Telus Enterprise Solutions
1
15. Worker's Compensation Board
1
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$52,003
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$50,531
Average first-year signing bonus
$5,615
Median first-year signing bonus
$3,662
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
5%
(1) Base salary excludes bonuses, commissions, and other compensation. Should be reported in U.S. dollars.
CAREER DIRECTIONS
Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting
9%
Finance/Accounting
16%
General Management
18%
Human Resources
2%
Marketing/Sales
31%
Management Information Systems
2%
Operations/Logistics
11%
Other
11%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
0%
Asia
15%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
0%
Latin America and the Carribean
3%
Middle East
0%
North America
(Canada: 84% / U.S.: 16%)
76%
Oceania
0%
Western Europe
6%
Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada
84%
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
0%
Midwest U.S.
0%
Northeast U.S.
2%
South U.S.
0%
Southwest U.S.
0%
U.S. Possessions and territories
0%
West U.S.
0%
MBA INTERNSHIPS
Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: 3
Companies that recruited first-year MBA interns via job boards during past academic year: 29
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. Faculty of Medicine
5
2. BC Hydro
3
3. Sauder School of Business
3
4. Best Buy Canada/Future Shop
2
5. Credit Union Central of BC
2
6. Fraser Health Authority
2
7. UBC, Campus & Community Planning
2
8. Canfor
1
9. Creo Inc.
1
10. Electronic Arts
1
11. ICBC
1
12. Methanez Corp.
1
13. RBC Commercial Markets
1
14. Telus Ventures
1
15. Worker's Compensation Board of BC
1
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
14%
Average internship compensation (per week)
$626
Median internship compensation (per week)
$595
Average internship length (weeks)
11
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination
Month offered
Paid for by B-School
Toronto
Jan.
No
Calgary
Feb.
No
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $600,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school is installing state of the art audio-visual equipment and teaching support. This includes LCD projection systems, computers, video and dvd, sounds system improvements, centralized touch control for all equipment in the room, smart white boards, wireless mics, etc. The school is installing a wireless network; upgrading the local network (computers); new computer lab as well as computer upgrades. The school has a new website.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? No
The B-school has awarded 3,739 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 3,705 living MBA alumni, and 4 MBA club(s) throughout 3 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 7% of alumni gave to the school's fund-raising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $64, and a mean gift of U.S. $199. The school has received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million between Jan. 2001 and Oct. 2003, and the B-school endowment is U.S. $32,500,000
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Lisa Miguez
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