received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
88%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
n/a
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
n/a
were starting a new business (4)
n/a
postponed their job search
n/a
did not seek employment for other reasons
10%
Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
n/a
Companies that recruited second-year students via job boards 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:
Firm
Graduates Hired
1. City of Calgary
2
2. Nortel Networks
2
3. TD Canada Trust
2
4. Canadian Pacific Railway
1
5. ATB Financial
1
6. Enmax Corporation
1
7. Nexen
1
8. Enbridge
1
9. Calpine Canada Resources
1
10. Suncor Energy
1
11. National Energy Board
1
12. Renoworks
1
13. Pricewaterhouse Coopers
1
14. Gibson Energy
1
15. Wireless City
1
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$51,830
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$48,200
Average first-year signing bonus
n/a
Median first-year signing bonus
n/a
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
n/a
(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
29%
General Management
23%
Human Resources
2%
Marketing/Sales
16%
Management Information Systems
7%
Operations/Logistics
10%
Other
4%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
n/a
Asia
n/a
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
n/a
Latin America and the Carribean
n/a
Middle East
n/a
North America
(Canada: 100% / U.S.: 0)
100%
Oceania
n/a
Western Europe
n/a
Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada
100%
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
n/a
Midwest U.S.
n/a
Northeast U.S.
n/a
South U.S.
n/a
Southwest U.S.
n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories
n/a
West U.S.
n/a
MBA INTERNSHIPS
Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: n/a
Companies that recruited first-year MBA interns via job boards during past academic year: n/a
Top 15 recruiting firms:
n/a
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
n/a
Average internship compensation (per week)
n/a
Median internship compensation (per week)
n/a
Average internship length (weeks)
n/a
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
n/a
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $174,200
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school has upgraded the equipment in its student labs, and the MBA study area. Ethernet plugins are available in the MBA study space. Printing management allows labs to be open 24x7, unattended. Research work stations in the business library were upgraded. Wireless access to the Internet was installed in the MBA study space. Faculty, staff, Ph.D. student equipment was upgraded. A new CD ROM tower was installed. There is support staff with dedicated responsibility for specific programs. Increased security through login on lab machines giving protection for students.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? No
The B-school has awarded 2,275 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 2,265 living MBA alumni, and 4 MBA club(s) in 1 country, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 10% of alumni gave to the school's fund-raising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $35, and a mean gift of U.S. $140. The school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million between Jan. 2001 and Oct. 2003, and the B-school endowment is U.S. $31,000,000
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Donna Campbell
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