received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
70%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
0%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
0%
were starting a new business (4)
3%
postponed their job search
3%
did not seek employment for other reasons
12%
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. Bell Canada
3
2. TD Bank Financial Group
2
3. RBC Financial Group
2
4. Eli Lilly
2
5. Swift Trade Securities
2
6. Scotia Bank Financial Group
1
7. Proctor & Gamble
1
8. CIBC
1
9. Celestica
1
10. Apotex
1
11. General Dynamics
1
12. DuPont
1
13. 3M Canada
1
14. Crystal Decisions
1
15. OnCorp Direct
1
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$61,232
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$61,136
Average first-year signing bonus
$9,383
Median first-year signing bonus
$7,642
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
24%
(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
$54,500
Median signing bonus
$5,000
Median other compensation
$13,500
Median MBA loans
$30,000
Average number of job offers at graduation
0.8
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program
$18,750
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment
0%
CAREER DIRECTIONS
Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting
16%
Finance/Accounting
22%
General Management
25%
Human Resources
0%
Marketing/Sales
19%
Management Information Systems
0%
Operations/Logistics
6%
Other
12%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
0%
Asia
3%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
0%
Latin America and the Carribean
0%
Middle East
0%
North America
(Canada: 94% / U.S.: 6%)
97%
Oceania
0%
Western Europe
0%
Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada
94%
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.
3%
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:
Destination
Month offered
Paid for by B-School
TD Financial, ets group, Toronto
Aug.
Yes
Biotech International Conference, U.S.
June
Yes
Biotech Canadian Conference
n/a
Yes
Women in Leadership, Toronto
Nov.
Yes
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $1,500,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Queen's School of Business moved into Goodes Hall, a new, 110,000 sq. ft. building in Sept. 2002. Network access from every classroom seat, in the student lounges, in the numerous meeting and team rooms throughout the building as well as in public gathering areas.
Classrooms include the latest in learning technology, including data projectors, document cameras, VHS and DVD video capability and video-conferencing. Live satellite TV feeds will be available in all classrooms and any workstation in the building as well as on the large plasma display in the atrium.
The underlying IT support infrastructure provides enhanced services for students including: private and shared managed file space, web portals for each program linked to enhanced course databases, full support for remote access from home, and an enhanced support structure to resolve student hardware and software difficulties.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? No
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 3,530 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 3,500 living MBA alumni, and 8 MBA club(s) throughout 3 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 15% of alumni gave to the school's fund-raising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $75, and a mean gift of U.S. $1,000. 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. $20,000,000
ADDITIONAL SCHOOL COMMENTS
Queen's MBA for Science & Technology is a 12-month full-time program and therefore there are no summer or internship positions. In addition to off-campus recruiting trips, the program facilitates video-conference interviews with potential employers from outside the area.
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Gloria Saccon
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