received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
77%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
2%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
1%
were starting a new business (4)
1%
postponed their job search
3%
did not seek employment for other reasons
2%
Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
54
Companies that recruited second-year students via job boards in past academic year
380
(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. CIBC World Markets
9
2. TD Securities
7
3. RBC Financial Group
6
4. Managerial Design
3
5. Deloitte
2
6. Citigroup
2
7. BMO Nesbitt Burns
2
8. Butterfield & Robinson
1
9. Scotiabank
1
10. Thomson Corporation
1
11. Merrill Lynch
1
12. Fairmount Hotels
1
13. Barclays Capital
1
14. Apple
1
15. AT Kearney
1
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$70,900
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$55,061
Average first-year signing bonus
$13,576
Median first-year signing bonus
$7,542
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
6%
(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
12%
Finance/Accounting
44%
General Management
19%
Human Resources
1%
Marketing/Sales
4%
Management Information Systems
2%
Operations/Logistics
2%
Other
16%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
0%
Asia
3%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
1%
Latin America and the Carribean
1%
Middle East
0%
North America
(Canada: 92% / U.S.: 8%)
94%
Oceania
0%
Western Europe
1%
Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada
92%
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: 42
Companies that recruited first-year MBA interns via job boards during past academic year: 170
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. CIBC
9
2. RBC Financial Group
5
3. ScotiaBank
5
4. Impact Consulting
5
5. L'Oreal
3
6. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan
3
7. IBM
2
8. Deloitte
2
9. Hydrogenics
2
10. Citigroup
2
11. PepsiCo
1
12. Colgate Palmolive
1
13. GE
1
14. Barclays
1
15. Boston Consulting Group
1
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
96%
Average internship compensation (per week)
$905
Median internship compensation (per week)
$758
Average internship length (weeks)
10
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination
Month offered
Paid for by B-School
New York - investment banks
Aug.
No
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $2,000,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The Rotman School continues to upgrade its wireless network environment and web portal system. Classrooms have been updated with the latest audio-visual capabilities. The school's Fleck Atrium now has full web conferencing capabilities and has hosted webcasts featuring leaders such as Peter Drucker, among others.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 8,642 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 8,396 living MBA alumni, and 42 MBA club(s) throughout 26 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 6% of alumni gave to the school's fund-raising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $110, and a mean gift of U.S. $325. 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. $43,000,000
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Ken McGuffin
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