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)
22%
were starting a new business (4)
28%
postponed their job search
0%
did not seek employment for other reasons
50%
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. Royal Bank Financial Group
9
2. CIBC
9
3. TD Bank Financial Group
6
4. Deloitte Consulting
5
5. Scotiabank
3
6. Ontario Government
3
7. Manulife Financial
3
8. Dell Computer (China)
3
9. Accenture
2
10. Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
2
11. General Motors
2
12. Johnson & Johnson Medical Products
2
13. McKinsey & Company
2
14. Nestle
2
15. Price Waterhouse Coopers
2
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$59,158
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$57,091
Average first-year signing bonus
$9,353
Median first-year signing bonus
$7,612
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
29%
(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
30%
CAREER DIRECTIONS
Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting
18%
Finance/Accounting
37%
General Management
8%
Human Resources
0%
Marketing/Sales
17%
Management Information Systems
0%
Operations/Logistics
4%
Other
16%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
0%
Asia
5%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
0%
Latin America and the Carribean
2%
Middle East
0%
North America
(Canada: 94% / U.S.: 6%)
93%
Oceania
0%
Western Europe
1%
Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada
94%
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
n/a
Midwest U.S.
1%
Northeast U.S.
4%
South U.S.
n/a
Southwest U.S.
n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories
n/a
West U.S.
1%
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: $3,000,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
n/a
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 10,469 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 10,222 living MBA alumni, and 70 MBA club(s) throughout 34 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 19% 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. $675. 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. $22,250,000
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Maura Paré
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