received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
83%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
n/a
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
1%
were starting a new business (4)
2%
postponed their job search
2%
did not seek employment for other reasons
n/a
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. CIBC Group of Companies
15
2. TD Financial Group
14
3. IBM
6
4. Scotiabank Financial Group
5
5. Royal Bank Financial Group
5
6. PricewaterhouseCoopers
4
7. KPMG
4
8. Deloitte & Touche
4
9. General Mills
4
10. American Express
3
11. L'Oreal
3
12. Procter & Gamble
3
13. Kraft
3
14. Colgate
3
15. Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
2
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$61,000
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$56,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$6,000
Median first-year signing bonus
$4,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
8%
(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
$45,000
Median signing bonus
$2,000
Median other compensation
$10,000
Median MBA loans
$8,000
Average number of job offers at graduation
1.0
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program
$22,098
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment
17%
CAREER DIRECTIONS
Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting
10%
Finance/Accounting
41%
General Management
8%
Human Resources
1%
Marketing/Sales
16%
Management Information Systems
7%
Operations/Logistics
15%
Other
2%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
n/a
Asia
4%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
2%
Latin America and the Carribean
n/a
Middle East
n/a
North America
(Canada: 90% / U.S.: 10%)
92%
Oceania
n/a
Western Europe
2%
Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada
90%
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:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. CIBC Financial Group
5
2. TD Financial Group
4
3. Scotia Financial Group
4
4. CIBC World Markets
4
5. Royal Bank Financial Group
4
6. Celestica
3
7. Imperial Oil
3
8. General Mills
3
9. Kraft
3
10. L'Oreal
3
11. Procter & Gamble
3
12. Colgatre Palmolive
3
13. IBM
3
14. KPMG
2
15. American Express
2
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
96%
Average internship compensation (per week)
$15,175
Median internship compensation (per week)
$13,650
Average internship length (weeks)
16
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination
Month offered
Paid for by B-School
International MBA
Oct.
No
New York
Jan.
No
Hispanic MBA
Nov.
No
Day on Bay
Jan.
Yes
Boston Career Forum
Oct.
No
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $3,500,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
1. New instructional technology installed in new $102 million Schulich School of Business building, including computer projection of local or network-based content, document cameras, DVD and videotape playback, room-to-room IT connectivity, and several technology-upgraded classrooms for special applications. 2. Added on-line materials and software to support classes, including NewMindsets software, a self-directed, integrated and interactive learning environment. 3. Extended network connectivity, including the launch of wireless net connectivity in the business school building. 4. Implemented a new server and storage architecture, including introduction of a SAN. 5. Introduced Lotus Notes-based course materials database for distribution of course-related materials.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? No
The B-school has awarded 13,876 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 13,605 living MBA alumni, and 28 MBA club(s) throughout 10 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, n/a of alumni gave to the school's fund-raising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. n/a, and a mean gift of U.S. n/a. 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. $25,000,000
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Paul Pivato
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