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Career Development Centre

Schulich School of Business

MBA/IMBA 2017
Employment Report

Jacqueline Simatovic (MBA ’17)

Territory Manager at Janssen Inc.
Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
Congratulations on graduating from the
Schulich School of Business!

With the rigourous education and training

you have received, yours is a future of
endless possibility and potential.

Table of Contents

1 Recruiting at Schulich
2 Compensation by Industry
2 Class of 2017 at a Glance
3 Compensation by Function
4 Companies Recruiting at Schulich
8 Meet the Career Development Centre Team
 Recruiting at Schulich
“ We work to understand your needs and help you develop strategies
to make sure you stand out in an increasingly competitive marketplace.”
The Career Development Centre is here to help you find the right fit with the right company or organization. In the
past year we have gone through some restructuring to better align our core services with Schulich’s extensive range of
MBA specializations and programs and to better service the career objectives of our students and newest graduates.
The good news is Schulich graduates continue to thrive in today’s increasingly competitive job market due to diverse
perspectives, innovative programs and global reach of Canada’s preeminent business school.

Robert Hines, JD
Executive Director, Career Development Centre, Schulich School of Business

Class of 2017 Class of 2017

EMPLOYMENT BY Industry Graduate employment at a glance

Financial Services (21%)

Technology (20%)
Retail (13%)
Consulting (9%)
89% of students were
hired within 3 months
of graduation

94%
Real Estate /Other (8%)
Healthcare (6%)
of students
Arts & Media (5%)
Consumer Packaged Goods (5%)
participated in
Manufacturing (5%) the survey

$91,500
Government (4%)
Energy / Oil & Gas (2%)
*
Non Profit (2%)

Average salary (includes base salary and

Class of 2017
other guaranteed compensation)
EMPLOYMENT BY Function

Finance & Accounting (23%)

Marketing / Sales (20%)
Operations (18%)
Consulting (16%)
General Management (11%)
$16,250 **
Average signing bonus

$48,000 –
140
Number of companies
Information Technology (6%)
Other (4%)
$190,000 that hired Schulich
MBA / IMBA students
Human Resources (2%)
Salary range
These results are for full-time graduate-level students only and do not include
part-time MBAs, EMBA, other Master level programs and signing bonuses.
* For those who reported salary numbers.
** For those who reported signing bonus.

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Compensation by Industry

Industry  Salary ($)

Average Minimum Maximum Median

Consulting 86,000 58,000 120,000 82,000

Consumer Packaged Goods 92,889 65,000 190,000 77,000

Energy / Oil & Gas 78,500 64,000 96,000 82,000

Financial Services 91,500 45,000 150,000 84,500

Government 74,500 65,000 90,000 68,000

Healthcare 72,965 58,000 90,000 73,500

Manufacturing 82,335 65,000 120,000 76,000

Arts & Media 86,010 68,000 100,000 90,000

Non Profit 65,334 60,000 72,000 64,000

Real Estate / Other 88,200 60,000 100,000 90,000

Retail 85,583 60,000 124,000 79,750

Technology 98,775 48,000 189,274 84,000

Dash (-) represents insufficient data points.

Class of 2017 at a Glance

MBA Student Average Age 29

Undergraduate
Degree Backgrounds Average Years of Work Experience 5
Average GMAT 660
GMAT Range 550-750
6.1 /9.0 (B+)
Engineering / Math / Science (43%)
Business / Economics (32%)
Average GPA
Humanities / Social Sciences (16%)
Other (9%) Male Students 68%
Female Students 32%
International Students 50%
Graduating Class Size (2016-17) 328

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Compensation by Function

Function  Salary ($)

Average Minimum Maximum Median

Finance & Accounting

Accounting 78,043 58,719 96,000 84,000
Capital Markets / Investment Banking 108,785 72,500 150,000 110,000
Corporate Finance / Other 78,200 68,000 85,000 75,000
Leadership Programs 90,875 82,500 100,000 90,500
Risk Management 84,600 75,000 90,000 83,000
Retail / Commercial Banking 78,500 62,500 85,000 75,000
Portfolio Management 95,200 65,000 110,000 98,000
Financial Analyst 89,600 68,000 140,000 76,000
Total 92,708 58,719 150,000 86,000

Consulting

Strategy / Management Consulting 90,900 72,000 120,000 90,000

Technology Consulting 75,250 55,800 80,000 75,000
Internal Consulting 87,083 60,000 100,000 85,000
Total 86,884 55,800 120,000 88,000

Marketing / Sales

Brand / Product Management 83,000 60,000 124,000 79,000

Other Marketing 90,500 72,000 120,000 87,000
Sales / Business Development 82,333 48,000 110,000 84,000
Total 86,851 48,000 124,000 82,500

General Management 88,213 58,000 190,000 84,000

Human Resources 67,500 65,000 72,000 66,500

Information technology 96,077 68,000 189,275 87,000

Operations 92,379 55,000 175,000 88,000

Other 88,500 56,000 125,000 86,000

Dash (-) represents insufficient data points.

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Companies Recruiting at Schulich
416 Automation Inc. Bell Canada Canada Pension Plan Investment Collins Barrow
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Board Connect6 Group Inc.
A Blanc Labs Canadian Armed Services ConnectCPA LLP
Aboriginal Business Network BlockChainHub Canadian Cancer Society Constellation Software Inc.
Accenture Canada Blue-Zone Technologies Ltd. Canadian Pacific Railways Cornerstone Capabilities Inc.
Achievers BMO Capital Markets Canadian Tire Corporation, CPG Connect
ADLI Logistics BMO Financial Group Limited Crane Payment Solutions
Advanced Orthomolecular BNP Paribas CanFirst Capital Management CreditEase
Research BNR Media Group Capgemini Canada CrowdRiff
Algoma Central Corporation BottomLine Group Carpedia International Ltd. CSI The CableShoppe Inc.
Alta Corp Capital BroadGrain Commodities Inc. Central Local Health
Altus Group Brookfield Financial Integration Network D
Amazon Brookfield Global Integrated CFIB-Canadian Federation of DB Group
American Express Canada Solutions Independent Business Deloitte
Armstrong Partnership Ltd. Brookfield Renewable CGI Deloitte Consulting
Armtec Business Sherpa Group Chubb Insurance Company DOXIM
Aviva Canada Inc. of Canada
C CIBC E
B Caffe Demetre Citi Canada ecobee
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Cambridge Global Payments Citi Orient Securities ECOLAB
Barton Transportation Canaccord Genuity Citibank Canada eCycle Solutions
BC Public Service Agency Canada Bread Company Limited Clifton Blake Realty Advisors Eight Capital
BDO Canada LLP Coinsquare Eli Lilly Canada Inc.

“With global networking and career

counselling at Schulich, I landed
my dream internship in Singapore
that helped lay the groundwork for
a rewarding career.”
Jia Hui Yan (IMBA ’16)
Senior Consultant, evoQ

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Empire Communities G I K
Equifax G A Paper International IAMGOLD Corp Kantar Millward Brown
Equitable Bank GALE Partners IBM Canada Ltd. Kensho Technologies
Ernst & Young LLP Gay Lea Foods ICICI Bank KEV Group
European Bank for Reconstruction General Mills Canada Corporation Impakter KPI Ninja
and Development George Weston Limited Index Exchange KPMG
evoQ Glencore Canada Corporation Infrastructure Ontario KPMG Advisory Services
Export Development Canada Global Finance Fund Inc. Ingenico Group Kris An Charles Investment
(EDC) Goodyear Canada Inc. Innovation York Kruger Products L.P.
Government of Canada Insurance Institute of Canada
F Great Place to Work Canada Intact Financial Corporation L
Feminuity Greenhill & Co. Intech Mechanical Contracting Labatt /AB InBev
Fengate Real Estate Investments Greystone Managed Investors Group Financial Services Labelium
Financeit Investments Inc. Invixium LEAP Pecaut Centre for Social
Fintros Guilfoyle Financial iPrice Group Impact
Firm Capital Iristel Inc. LEVEL5 Strategy Group
First National Financial H LH Solar Inc.
Forge & Foster Investment Hain-Celestial Canada, ULC. J Liberty International Underwriters
Management Home Depot Canada Janssen Inc. (LIU)
Foundation for Environmental HOOPP Jk Economics Inc. Linedata
Stewardship HR Connect Consulting JLL Canada Loblaw
Fusion Development HR Performance and Results Inc. Johnson & Johnson Inc.
Fusion Retail Analytics HSBC Jungle Media
Hybrid Financial Just Energy

“The Schulich MBA experience

provided the indispensable
foundation I needed to start
my new career in Marketing.”
Ari Sefton (MBA ’16)
Brand Manager, Kraft Heinz Canada ULC

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Companies Recruiting at Schulich (continued)

M Mott MacDonald On Target Housing Market Price Group Corp.

Manulife Financial Mount Sinai Hospital Analysis & Consumer Research Primus Group
Maple Leaf Foods MSCI Oneworld Smart Solutions Procter & Gamble Inc.
Maritime Iron Inc. Multi Packaging Solutions Ontario Bioscience Innovation Prosper Canada
Mattamy Homes Ltd. Munich Re Organization Publish What You Pay Canada
Mavencare MPAC Municipal Property Ontario Medical Association PwC Canada
Mawer Investment Assessment Corporation Open Capital Advisors
Management Ltd. Muttluks Inc. Optimus | SBR R
Maxmobo Orange Gate Consulting Rapid Access to Medical
McKinsey & Company N Origin Merchant Partners Specialists Clinic
McMaster University National Bank Financial Orlando Corporation Raymond James
Medical Eye Consultants National Bank of Canada Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP RBC Capital Markets
MedSleep Nestle Canada Inc. Oxford Properties Group RBC Financial Group
Meltwater Noble Reckitt Benckiser
Metrolinx North Film Co. P Region Municipality of York
MFS Investment Management Northern Lights Direct Penequity Region of Peel
Canada Novo Nordisk Inc. PepsiCo Canada Reinhardt Construction
MHI Canada Aerospace Inc. Nudestix Inc. Pfizer Inc. Reliance Comfort Limited
Microdea Inc. Polar Asset Management Partners Partnership
Microsoft O PortfolioAid Restaurant Brands International
Ministry of Finance Odette School of Business, Powernoodle Reynolds & Reynolds
MNP LLP The University of Windsor PR Exchange Group of Rice Group
Moen Inc. Oglen Solutions Companies Inc. Richter LLP
Molson Coors OMERS Ventures Precise ParkLink
Monteith Building Group

“ The Schulich MBA provides

business insights from some
of the world’s best professors
and the opportunity to network
with industry leaders.”
Abhishek Nand (MBA ’15)
Marketing Manager, Digital, BMO Financial Group

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RightBlue Labs Starvox Entertainment The Princeton Review Canada V
RioCan Real Estate Statflo The Regional Municipality of York Valtech
RM Sothebys Strategic Insight The Substance Group Venterra Realty
Rogers Communications Inc. Strategy Institute The Sullivan Source Inc. Vision Critical
Ryder Studio71 ThinkRepublic Consulting Volaris Group
Sun Life Financial Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra Volkswagen Group Canada Inc.
S Syntax Tim Hortons
Timbercreek Asset
Scotia Wealth Management W
Scotiabank T Management Inc.
Walmart Canada
ScribbleLive TD Bank Group Toronto Operetta Theatre
Wasserman
Seaspan ULC TD Securities Tourico Holidays
Water Matrix
Seneca College Telecor Town of Halton Hills
Wealth One bank of Canada
Serene Sensors TELUS Communications Inc. Trajectory Inc.
Wealthsimple
Setter Capital Inc. TGO Consulting Transparency International Canada
Williams & Partners LLP
ShawCor Ltd. The Boston Consulting Group Trapeze group
Womens College Hospital
ShawKwei & Partners The Centre for Study of Insurance Trindent Consulting
World Bank Group
Shift Health Operations (CSIO) World Wide Logistics
Siemens Canada Ltd. The Corporation of the City U WSIB
Sienna Senior Living of Brampton UBS Securities Canada Inc.
Simply Laundry The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Ulula
X
Skale Developments Company Unilvever
Xesto
Smith & Nephew Columbia The Kraft Heinz Company University Canada West
Solar Provider Group The Lavin Agency UPS
Splash Effect The ONE Information USHEALTH Advisors
Y
York University
Star Media Group
Yum! Brands, Inc.

“ While my engineering degree

equipped me with excellent
technical skills, the Schulich
MBA provided me with the
credentials to build a career in
management consulting.”
Shanu Utharan (MBA ’17)
Senior Consultant, Deloitte Canada

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Meet the Career Development Centre Team

We bring expertise from many different industries Our Advisors

to our work at the Career Development Centre: average more thaN:
Accounting
Banking & Finance
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Retail & Sales
Technology
12 years
Consumer
Packaged Goods
Health Care experience
Team Leadership

Robert Hines, JD Minoo Bhutani, MBA, ACC Lyla Korhani, MBA, ACC
Executive Director Director Associate Director,
Corporate Relations

Phanindra Deonandan, Mark Freedman, MBA

MPA, ACC Manager,
Associate Director Industry Advising

Client Services

Sybil Massey, BA Mindi Chiu, MBA Khushbu Chokshi, BAS

Team Lead, Client Services Recruitment Recruitment
Coordinator Coordinator

Rose Lucibello, BA Michelle Trieu

Recruitment & Career Centre Assistant
Events Coordinator

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INDUSTRY ADVISING

Kathrin Bohr, MBA Victoria Cabral, BSc.

Industry Advisor Industry Advisor
Public Sector, Sustainability, Financial Services, Insurance,
Government, Arts & Media Real Property and Master of
Real Estate and Infrastructure
Students

Diana Caradonna, BHRM, ACC Amir Khan, BA, ACC

Industry Advisor Industry Advisor
Accounting and Master of Consumer Packaged Goods,
Accounting Students Marketing, Retail and Master of
Management Students

Elana Markus, BBA Michael Nadal, ACC

Industry Advisor Industry Advisor
Consumer Packaged Goods, Banking and Master of Finance
Marketing and Retail Students

Bonnie Wong, BCom, CHRL, ACC

Industry Advisor
Telecommunications, Technology
and Entrepreneurship

CORPORATE RELATIONS Administration

Francis Paul, MBA Michelle Steiner, BA, B.Ed.

Corporate Relations Business Relations
Specialist Coordinator

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Global Reach. Innovative Programs. Diverse Perspectives.

Con tact us
Career Development Centre
Schulich School of Business, York University
Richard E. Waugh Suite, N202
4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario
Canada M3J 1P3
(416) 736-5080

Students: [email protected]
Employers: [email protected]

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