EMPLOYMENT &

SALARY REPORT
2015/2016
Full-Time MBA Employment and Summer Internship Statistics

Kristine Co, MBA 15

FULL-TIME POSITION
Associate Marketing Manager,
General Mills Canada
SUMMER INTERNSHIP
Associate Marketing Manager, Intern,
General Mills Canada

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FULL-TIME
EMPLOYMENT
MBA CLASS OF 2015
CLASS PROFILE

350
STUDENTS

27

20

Average age:

34

29% 71%

Gender:

Average number of years

work experience:

Average GMAT score:

540

Average undergrad GPA:

2.2

4.2

15

674

24 JD/MBA
2 MGA/MBA

770

3.5

4.0

2 Skoll BASc/MBA
International & Canadian students:

49% 51%

Academic background:

39 %
49 %

2%
2%
2%

Industries represented:
5%

Number of students
110

33

2 / EMPLOYMENT & SALARY REPORT

countries represented:

1150

50 100

FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT SALARIES

Mean Base Salary

$88,385

Median Base Salary

$82,000

Salary data based on information from 82% of employed students.

Mean Signing Bonus

$15,072

Median Signing Bonus

Signing Bonus Range

$10,000

FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT RATES

85% of Full-Time MBA students seeking employment were
employed within six months of graduation.
76% of Full-Time MBA students seeking employment were
employed within three months of graduation.

$3,000 $60,000

23% of employed students who reported salary information received

signing bonuses.

FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT SALARIES BY INDUSTRY

Industry

% of Total Employed

Mean

Median

Range

Financial Services

41

$82,723

$80,000

$55,000 $140,000

Consulting

21

$97,433

$90,000

$65,000 $150,000

Consumer Goods & Retail

11

$82,402

$79,000

$50,000 $158,000

Energy & Natural Resources

$91,500

$91,500

$78,000 $105,000

Pharma/Healthcare/Biotech

$75,666

$72,000

$70,000 $85,000

Real Estate

$76,666

$80,000

$65,000 $85,000

Technology/Telecom

$101,902

$93,000

$64,350 $180,000

Legal Services

$94,870

$75,450

$58,000 $200,800

Other

$75,000

$65,000

$65,000 $85,000

Mean

Median

Range

Includes Not for Profit, Government, Media, Hospitality, Manufacturing

FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT SALARIES BY FUNCTION

Function

% of Total Employed

Finance

38

$84,111

$80,000

$60,000 $140,000

Strategy/Consulting

27

$93,100

$90,000

$55,000 $150,000

Marketing/Sales/Business Development

15

$80,915

$80,000

$55,000 $110,000

Operations

$113,000

$125,000

$65,000 $158,000

Legal

$94,870

$75,450

$58,000 $200,800

General Management

$90,230

$80,000

$50,000 $180,000

Other *

Includes Business Analyst, R&D, Undisclosed

* For the purpose of confidentiality, salaries are not reported when there are less than three data points, or the number of data points is less than one percent of the
reporting population, or when all of the salaries in the category are equal, or when a salary outlier in a range may not protect anonymity.

Statistics are based on 98% of the Full-Time MBA Class of 2015. 91% of students reported seeking full-time employment within
three months of graduation.

FULL-TIME MBA / 3

SUMMER
INTERNSHIPS
MBA CLASS OF 2016
CLASS PROFILE

350
STUDENTS

27

20

Average age:

34

32% 68%

Gender:

Average number of years

work experience:

Average GMAT score:

540

Average undergrad GPA:

2.2

4.3

15

672

30 JD/MBA
6 MGA/MBA

770

3.5

4.0

4 Skoll BASc/MBA
International & Canadian students:

49% 51%

Academic background:

39 %
49 %

2%
2%
2%

Industries represented:
5%

Number of students
110

33

4 / EMPLOYMENT & SALARY REPORT

countries represented:

1150

50 100

INTERNSHIP SALARIES
Mean Monthly Salary

$5,086

Median Monthly Salary

$4,600

Monthly Salary data based on information from 80% of employed students.

INTERNSHIP EMPLOYMENT RATES

90% of Full-Time MBA students seeking employment were
employed for a summer internship.

INTERNSHIPS AND MONTHLY SALARIES BY INDUSTRY

Industry

% of Total Employed

Mean

Median

Range

Financial Services

38

$5,752

$5,500

$1,000 $12,700

Consulting

16

$6,185

$5,400

$2,000 $13,750

Technology/Telecom

$3,916

$4,000

$2,000 $8,250

Consumer Goods & Retail

$4,319

$3,877

$3,000 $7,000

Legal Services

$6,730

$5,800

$3,000 $15,754

Pharma/Healthcare/Biotech

$4,473

$3,500

$2,640 $9,000

Real Estate

$2,683

$2,550

$1,750 $4,000

Energy & Natural Resources

$5,304

$5,000

$4,250 $6,500

20

$3,270

$2,940

$900 $10,860

Other

Includes Not for Profit, Government, Media, Hospitality, Manufacturing

INTERNSHIPS AND MONTHLY SALARIES BY FUNCTION

Function

Mean

Median

Range

Strategy/Consulting

% of Total Employed
28

$5,373

$4,650

$1,392 $13,750

Finance

39

$5,568

$5,381

$1,000 $12,700

Marketing/Sales/Business Development

17

$3,544

$3,480

$900 $8,250

Operations

$4,363

$4,051

$2,000 $7,000

General Management

$3,615

$2,850

$2,400 $7,840

Technology *

Legal

$6,730

$5,800

$3,000 $15,754

Other

$4,045

$3,500

$1,750 $10,850

Includes Undisclosed and Other

* For the purpose of confidentiality, salaries are not reported when there are less than three data points, or the number of data points is less than one percent of the
reporting population, or when all of the salaries in the category are equal, or when a salary outlier in a range may not protect anonymity.

Statistics are based on 100% of the Full-Time MBA Class of 2016. 96% of students reported seeking a summer internship.

FULL-TIME MBA / 5

COMPANIES
HIRING
FROM ROTMAN IN 2015
The companies listed below hired Rotman MBAs from the Class of 2015 (for full-time employment) and from the Class of 2016 (for internships) in 2015.

A-C Electric Company

Acasta Capital
Accenture Inc. (Canada)
Advance Pro Tech
Aerowerks
AGF Investments
Agra Farms
Airbus Helicopters Canada
Alberta Treasury Branch
Alignvest Management Corporation
Allegis Group - BMO
Alpine Growth Partners
Amazon
Amazon.com Inc. (Canada)
Apple
Archdiocese of Toronto
Arthur J. Gallagher (Canada) Group
A.T. Kearney Ltd. (Canada)
Autopass

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

(CAMH)
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canadian Marketing Association (CMA)
Canadian Tire Corporation Ltd.
Canadian Womens Hockey League
Capco
Capital One (Canada)
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Centric Health Corporation
Charity Intelligence
China House Kenya
China International Capital Corp
Chinook Capital
CI Investments
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
(CIBC)
CIBC World Markets
Citigroup
City of Toronto
Clarus Securities
Colliers International
Confidential
Credit Suisse
Crescent Park Capital

Fed Ex
First Derivatives PLC
Ford Motor Company of Canada
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
(Canada)
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Frank & Oak
Frost and Sullivan

Kangaroo
Kinross Gold Corporation
KnixWear
KPMG (Canada)
KPMG/SECOR
Kraft Foods

B
Bank of Montreal
BATL Global Corp.
Bell Canada Enterprises
Benefit Cosmetics
Big Tree Capital Partners LLC
Bird Construction
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Blakes and Cassels LLP
Bank of Montreal (BMO)
BMO Capital Markets
BMO Corporate Finance
BMO Financial Group
Borden Ladner Gervais
Borrowell
Boston Consulting Group (Canada)
Brands for Canada
Build Toronto
Burger King Redberry Franchising
Corp

D
Davies, Ward, Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Deloitte
Deloitte (Canada)
Dempsey Corporation
Dentons LLP
DM Labs
Dream Unlimited
Dundee Goodman Wealth Management

E
Emma Capital
EmTwo Properties Inc.
Equitable Bank
Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young (Canada)
Essar Steel Algoma
Estee Lauder
Euro Pacific Canada
Export Development Canada (EDC)
Eyecarrot

G
General Electric
General Mills Canada Corporation
GlaxoSmithKline
GMP Securities
Goodmans LLP
Grand Basin Capital
Green Story
GreenSky Capital, Inc.
Greenview Lodge Senior Care
Residence
Gulf Capital

H
Healthbit
Helpling
Hilti
Home Depot (Canada)
Hospital Connection
HSBC Bank Canada
Hudbay Minerals

I
ICICI Bank
IDC Canada
Illumiti
Impact Angel Alliance (IAA)
Impact Consulting Group
Imperial Oil (Canada)
In Motive
Independent Consulting
Infront Sports & Media AG
Innovation Policy Lab @ The Munk
School of Global Affairs, U of T
International Finance Corporation
(Member of World Bank Group)
Ippinka
Irell and Manella

J
J.P. Morgan
JD.com
Johnson & Johnson
JP Morgan
Julius Baer

6 / EMPLOYMENT & SALARY REPORT

L
Labatt / AB-Inbev
LaSalle Investment Management
LEAGUE Inc.
Lifelabs
Lighthouse Labs

M
Manulife Financial
Marquee Group
MaRS Discovery District
Mawer Investment Management Ltd.
McCain Foods Limited
MedReleaf
meshMD
Metroland Media
Microsoft Canada
Miller Thompson
Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
MNP Consulting
Morgan Stanley
Mount Sinai Hospital
Mozilla
Myseum of Toronto

N
National Angel Capital Organization
National Bank Financial
National Basketball Association
Navigant Consulting
Network of Angel Organizations
New Mode Consulting
NeXus Consulting Group
Nike Inc
Normative Design
NYX Capital

Ontario Ministry of Energy

Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board
Optimus SBR
Oriental Capital
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Osmington Inc.
Owens Wright LLP

SAPA Extrusions
Scotiabank
Scotiabank Global Banking &
Markets
Scotiabank Global Risk Management
Scotiabank, International Banking
ScotiaMcLeoad, Scotiabank
Semperit AG Holding
Shearman and Sterling LLP
Sion Ocean Land
Sklar Wilton & Associates
Smart Employee Benefits Inc
South-South Entrepreneurship
Development Centre
Stadia SLS
State Bank of India
Steelcase Inc
SteriPro Canada
Street Capital Financial Corporation
Sun Life Financial
Suncor Energy
SY Partners

Toronto Dominion (TD) Bank

Xceed Financial Credit Union
TD Asset Management
TD Bank Group
Z
TD Securities
ZS Associates
Tecan
Telus
The Boston Consulting Group
The Conservation Council of Ontario
The Entrepreneurship Hatchery,
University of Toronto
The National Angel Capital Organization
(NACO)
The Rubicon Project Chango Inc
The Score
Thomson Reuters
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
Tim Hortons
TMX Group
TONIC Marketing
Toronto Police Service
Torys LLP
Toshiba
Trindent Management Consulting

P
Palomino System Innovations Inc
Partners in Performance International
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &
Garrison LLP
PepsiCo Canada
Pharmascience
PheedLoop Inc
Polaris Capital
Pollitt & Co
Port Royal Mills
Portfolio Entertainment
Preyra Solutions Group
Procter & Gamble
Professor Avi Goldfarb
Project Beagle
PSP Investments
PwC Management Consulting

Q
QinetiQ
Qualcomm

R
Realstar Management
Reckitt Benckiser
Relay Ventures
Resolver
Rexall
Rogers Communications Inc
Root Inc
Rosedale International Education Inc
Rotman Nexus
Rotman School of Management
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
RBC Business Architecture
RBC Capital Markets
RBC Financial Group
RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
RBC Wealth Management

U
Uberflip
Unilever PLC
Unimin Camada Ltd
Urbancorp

V
Veritas Investment Research
VISA Canada
Vuka Innovation

W
Walmart Canada
WalMart Mexico
Walter Surface Technologies
Wellington Financial LP
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
(WSIB)

FULL-TIME MBA / 7

CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES
ENGAGE WITH ROTMAN

Our Career Centre team will help you design the right campus recruitment strategy to achieve
your hiring goals. Engage with Rotman to enhance your corporate presence and build
relationships with our students before making important hiring decisions.

Capstone Course
This unique course partners with your company in
collaboration with Rotman students to solve a real
life problem that your company is currently facing.
Over the six weeks of the course, teams of MBA
students will perform a rigorous analysis of data
provided by your company using Rotmans modelbased approach to problem solving, and present
their findings and recommendations to your senior
management team.
Career Orientation Week
Every Rotman MBA student participates in this
dedicated week of career education workshops
and industry panels designed to prepare MBAs
for navigating their career journey. Sponsorship
opportunities are available to build your corporate
presence and engage students by providing expert
presenters and panelists.
Career Education Workshops
Inspire and inform our students by sharing your
expertise in one of our many career education
workshops hosted throughout the year.

8 / EMPLOYMENT & SALARY REPORT

Career Treks
Meet potential hiring candidates in areas outside of
Toronto, such as Calgary, Vancouver, New York and
Silicon Valley, by participating as a host company
for a Rotman Career Trek. Students will visit your
offices to learn about the career opportunities you
offer for MBAs, and connect with your team for
follow-up when they graduate.
Industry Clubs
Explore the many partnership opportunities with our
student-run industry clubs through networking events,
case competitions, industry guest speakers, and
other sponsorship opportunities.
Information Sessions
(on campus or online)
Host an information session to introduce students
to your firms culture and career paths for MBAs,
and connect with your recruiters. We offer range of
venues suitable for large or small events. AV, video
conferencing, and event catering options are also
available to suit your needs.

Networking Breakfasts and Coffee Chats

Industry professionals are invited to connect with
our students and other industry peers to share career
insights and exchange opportunities during our
networking breakfast events and small group
coffee chats.
Office Hours
Employers may book rooms at Rotman to meet in
small groups or one-on-one with students to share
company and career information. Room bookings
are complimentary
Corporate Roundtables
Corporate recruiters are invited to visit Rotman
and meet our MBA Career Centre team. Sharing
industry/company/program insights and hiring
preferences with our student career coaches
will result in prepared interview candidates for
your recruiters.
Site Visits
Host a group of students at your location as a
convenient alternative to on campus visits. Typical
visits include a company presentation, a tour of your
facilities, and a mix and mingle.

RECRUIT AT ROTMAN

Get access to the largest, brightest, and most diverse MBA talent pool in Canada to hire for
year-round flexible internships, short-term projects, or full-time opportunities.

Rsum Books
Get private access to the rsums of our graduating
class and current students to screen candidates
for invitations to company recruiting events or
interviews. You can log in to our recruitment
system to view our online student rsum directory
(searchable by keyword, previous experience, and
career interests), or email mbacareers@rotman.
utoronto.ca to request a customized rsum book.

Job Postings
If you are hiring for full-time, contract, or summer
internships, email your job descriptions in a Word
document, including deadline and application
documents required, to mbacareers@rotman.
utoronto.ca, or sign up for our private employer
recruitment system to post your opportunity to our
current students and recent graduates.

Confidential Search
We will help you identify qualified candidates based
on your search criteria within 48 hours.
Interviews
We will contact short-listed students and set up an
interview schedule for you at your office or in our
dedicated interview rooms.

ROTMAN MBA TALENT

RECENT GRADUATES

INTERNS / PROJECTS

EXPERIENCED HIRES

Profile

Graduating Students

Current Students

13,000 Rotman MBA alumni

Avg 4.5 years of work experience

Avg 3-4 years of work experience

7+ years of experience

2 years of MBA education

1 year of MBA education

Working professionals

1 summer internship
Recruiting Timeline

September onwards

November to April

Year-round

Availibility for Work

May of graduating year

May to August

Immediate

Sample roles or internship projects

Build and maintain financial models in support of live and proposed transactions, or to determine the best strategy for refinancing debt
Perform enterprise-wide risk assessment to identify various types and levels of risk exposure
Develop social media strategy, interpret analytics, and implement best practices to maximize engagement and reach, and drive traffic in digital marketing campaigns
Model outsourcing options for the business unit or department to identify cost savings or operational efficiencies
Execute customer research and segmentation to derive key insights, develop sales strategy (structure and size), and project revenues

FULL-TIME MBA / 9

OUR
TEAM
MEET THE ROTMAN CAREER CENTRE TEAM

Karen Jackson-Cox
Director,
Rotman Career Centre
Directs and leads the strategy for the Career
Centre. Coaches students one on one in
difficult situations.

CLIENT RELATIONS AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Sischa Maharaj
Associate Director,
Client Relations &Business Development
Directs business development strategy, tactics to
deepen client relationships and new targets for
the team.

James Kisyk
Assistant Director, Industry Advisor
Corporate Partnerships: CPG/RETAIL, MARKETING,
MANUFACTURING, TRANSPORTATION

Kelly Heggie
Assistant Director, Industry Advisor
Corporate Partnerships: FINANCIAL SERVICES

Directs business development with new industry

contacts as well as relationship management of
existing corporate partnerships.

Directs business development with new industry

contacts as well as relationship management of
existing corporate partnerships.

Rob Woon-Fat
Assistant Director, Industry Advisor

Gil Panuncialman
Assistant Director, Industry Advisor

Corporate Partnerships: TECH, TELECOMM,

HEALTHCARE, AUTO

Corporate Partnerships: CONSULTING, NFP, GOV

Directs business development with new industry

contacts as well as relationship management of
existing corporate partnerships.

Directs business development with new industry

contacts as well as relationship management of
existing corporate partnerships.

Ryan McKee
Assistant Director, Industry Advisor

Arwa Showbeg
Event Coordinator

Corporate Partnerships: FINANCIAL SERVICES, ENERGY

REAL ESTATE

Manages all on-campus recruiting operations.

Directs business development with new industry

contacts as well as relationship management of
existing corporate partnerships.

Dana Sirri
Career Officer

Bongani Ngugama
Student / Corporate Liaison

Coordinates Career Treks and Corporate Fly-in

programs.

Manages research, project management and all

billing administration.

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CONTACT US
For more information, please contact the Career Centre:
mbacareers@rotman.utoronto.ca
416.946.7953
www.rotman.utoronto.ca/Connect/Recruit

CAREER EDUCATION AND COACHING

Erin Miller
Associate Director,
Career Education & Coaching
Leads development of Career Education programs
and Coaching services, and counsels students in
the areas of career development and job search.

Beti Ivanov
Assistant Director, Careers
Career Coach

Chris Jones
Assistant Director, Careers
Career Coach

Directs coaching and counselling of students in

the areas of career development and job search.

Directs coaching and counselling of students in

the areas of career development and job search.

Zania Mauricette
Assistant Director, Careers
Career Coach

Katie Armstrong
Assistant Director, Careers
Career Coach

Directs coaching and counselling of students in

the areas of career development and job search.

Directs coaching and counselling of students in

the areas of career development and job search.

Cindy Chong
Assistant Director, Careers
Career Coach

Maria Parente
Assistant Director, Careers
Career Coach

FINANCE

FINANCE

Directs coaching and counselling of students in

the areas of career development and job search.

Directs coaching and counselling of students in

the areas of career development and job search.

CONSULTING/STRATEGY, OPERATIONS, SUUPLY CHAIN

TECHNOLOGY

JD/MBAs, HUMAN RESOURCES, ENTREPRENEURSHIP

CONSULTING/STRATEGY, GENERAL MANAGEMENT,

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

MARKETING, SALES, DESIGN, UNDECIDED

Robyn Behlke
Assistant Director, Careers
Career Coach
FINANCE, STRATEGY

Directs coaching and counselling of students in

the areas of career development and job search.

FULL-TIME MBA / 11