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Centre
MBA
Employment Report 2015
Career Centre
www.london.edu/recruitourtalent
Introduction The figures LBS programme portfolio
93%
in this exciting market with 93% of the diversity of our employers.
our MBA 2015s accepting job offers Our London location continued to
within three months of graduation attract approximately half of our
and 27 students starting their own students, but we remain unique
businesses. Our students and their amongst most business schools
accepted an offer successes are contributing to London given almost half the students pursue
within three months Business Schools aim: to have a
profound impact on the way the world
careers outside of their place of
study. After London, the most popular
of graduation does business. geographic regions were the rest of
The world is changing and our Europe and Asia, each attracting 13%
graduates are adapting with it. Afew of the class.
trends stood out: the number of 2015 also saw a big jump in salaries
students choosing careers in the as employers look to attract the
technology and e-commerce sectors best students. The most substantial
continued to rise, increasing to 20% increase was in the consulting
of the class from 16% the previous sector where mean salaries rose
year. Finance as a whole was similar from 73,108 to almost 79,773,
to the previous year at 27% of the closely followed by finance where
class; however, within the sector, mean salaries rose from 69,871 to
the number of students choosing 78,358.
investment banking dropped from
12% to 8% while areas such as It has been another great year and
private equity and venture capital and weare proud of what our students
diversified financial services picked have achieved. I would like to
up steam. Consulting remains the take this opportunity to thank our
most attractive sector with one-third recruiters for trusting our talent to Our employees from LBS have always been
of the class choosing to work in work for your business. Together,
thesector. welook forward to lasting impact successful. They are a positive disruption,
The diversity of company choices
andanother great year. challenge the way we do business and
increased significantly with 177 bring their own input to the table. They
companies hiring graduating students
for permanent employment versus are growth hackers and constant learners,
142 the previous year, an increase
Lara Berkowitz which put them ahead from a development
of 25% in the number of individual
companies employing our MBA
Executive Director perspective.
graduates. Of those 177 companies, Career Centre, Amazon, 2015
20 hired three or more students which LondonBusiness
means that almost 89% hired one or School
London Business School MBA Employment Report 2015 Introduction from the Executive Director 2
Introduction The figures LBS programme portfolio
Class profile Employment profile Job location Salary information Summer internship
Class profile
MBA2015 MBA2016
The MBA classes
Class profile Class profile
of 2015 and 2016 Number of students* 401 Nationalities69 Number of students* 411 Nationalities65
each represent Age range 2339 GMAT average 695 Age range 2338 GMAT average 699
more than 65 Average work experience 5.5 Female % 32% Average work experience 5.4 Female % 36%
Work experience range** 212 Work experience range** 213
nationalities. Many
of the students have Regional background Professional background (preMBA) Regional background Professional background (preMBA)
already worked in a Europe (excluding UK) 26% Corporate sectors 49% Europe (excluding UK) 23% Corporate sectors 44%
93%
accepted an offer
%
100
2007
31
2008
27
2009
33
2010
37
2011
30
2012
35
2013
43
2014
40
2015
40
Corporates
Technology
Healthcare4%
20%
40% Companies that employed three
or more MBA students:
Industrials4% CompanyHires
within three months 80
McKinsey & Company 38
Consumer & Retail 3%
of graduation Energy3% The Boston Consulting Group 19
Media & Entertainment 2% Amazon16
60
23 29 Other*4% Bain & Company 15
27
0 Investment Management 5% Millward Brown Vermeer 4
Oliver Wyman 4
American Express 3
graduates The programme taught me how to market myself,
Deutsche Bank 3
EY3
selfemployed/
networkandprepare for interviews, helping me secure a role Google3
started business
atTheBostonConsulting Group Monitor Deloitte 3
Morgan Stanley 3
MBA2015 student
99%
reporting rate The employment rate is calculated in compliance with MBA Career Services and
* Other includes: Credit Cards, Real Estate,
Law, Government, Infrastructure and
SocialImpact
Employer Alliance (MBA CSEA) reporting standards. This excludes sponsored **Diversified Financial Services includes:
students. Sector choice and top employer information above includes sponsored Insurance, Retail/Commercial Banking and
students to best represent the choices our graduates make. Central Banks
9%
Athens Moscow
Atlanta Mumbai Europe
Bangkok Munich (excluding UK)
Beijing Nairobi USA/Canada
Berlin Nanjing
Brussels NewDelhi
Buenos Aires New Jersey
2%
Calgary NewYork
Centurion Nijmegen
Chennai Oslo
Chicago Paris
Australasia
3%
Copenhagen Reading
Delhi Richmond, USA
Doha San Francisco
Dubai Santiago
6%
Dublin So Paulo Middle East
2%
Dusseldorf Seattle
Frankfurt Seoul
Guam Shanghai Latin America
Hamburg Shenzhen
Hong Kong Silicon Valley Africa
Johannesburg Singapore
Kuala Lumpur Sydney
Lima Tokyo
London Toronto
Luxembourg City Tunis
Madrid Zurich
Manchester, UK
Manilla
Medellin
Melbourne
Mexico City
Salary information by industry ( UK pounds) Salary information by industry ($ US dollars ) Salary information by geography
Investment Banking 80,901 80,000 115,943 62,715 33,703 35,000 80,000 4,500
Private Equity & 76,454 76,000 100,000 51,800 33,133 20,000 90,000 7,000
Venture Capital
Investment 77,133 78,000 110,000 40,000 32,476 29,500 80,000 10,000
Management
Diversified 81,781 75,180 140,000 46,980 18,114 16,676 27,933 8,800
Financial Services
Corporates 71,100 71,871 140,690 35,895 16,208 15,000 41,000 1,086
London Business School MBA Employment Report 2015 Salary information by industry () 6
Introduction The figures LBS programme portfolio
Class profile Employment profile Job location Salary information Summer internships
Salary information by industry ( UK pounds) Salary information by industry ($ US dollars) Salary information by geography
Investment Banking $126,384 $124,976 $181,126 $97,973 $52,651 $54,677 $124,976 $7,030
Private Equity & $119,436 $118,727 $156,220 $80,922 $51,760 $31,244 $140,598 $10,935
Venture Capital
Investment $120,497 $121,852 $171,842 $62,488 $50,734 $46,085 $124,976 $15,622
Management
Diversified $127,758 $117,446 $218,708 $73,392 $28,298 $26,051 $43,637 $13,747
Financial Services
Corporates $111,072 $112,277 $219,786 $56,075 $25,320 $23,433 $64,050 $1,697
London Business School MBA Employment Report 2015 Salary information by industry ($) 7
Introduction The figures LBS programme portfolio
Class profile Employment profile Job location Salary information Summer internships
Salary information by industry ( UK pounds) Salary information by industry ($ US dollars ) Salary information by geography
UK pounds $ US dollars**
Mean Median Max Min Mean Median Max Min
Africa
Base Salary 88,177 65,000 140,690 58,844 $137,750 $101,543 $219,786 $91,926
Other Guaranteed Compensation* - - - - - - - -
Asia
Base Salary 75,160 74,992 120,000 40,000 $117,415 $117,153 $187,464 $62,488
Other Guaranteed Compensation* 23,609 24,000 50,000 8,800 $36,882 $37,493 $78,110 $13,747
Australasia
Base Salary 91,169 86,160 125,468 46,980 $142,424 $134,599 $196,006 $73,392
Other Guaranteed Compensation* 13,459 13,454 17,000 10,616 $21,026 $21,018 $26,557 $16,584
Europe (excl. UK)
Base Salary 68,037 62,632 121,824 35,895 $106,287 $97,844 $190,313 $56,075
Other Guaranteed Compensation* 15,328 14,990 43,000 1,086 $23,945 $23,417 $67,175 $1,697
Latin America
Base Salary 63,444 61,597 78,000 48,000 $99,112 $96,227 $121,852 $74,986
Other Guaranteed Compensation* 21,976 18,136 49,000 12,914 $34,331 $28,332 $76,548 $20,174
Middle East
Base Salary 82,596 83,013 96,434 73,140 $129,031 $129,683 $150,649 $114,259
Other Guaranteed Compensation* 23,092 20,000 41,595 15,588 $36,074 $31,244 $64,980 $24,352
United Kingdom
Base Salary 75,534 75,000 110,000 39,000 $117,999 $117,165 $171,842 $60,926
Other Guaranteed Compensation* 21,413 15,600 90,000 3,000 $33,451 $24,370 $140,598 $4,687
USA/Canada
Base Salary 82,213 81,303 109,616 62,715 $128,433 $127,012 $171,242 $97,973
Other Guaranteed Compensation* 18,467 16,212 37,871 4,801 $28,849 $25,326 $59,162 $7,500
London Business School MBA Employment Report 2015 Salary information by geography 8
Introduction The figures LBS programme portfolio
Class profile Employment profile Job location Salary information Summer internship
Summer internships: sector choices and location Top employers Hiring companies
99%
% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Corporates48% UK69%
100 Technology28% Europe (excluding UK) 12%
Healthcare4% Asia8%
31 Industrials4% Latin America 4%
Students 80
49 47 41 Media & Entertainment 3% USA/Canada4%
51 53 54 48
undertaking Consumer & Retail 3% Africa1%
Energy2% Australasia1%
projects/internships 60
Other*4% Middle East 1%
49 Finance32%
40
40 32 Private Equity & Venture Capital 14%
38 37 33 30 28 Investment Banking 13%
20 Investment Management 3%
Diversified Financial Services** 2%
20 19 16 17 18 20 Consulting 20%
0 13 16
Consulting20%
* Other includes: Credit Cards, Real Estate, Law, Government, Infrastructure and
Social Impact
**Diversified Financial Services includes: Insurance, Retail/Commercial Banking
and Central Banks
Conversion rates as of 1 August 2015 (1.5622 vs 1.6822 for 2014)
Summer internships: sector choices and location Top employers Hiring companies
* Organisations that hired more than two MBA2016 students for summer internships
Summer internships: sector choices and location Top employers Hiring companies
London Business School MBA Employment Report 2015 MBA2015 and MBA2016 (summer internship) hiring companies 11
Introduction The figures LBS programme portfolio
Class profile Employment profile Job location Salary information Summer internships
Summer internships: sector choices and location Top employers Hiring companies
London Business School MBA Employment Report 2015 MBA2015 and MBA2016 (summer internship) hiring companies 12
Introduction The figures LBS programme portfolio
Masters in Financial Analysis Global Masters in Management Masters in Finance EMBA-Global Sloan Masters in Leadership
12 months / full-time / London 24 months / full-time / London and 1016 months full-time/ 20 months / study while working and Strategy
Shanghai 22 months part-time / London fulltime / London and New York 12 months / full-time / London
For recent graduates looking to
embark upon a career in finance. For recent graduates with up to two For individuals wishing to advance For dynamic, mid-career managers Designed to prepare experienced
years full-time postgraduate work their career or change their area and professionals who are highly senior managers for their next career
Masters in Management experience. Strong interest in Asia within finance. ambitious and have, or aspire to challenge.
12 months / full-time / London and knowledge of Mandarin highly have, transnational responsibilities.
recommended, but not mandatory. Executive MBA Alumni
For recent graduates with less than EMBA-Global Asia Available for recruitment all year
20 months / study while working
one year of full-time postgraduate MBA round / Global
fulltime / London or Dubai 20 months / study while working full
corporate work experience or with
1521 months / full-time / London time / Hong Kong, London, New York Based in more than 150 countries
less than two years in a non- Designed for those who want to
traditional business role. For individuals who are looking to accelerate their career into general For dynamic, globally-focused worldwide, our alumni community
make a vertical shift in their career management or move beyond their executives and managers wishing consists of more than 40,000
path, change industry or job function, technical or functional specialism. to deepen their understanding of globallyfocused professionals.
or develop an entrepreneurial toolkit. Western and Eastern business
practices.
All admissions decisions are takenin accordance with best equalopportunities practice.
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