CAREER

REPORT
INTERNATIONAL MBA
2018
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CONTENTS

MARKET INSIGHTS 4

PROFILE OF THE GRADUATES 6

INTERNATIONAL PLACEMENT STATISTICS 8

I. 2017 Results
II. Career Choices
III. Salaries

2017 EMPLOYERS 12
I. Recruit at IE
II. Recruiting Partners

IE INTERNATIONAL OFFICES 17
 MARKET
INSIGHTS

At IE Business School, we are proud of our achievements.

Our dedicated team of industry experts have strengthened
the core career content in the program curricula, continued
to provide sector-specific career advice for every student
and attracted more interest from international recruiters
than ever before.
As a result, 87% of our 2017 graduates secured a job within
three months of graduation, most notably in the Technology
industry. In keeping with trends, approximately 34% of the
class joined companies in Financial Services and Consulting.
Students keep securing work as Marketing/Sales
professionals with 25% landing jobs in this area, while a
growing number accepted a position in General Management
(20%) and Finance/Accounting (18%).
“The main takeaway
Regarding regions, 42% of our graduates decided to work from my experience
in Europe and 31% settled in Latin America. at IE is how to deal
with different ways
These new graduates joined the ranks of 60,000 IE alumni of thinking and to
based in 160 countries in both the public and private sectors. take the best from a
variety of opinions.
This continued success demonstrates our commitment to
Having classmates
limiting time away from the workplace while providing a from an extremely wide range of countries
complete International MBA experience far beyond just and with all type of work and life experiences
academic achievement. It’s our focus on real-world projects contributed to develop this skill.
and leadership initiatives that attracts major companies such While applying to different jobs from all
as Amazon, Deloitte and McKinsey & Company: industry parts of the world, this skill was extremely
useful to interact with recruiters and excel
giants that value candidates with “intrapreneurial” skills and
in interviews.”
the power to change a company from the inside. We cannot
wait to build on this success as we dig deeper to bring out PABLO PAESANI
our students’ fullest potential and create value for all types Amazon

of industries and communities across the globe.

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 PROFILE OF THE
GRADUATES
Diversity is one of our most distinguishing values. We strongly believe that
our students learn not just from our faculty but also by interacting with
classmates from diverse educational, professional and social backgrounds.
With over 130 nationalities on- campus and at least 50 in any given class,
our graduates have already had first-hand experience with operating in a
multicultural environment.

GENDER

30% 70%
FEMALE MALE

AGE

29.8 80%
YEARS OLD RANGE
AVERAGE 26 - 34

5.7 77 91%
YEARS AVERAGE NATIONALITIES INTERNATIONAL
WORK EXPERIENCE IN CLASS STUDENTS
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GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION

17%
24% 12%
NORTH
EUROPE ASIA
AMERICA

11%
AFRICA &
MIDDLE
EAST
36%
LATIN
AMERICA

INDUSTRY SECTORS
23% INDUSTRY, ENERGY
& CONSTRUCTION

10% OTHER
19% FINANCIAL
SERVICES 4.5% LAW, AUDITING & TAX
3% MEDIA/ENTERTAINMENT
5% PHARMA, BIOTECH, HEALTH
4% GOVERNMENT, NGOs
11.5% CONSULTING
11% TECHNOLOGY & TELECOM

11% CONSUMER GOODS

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES
3.5% INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY 6% OTHERS
5% LAW

13% ECONOMICS 29.5% BUSINESS

9.5% SCIENCES

21.5% ENGINEERING
12.5% SOCIAL SCIENCES &
HUMANITIES
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PLACEMENT STATISTICS
I. RESULTS FROM 2017 GRADUATES

87%
STUDENTS
669
NUMBER OF
WORKING BY 3 GRADUATES
MONTHS

60 JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND EMPLOYMENT

STATISTICS
Talent & Careers courses are embedded into the IMBA
STUDENTS DOING program. Coupled with career advice, these courses help
students identify their professional goals and develop a
DUAL DEGREES
strategy to achieve them.

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STUDENTS CREATING
START-UPS
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II. CAREER CHOICES

The diverse and industrial nature of our student body
is echoed by the plethora of companies, across a
variety of industries where they find job placements.
Multinationals, SMEs, private or public sector
businesses – our Talent & Careers service is always on
its toes as we strive to match a large range of recruiters
with the perfect candidate from our pool of qualified
professionals.
The technological industry continues as one of the
most popular industries with 20% of our students
getting placements in this sector. Financial Services
and Consulting – the solid backbones of business
– still draw a sizable crowd claiming 20% and 14%
respectively, with interest in Consumer Goods just
behind at 11%.
Marketing and Sales roles are still top of the table
with 25% of our student body finding their footing
there. Finance roles have dropped slightly to 18% while
placements in Consulting have increased to 15%, but
the real climber is growth in General Management
which has risen to a healthy 20% this year.
As a Business School with a far-reaching, cross-
industry, international business vision, we are
exceptionally pleased with the number of our students
who have secured opportunities all around the world.
With 42% in Europe, 31% in Latin America and the
Caribbean, 9% each in North America and Asia Pacific,
alongside a representation of 9% in Middle East and
Africa, our global success is breathtaking. This success
is a result of having strong and fruitful relationships
with international recruiters, coupled with an ever-
growing diverse class profile and a network of 30 IE
representative offices on all continents.

PLACEMENT BY INDUSTRY PLACEMENT BY FUNCTION PLACEMENT BY REGION

Technology 20% Marketing/Sales 25% Europe (EU) 38%

Financial Services 20% General Management 20% Latin America/Caribbean 31%

Consulting 14% Finance/Accounting 18% Asia 9%

Consumer Goods 11% Consulting 15% North America 9%

Manufacturing 10% Operations/Logistics 14% Africa - Middle East 9%

Energy 5% Information Technology 4% Europe (non EU) 4%

Healthcare 5% Human Resources 1% TOTAL 100%

Other 5% Other 3%

Real estate 3% TOTAL 100%

Media/Entertainment 3%

Transportation & Logistic 2%

services

Non-Profit 2%

TOTAL 100%

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 III. SALARIES
The diverse nature of our International MBA Class of 2017, spread out over a wide variety of industries,
functional areas and countries, accounts for the range of salaries on display. All salaries are reported
in euros and US dollars. In the final column we have adjusted US dollars to PPP (Purchasing Power
Parity) ratio, due to the high number of students who have salaries in non- US dollar currencies. The
World Bankś s implied PPP rate of exchange was used to equalize the Purchasing Power Parity across
economies.

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SALARY INFORMATION BY FUNCTION Mean Euros Mean US Dollars Mean International Dollars

Overall Base Salary 67,548 76,789 121,057

Other guaranteed compensation 24,747 28,121 44,268
Consulting 69,673 79,303 102,159
Other guaranteed compensation 17,248 19,600 24,949
Finance/Accounting 62,961 71,699 116,312
Other guaranteed compensation 29,363 33,367 56,046
General Management 78,576 89,008 150,609
Other guaranteed compensation 23,248 26,418 43,850
Information Technology 75,500 85,768 100,166
Other guaranteed compensation 25,740 29,250 35,656
Marketing/Sales 62,442 71,151 107,248
Other guaranteed compensation 21,987 24,985 35,145
Operations/Logistics 66,606 75,752 127,490
Other guaranteed compensation 31,650 35,966 60,114

SALARY INFORMATION BY INDUSTRY Mean Euros Mean US Dollars Mean International Dollars

Overall Base Salary 67,548 76,789 121,057

Other guaranteed compensation 24,747 28,121 44,268
Consulting 67,780 77,161 103,894
Other guaranteed compensation 21,680 24,636 33,954
Consumer Packaged Goods 62,527 71,119 117,433
Other guaranteed compensation 26,217 29,792 51,668
Energy 90,552 103,098 190,085
Other guaranteed compensation 11,147 12,667 16,716
Financial Services 67,945 77,328 132,926
Other guaranteed compensation 32,272 36,672 65,576
Government 50,000 56,800 56,800
Other guaranteed compensation
Healthcare 60,583 69,043 111,632
Other guaranteed compensation 11,000 12,500 18,098
Manufacturing 56,381 62,568 94,194
Other guaranteed compensation 10,208 11,600 19,474
Media/Entertainment 75,625 86,120 141,817
Other guaranteed compensation 7,040 8,000 8,762
Real Estate 42,050 47,805 78,556
Other guaranteed compensation 13,493 15,333 24,970
Technology 72,937 83,136 114,935
Other guaranteed compensation 32,001 36,365 50,088
Transportation & Logistics Services 90,000 102,240 192,420
Other guaranteed compensation 5,280 6,000 10,695

SALARY INFORMATION BY REGION Mean Euros Mean US Dollars Mean International Dollars

Overall Base Salary 67,548 76,789 121,057

Other guaranteed compensation 24,747 28,121 44,268
Africa/Middle East 87,210 99,272 220,932
Other guaranteed compensation 36,862 41,889 101,025
Asia Pacific 60,120 68,421 114,133
Other guaranteed compensation 16,007 18,190 29,885
Europe (EU) 64,596 73,610 88,080
Other guaranteed compensation 20,882 23,729 28,301
Europe (non EU) 74,570 84,992 88,120
Other guaranteed compensation 18,260 20,750 19,554
Latin America/Caribbean 62,726 70,995 140,366
Other guaranteed compensation 29,569 33,601 67,427
North America 88,960 101,374 101,374
Other guaranteed compensation 38,720 44,000 44,000

*Other guaranteed compensations includes end-of-year bonus where we have sufficient data.
INTERNATIONAL MBA CLASS
OF 2017 EMPLOYERS
I. RECRUIT AT IE
A large number of companies, organizations and executive search
firms come to IE Business School year after year in search of top
“Thanks to IE, I
professionals, attracted by the quality and diversity of our students
developed the skill
and graduates. set and the business
We partner with companies across all industries and regions to help acumen needed to
face the interviews of
them identify the talent they need to succeed in today’s complex
the most demanding
and competitive business environment, adapting to their needs companies. Without
and recruitment cycles. the coaching
sessions, the mock interviews, the career
IE Talent & Careers helps companies recruit for all aspects of their
advice, I wouldn’t be where I am.”
business, from junior professionals and middle managers to senior
executives. Through on- and off-campus methods, companies ALBERTO DE LA SERNA
acquire talent from both our full-time and part-time programs, BCG
as well as our expansive alumni network.

HOW TO RECRUIT AT IE - OVERVIEW

ON-CAMPUS ONLINE/INTERNATIONALLY MEETING THE STUDENTS

• Company presentations
• Talent Forums
(Recruitment fairs)
• Interviews
• Educational events
• Job Bank
• CV Books
• Calls for applications
• Online presentations/fairs
• Interviews (videoconference)
• Business competitions
• Networking and student club
activities
• Seminars and workshops
• Consulting projects
• Career Treks
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II. RECRUITING PARTNERS

More than 260 companies and organizations offered on-campus presentations and attended the various
IE Talent Forums organized at IE Business School’s campus, as well as in Mexico and Colombia. HR
representatives from local and international companies had the opportunity to meet our students, leading
to interviews and selection processes both on- and off-campus. Other companies chose to conduct
on-campus presentations or post their job opportunities on our IE Career Portal. Besides making these
opportunities available to our students, we urge them to take responsibility in managing their careers and
make the most of all the activities we organize to bring them in contact with recruiters at all early stages
of the MBA.

TOP 15 RECRUITING COMPANIES

1 6 11
2 7 12
3 8 13
4 9 14
5 10 15
 2017 ON-CAMPUS RECRUITING PARTNERS

A.T. KEARNEY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB EUROPEAN BANK FOR

AB INBEV BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO RECONSTRUCTION AND
DEVELOPMENT (EBRD)
ABANTE BTS
EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK
ABBOTT CABIFY (EIB)
ABBVIE CAPGEMINI EVERIS
ACCENTURE CATENON EXPEDIA
ADECCO HEALTHCARE CEMEX EY
AECOM CEPSA FACEBOOK
AIRBUS DEFENCE & SPACE CHAINGO FUNDACIÓN UNIVERSIDAD-
ALANTRA CHEVRON CORPORATION EMPRESA
ALFA CONSULTING CITI GARTNER
ALLIANZ PARTNERS COGNITIVE CORPORATE FINANCE GAS NATURAL FENOSA
ALSA COLGATE-PALMOLIVE GENERAL ELECTRIC (GE)
ALTAIR CORREOS GLOBALPRAXIS
ALTRAN COSENTINO GLOWNET
AMADEUS COTY GOLDMAN SACHS
AMAZON CREDIT SUISSE GOOGLE
AMAZON WEB SERVICES (AWS) CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD GRANT THORNTON
AMCOR DECATHLON GRUPO MASMÓVIL
AMERICAN EXPRESS DELOITTE GRUPO SANJOSE
ARTEFACT DESIGUAL GRUPO URVINA
ARTHUR D. LITTLE DEUTSCHE BANK GSK
ARUP DEUTSCHE POST DHL GROUP HILTI
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) DEVEX HILTON
AVATURE DIAGEO IBM
AXEL SPRINGER DUFF & PHELPS IKEA
BANCO MEDIOLANUM EBURY IMPACT HUB
BANCO SANTANDER EDP RENOVÁVEIS IMPERIAL BRANDS
BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL EF-EDUCATION FIRST INDITEX
LYNCH ELI LILLY INDRA
BAYER EMERSON INFOSYS
BBVA ENGEL & VÖLKERS INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT
BCG EQUIFAX BANK (IDB)
BICG ERICSSON INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF
BP THE RED CROSS (ICRC)
ESPAÑA, S.A. COMPAÑÍA
BRAGI NACIONAL DE SEGUROS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
CORPORATION (IFC)
BRICOMART ESSILOR
ISG INTERNATIONAL PERSONAL

“I had a great experience; Talent & Careers reached me

for an opportunity and guided me through the whole
recruitment process. At the end, I managed a triple jump
(change location, function and industry) because of
the support given by the service provided by Talent &
Careers.”

ALBERT ISHAK
Airbus Defence & Space
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2017 ON-CAMPUS RECRUITING PARTNERS

MANAGEMENT GROUP ORACLE SOLVIA
J.P. MORGAN ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY SPOTAHOME
JLL AND CO-OPERATION OF EUROPE STRATEGY&
(OSCE)
JOHNSON & JOHNSON SYNA CAPITAL
OVG REAL ESTATE
KELLOGG’S TELEFÓNICA
P&G
KNIGHT FRANK THE CHALHOUB GROUP
PALLADIUM HOTEL GROUP
KPMG THE HOTEL FACTORY
PEPSICO
LIDL THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY
PERNOD RICARD WINEMAKERS
LINDORFF THE ORGANISATION FOR
PJT PARTNERS ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND
LINKEDIN
POLYMATH VENTURES DEVELOPMENT (OECD)
LLORENTE & CUENCA
PUMA ENERGY THERMO FISHER
LOEWE
PWC TJX
LOGISTA
QUALTRICS T-SYSTEMS
LONDON CONSULTING GROUP
RAKUTEN UAV NAVIGATION
L’ORÉAL
RESTAURANT BRANDS UBER
LUFTHANSA GLOBAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL
SERVICES UBER EATS
REVOLUT UBS
LVMH
RICHEMONT UNIBAIL-RODAMCO
MACQUARIE
ROBERT WALTERS UNICEF
MARS
ROLAND BERGER UNITED NATIONS
MARY KAY
ROTHSCHILD & CO UNITED NATIONS HIGH
MAXAM
S&P GLOBAL COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
MCKINSEY & COMPANY (UNHCR)
SAINT-GOBAIN
MICHAEL PAGE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT
SALESFORCE
MICROSOFT UNITED NATIONS WORLD
SANDOZ
MINSAIT TOURISM ORGANIZATION
SANITAS (UNWTO)
MONDELĒZ
SAP VALUE PARTNERS
MONITOR DELOITTE
SAS VESTAS
MOODY’S INVESTORS SERVICE
SAVE THE CHILDREN WORLD BANK GROUP
MORGAN STANLEY
SCHINDLER GROUP WPP
MSD
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC ZALANDO
NATIONALE-NEDERLANDEN
SCHWEPPES SUNTORY ZARA
NH HOTEL GROUP
SECURITAS DIRECT
NIELSEN
SHA WELLNESS
NIKE
SIEMENS
NISSAN
SIMON-KUCHER & PARTNERS
OGILVY
SOCIEDAD TEXTIL LONIA S.A.
OLIVER WYMAN
SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE
OPINNO
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