Page 7 2008/2009 B.Comm.(Hons.) Grad Survey Results
2008/2009
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
Graduate Employment Survey Results
The Asper School of Business - Career Development Centre conducted a telephone survey on the graduates of the 2008/2009 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) program. Out of a class of 388 students, 285 were contacted.
Of these 285 graduates, 46 were not actively seeking full-time employment and were removed from the sample (see question 13). Therefore, the final sample size used to calculate the survey results was 239 graduates.
All n’s do not equal 239 for the following reasons:
· Due to the skip pattern of the survey, not all respondents were required to answer all the questions.
· Not all respondents answered all the questions.
· Some questions permitted multiple responses.
Q. 1 & 2
This question refers to the respondent's name, address, and phone number. The data collected from this question was used to establish the groups on which this report is based.
Q. 3
When did you graduate?n=239
Number / Percent
October, 2008 / 21 / 9.0
February, 2009 / 85 / 35.0
May, 2009 / 133 / 56.0
Q. 4
What is your primary major?n=239
Number / Percent
Aboriginal Business Studies / 0 / 0.0
Accounting / 85 / 35.6
Actuarial Mathematics / 8 / 3.3
Entrepreneurship/Small Business / 4 / 1.7
Finance / 53 / 22.2
Generalist / 1 / 0.4
HRM/Industrial Relations / 23 / 9.6
International Business / 5 / 2.1
Logistics & Supply Chain Management / 11 / 4.6
Management Information Systems / 5 / 2.1
Management of Organizations / 1 / 0.4
Marketing / 43 / 18.0
Operations Management/Research / 0 / 0.0
Q. 5
n=239
Number / Percent
Full time on a permanent basis / 182 / 76.2
Full time in a term position / 3 / 1.3
Part time / 23 / 9.6
Summer / 1 / 0.4
Unemployed / 30 / 12.6
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR Q.5:
Employment Summary (n = 239)
Number / PercentEmployed Full time* / 185 / 77.0
Employed Part time** / 54 / 23.0
* Includes full time on a permanent basis + full time in a term position
** Includes part time & summer
Full time employment by majorTotal n = 239 Total # Employed =185
n= / # Employed / Percent
Aboriginal Business Studies / 0 / 0 / 0.0
Accounting / 85 / 71 / 83.5
Actuarial Mathematics / 8 / 7 / 87.5
Entrepreneurship/Small Business / 4 / 3 / 75.0
Finance / 53 / 39 / 73.6
Generalist / 1 / 0 / 0.0
HRM/Industrial Relations / 23 / 20 / 87.0
International Business / 5 / 4 / 80.0
Logistics & Supply Chain Management / 11 / 7 / 63.6
Management Information Systems / 5 / 3 / 60.0
Management of Organizations / 1 / 1 / 100.0
Marketing / 43 / 30 / 69.8
Op. Research/Op. Management / 0 / 0 / 0.0
Full time employment by gender
Total n = 239 Total # Employed = 185
n= / # Employed / Percent
Female / 104 / 82 / 78.8
Male / 135 / 103 / 76.3
Q. 6
Respondents were asked to give their company name, job title, and location of employment in terms of the nearest city/town and province, and an industry description.
See:
· Appendix A for list of companies for full time employed respondents and Appendix B for a further breakdown by major.
· Appendix C for a listing of companies by industry type.
Industry breakdown for full time employed respondentsn= 185
Number / Percent
Accounting, Engineering, and Architecture / 60 / 32.4
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing / 4 / 2.2
Banking, Finance, and Investment / 24 / 13.0
Computer Science / 2 / 1.1
Construction / 0 / 0.0
Government / 13 / 7.0
Health, Legal, Educational and Social Services / 10 / 5.4
Hotel, Recreation/Amusement, Leisure, Repair, and Personal Services / 4 / 2.2
Insurance / 16 / 8.6
Manufacturing / 5 / 2.7
Other Services to Businesses / 16 / 8.6
Retail Trade / 8 / 4.3
Transportation, Communication, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary / 23 / 12.5
Wholesale Trade / 0 / 0.0
Locations of employers by province for full time employed respondent
n= 185
Number / Percent
Manitoba / 181 / 97.8
Ontario / 0 / 0.0
Alberta / 2 / 1.0
British Columbia / 0 / 0.0
Quebec / 0 / 0.0
Saskatchewan / 1 / 0.6
USA / 0 / 0.0
Asia / 1 / 0.6
Europe / 0 / 0.0
Central/South America / 0 / 0.0
Q. 7
Respondents were given the choice to answer this question by providing their actual annual salary or by choosing the range into which their annual salary fell. The midpoint of each range was used as the actual number to calculate the overall average starting salary. For example, if a respondent indicated that their salary fell in the range of $25,000 - $29,999, the number $27,499.50 was entered as that respondent’s annual salary.
Annual salary before deductions for full time employed respondentsn= 185
Number / Percent
Less than $15,000 / 0 / 0.0
$15,000 - 19,999 / 0 / 0.0
$20,000 - 24,999 / 5 / 2.7
$25,000 - 29,999 / 10 / 5.4
$30,000 - 34,999 / 72 / 38.9
$35,000 - 39,999 / 31 / 16.8
$40,000 - 44,999 / 30 / 16.2
$45,000 - 49,999 / 13 / 7.0
Greater than $50,000 / 24 / 13.0
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR Q.7
The annual average salary before deductions for full time employed respondents is $38,454
Annual average salary by major:$
Aboriginal Business Studies / N/A
Accounting - All / 34,601
Accounting - CA Only / 32,760
Accounting - CA Excluded / 37,429
Actuarial Mathematics / 53,830
Entrepreneurship/Small Business / 34,167
Finance / 42,267
Generalist / N/A
HRM/Industrial Relations / 41,675
International Business / 35,000
Logistics & Supply Chain Management / 34,857
Management Information Systems / 35,500
Management of Organizations / N/A*
Marketing / 38,770
Operations Management/Research / N/A
* For confidentially purposes, annual salary can not be reported when only one respondent
Annual Average Salary by Gender$
Female / 37,826
Male / 38,954
AVERAGE SALARY BY INDUSTRY:
$
Accounting, Engineering, and Architecture / 33,235
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing / 40,625
Banking, Finance, and Investment / 41,313
Computer Science / 35,000
Construction / N/A
Government / 45,607
Health, Legal, Educational and Social Services / 35,800
Hotel, Recreation/Amusement, Leisure, Repair, and Personal Services / 34,875
Insurance / 44,145
Manufacturing / 38,600
Other Services to Businesses / 36,875
Retail Trade / 39,375
Transportation, Communication, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary / 43,530
Wholesale Trade / N/A
Q. 8
To what extent do you think your B. Comm. degree has been an asset to you being hired for this position? n = 184Number / Percent
Highly Relevant / 145 / 78.8
Somewhat Relevant / 34 / 18.5
Not Relevant / 5 / 2.7
Q. 9
To what extent do you think your job is related to your major? n = 184Number / Percent
Highly Relevant / 140 / 76.1
Somewhat Relevant / 38 / 20.6
Not Relevant / 6 / 3.3
Q. 10
How did you learn about this position?n= 185
Number / Percent
Career Development Centre / 78 / 42.4
Through personal network / 39 / 21.2
Previously worked there / 31 / 16.8
Volunteered there / 2 / 1.1
Family business / 1 / 0.5
Another employment centre / 1 / 0.5
Self employment / 1 / 0.5
Newspaper advertisement / 2 / 1.1
Internet / 13 / 7.1
Other / 17 / 9.2
Q. 11
All respondents that indicated they were not employed on a full time permanent basis or in a full time term position were asked to answer this question. Those who answered no to this question were removed from the original respondent sample size of 285. This resulted in a total sample size of 46 , which then became the “n” for the entire survey.
Are you actively seeking full time employment?n= 100
Number / Percent
Yes / 54 / 54
No / 46 / 46
Q. 12
If you ARE SEEKING full time employment, why do you think your search has been unsuccessful?n= 54
Number / Percent*
Not enough work experience / 25 / 46.2
Just started job search / 26 / 48.4
Have not given job search a full effort / 11 / 20.3
No jobs in area of specialization / 3 / 5.5
Other / 3 / 5.5
No jobs in desired location / 2 / 3.7
Require further education / 2 / 3.7
* Total will exceed 100 since multiple responses were permitted.
Q. 13
If you ARE NOT SEEKING full time employment, why is that?n=46
Number / Percent*
Returning to school / 22 / 47.8
Travel / 17 / 36.9
Decided to take some time off / 6 / 13.0
Moving out of Winnipeg / 5 / 10.8
Other / 7 / 15.2
Working for the summer only / 0 / 0
Family responsibilities / 1 / 2.1
* Total will exceed 100 since multiple responses were permitted.
Q. 14
Which of the following methods did you use in your job search?n=46
Number / Percent*
Career Development Centre / 31 / 57.4
Internet / 20 / 37.0
Newspaper advertisement / 10 / 18.5
Through personal network / 16 / 29.6
Previous employment / 3 / 5.5
Other / 0 / 0
Another Employment Centre / 1 / 1.8
* Total will exceed 100 since multiple responses were permitted.
Q. 15
Would you be willing to participate in the Mentor Listing?n= 185
Number / Percent
Yes / 70 / 37.8
No / 115 / 62.2
A directory of all Management alumni willing to list their name as a mentor is available in the Career Development Centre.
Q. 16
Sex of respondents:n= 239
Number / Percent
Male / 135 / 56.5
Female / 104 / 43.5
Q. 17
Age of respondents:n= 217
Number / Percent
<=20 / 0 / N/A
21 / 15 / 6.9
22 / 61 / 28.1
23 / 51 / 23.5
24 / 33 / 15.3
25 / 26 / 12.0
26 / 12 / 5.5
27 / 9 / 4.1
>=28 / 10 / 4.6
The average age of the respondents is 23
APPENDIX A
2008/2009 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Graduate Survey
Q. 6 - Alphabetical Listing of Companies which hired Respondents for Full time Employment
APPENDIX B
2008/2009 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Graduate Survey
Q.6 - Alphabetical Listing of Companies and Position Titles for Full time Employed Respondents
BY PATTERN AREA
APPENDIX B
2008/2009 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Graduate Survey
Q.6 - Alphabetical Listing of Companies and Position Titles for Full time Employed Respondents
BY PATTERN AREA
1 Sushi Restaurant
Agri Food Canada (3)
Allmar International
AMCC
Assiniboine Credit Union
Bank West
BCCA LLP
BDC (2)
BDO Dunwoody LLP (6)
BioMedical Commercialization Canada
Birchwood Automotive Group (3)
Bokhaut and Company
Booke & Partners LLP
Cambrian Credit Union
Canada Revenue Agency
Canadian Blood Services
Canadian Canola Growers
Canadian Western Bank
Canadian Wheat Board (2)
Capelles Canada
Caresoft Global
Cargill
Champs Food System Ltd
CIBC (3)
CIGNA
Commtech Office Solutions
Convergys
Cooperators Life Insurance
Defehr Furniture Ltd
Deloitte (5)
Dollar 50 Rent a Car
Downtown Winnipeg Biz
Enterprise Rent a Car (4)
Ernst & Young LLP (6)
FCGA Corporation
Fido/Mosaic
Flint Energy Capital
Frontier Supply Chain Solutions
Gardwine Group
Government of Canada (2)
Government of Manitoba
Grant Thornton LLP (2)
Great West Life (6)
Hazco Environmental Services
HED Insurance (3)
HSCC
IC Group
Imperial Oil
Indigo Books
Integra Credit Union
Interpoc
Investors Group
Ipsos Direct
KPMG LLP (4)
Manitoba Culture Tourism and Sport
Manitoba Hydro (7)
Manitoba Lotteries Corporation (2)
Manitoba Public Insurance
Margolis Capital
Mercer (3)
Meyers Norris Penny LLP (11)
Manitoba Liquor Commission (3)
Monteris Medical
Montrose Mortgage
MTS Allstream (5)
MTS Connect
NRG
Nygard (2)
Online Business System
Pepsi Bottling Group (3)
Pope & Brookes LLP
PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP (8)
Pulat & Poustie
Quadrant Asset Management
Quarks
Red River Valley Insurance
Richardson International (3)
Royal Bank of Canada (2)
Scarrow and Donald LLP
Score Advertising
Self Employed (2)
Service Canada (2)
Shaw Cable
Shell Canada
Shelter Canadian Properties Ltd (2)
Steven's Customer Ag. Services
Suncour
Sunlife Financial (2)
Talbot Associates
TD Canada Trust (3)
TD Commercial Banking
TD Securities
TD Waterhouse Private Investment Advice
Tellus Mobility
The Brick
Transport Institute, University of Manitoba
Tribal Councils Investment Group
United Way
University of Manitoba
Venture HealthCare
Wellington West Financial
Workers Compensation Board
World Wide Health Staff Associates Ltd
APPENDIX B
2008/2009 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Graduate Survey
Q.6 - Alphabetical Listing of Companies and Position Titles for Full time Employed Respondents
BY PATTERN AREA
* Numbers in brackets denote the number of respondents hired by that one company.
Pattern Area: Accounting
Company Job Title
Agri Food Canada Auditor