2014/2015 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 2014/2015 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) program. Out of a class of 428 students, 255 were contacted.

Of these 255 graduates, 24 were not actively seeking full-time employment and were removed from the sample (see question 12). Therefore, the final sample size used to calculate the survey results was 231 graduates.

All n’s do not equal 231 or 100% 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.  Percentages were rounded to the nearest whole number.

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=231 Number Percent October, 2014 34 15 February, 2015 77 33 May, 2015 120 52 Q. 4 Did you complete the Co-op option within your degree? n=231 Number Percent Yes 52 23 No 179 77

Q. 5 What is your primary major? n=231 Number Percent Aboriginal Business Studies 1 Less than 1% Accounting 94 41 Actuarial Mathematics 12 5 Entrepreneurship/Small Business 2 1 Finance 38 16 Generalist 1 Less than 1% HRM/Industrial Relations 28 12 International Business 6 3 Logistics & Supply Chain Management 16 7 Management Information Systems 6 3 Management of Organizations 0 0 Marketing 27 12 Operations Management/Research 0 0 Page 2 2014/2015 B.Comm.(Hons.) Grad Survey Results

Q. 6 Which best describes your employment status after graduation? n=231 Number Percent Full time on a permanent basis 191 83 Full time in a term position 18 8 Part time 6 2 Summer 0 0 Unemployed 16 7

209 (90%) Asper Grads are employed full-time in either a term or permanent position.

Full time employment by major Total n = 231 Total # Employed =209 n= # Employed Percent Aboriginal Business Studies 1 0 0 Accounting 94 85 90 Actuarial Mathematics 12 11 92 Entrepreneurship/Small Business 2 2 100 Finance 38 35 92 Generalist 1 1 100 HRM/Industrial Relations 28 26 93 International Business 6 6 100 Logistics & Supply Chain Management 16 13 81 Management Information Systems 6 5 83 Management of Organizations 0 0 0 Marketing 27 25 93 Op. Research/Op. Management 0 0 0

Full time employment by program Total n = 231 Total # Employed = 209 n= # Employed Percent Co-op Program 52 51 98 Regular Program 179 158 88

Full time employment by gender Total n = 226 Total # Employed = 209 n= # Employed Percent Female 108 96 89 Male 123 113 92

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Q. 7 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 respondents n= 207 Number Percent Accounting, Engineering, and Architecture 54 26 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 7 3 Banking, Finance, and Investment 35 17 Computer Science 2 1 Construction 4 2 Government 7 3 Health, Legal, Educational and Social Services 9 5 Hotel, Recreation/Amusement, Leisure, Repair, and Personal Services 4 2 Insurance 17 8 Manufacturing 5 2 Other Services to Business 26 13 Retail Trade 20 10 Transportation, Communication, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary 17 8 Wholesale Trade

Locations of employers by province for full time employed respondent n= 209 Number Percent Manitoba 203 97 Ontario 3 1.5 Alberta 0 0 British Columbia 1 .5 Quebec 1 .5 Saskatchewan 0 0 USA 1 .5 Asia 0 0 Europe 0 0 Central/South America 0 0 Australia 0 0

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Q. 8 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. When selecting a range, 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 $27,500 was entered as that respondent’s annual salary.

Annual salary before deductions for full time employed respondents n= 201 Number Percent Less than $15,000 0 0 $15,000 - 19,999 0 0 $20,000 - 24,999 7 3 $25,000 - 29,999 6 3 $30,000 - 34,999 17 8 $35,000 - 39,999 62 31 $40,000 - 44,999 48 24 $45,000 - 49,999 24 12 $50,000 – 54,999 17 8 $55,000 – 59,999 7 3 Greater than $60,000 13 6

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR Q.7

The annual average salary before deductions for full time employed respondents is $42,273.

Annual average salary by major: $ Aboriginal Business Studies - Accounting - All 38,019 Accounting – CPA Only 38,872 Accounting - CPA Excluded 37,239 Actuarial Mathematics 53,636 Entrepreneurship/Small Business 47,500 Finance 46,061 Generalist N/A* HRM/Industrial Relations 43,300 International Business 54,000 Logistics & Supply Chain Management 43,769 Management Information Systems 43,000 Management of Organizations - Marketing 41,848 Operations Management/Research - * For confidentiality purposes, annual salary cannot be reported when only one respondent

Annual Average Salary by Program $ Co-op Program 43,260 Regular Program 41,948

Annual Average Salary by Gender $ Female 39,823 Male 44,362

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AVERAGE SALARY BY INDUSTRY:

Average salary by industry $ Accounting, Engineering, and Architecture 38,509 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 45,071 Banking, Finance, and Investment 45,397 Computer Science 42,500 Construction 51,250 Government 46,510 Health, Legal, Educational and Social Services 42,444 Hotel, Recreation/Amusement, Leisure, Repair, and Personal Services 47,500 Insurance 50,941 Manufacturing 36,500 Other Services to Businesses 40,100 Retail Trade 38,441 Transportation, Communication, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary 41,529 Wholesale Trade -

Q. 9 To what extent do you think your B. Comm. degree has been an asset to you being hired for this position? n = 209 Number Percent Highly Relevant 158 76 Somewhat Relevant 44 21 Not Relevant 7 3

Q. 10 To what extent do you think your job is related to your major? n = 209 Number Percent Highly Related 149 71 Somewhat Related 50 24 Not Related 10 5

Q. 11 How did you learn about this position? n= 207 Number Percent Career Development Centre/Co-op 105 51 Previously worked there 17 8 Through personal network 36 17 Volunteered there 0 0 Family business 5 2 Another employment centre 2 1 Self employment 5 2 Newspaper advertisement 0 0 Internet 28 14 Other 9 5

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Q. 12 All respondents that indicated they were not employed (in a full time permanent or 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 255. This resulted in a total sample size of 231, which then became the “n” for the entire survey.

Are you actively seeking full time employment? n= 45 Number Percent Yes 21 47 No 24 53

Q. 13 If you ARE SEEKING full time employment, why do you think your search has been unsuccessful? n= 21 Number Percent* Not enough work experience 13 62 Just started job search 8 38 Have not given job search a full effort 2 10 No jobs in area of specialization 3 14 Other 2 10 No jobs in desired location 0 0 Require further education 0 0 * Total will exceed 100% since multiple responses were permitted.

Q. 14 If you ARE NOT SEEKING full time employment, why is that? n=24 Number Percent* Travel 4 17 Returning to school 8 33 Other 1 4 Moving out of Winnipeg 7 29 Decided to take some time off 1 4 Working for the summer only 0 0 Family responsibilities 0 0 * Total will exceed 100% since multiple responses were permitted.

Q. 15 Which of the following methods did you use in your job search? n=21 Number Percent* Career Development Centre 11 52 Internet 14 67 Newspaper advertisement 4 19 Through personal network 8 38 Previous employment 1 6 Other 0 0 Another Employment Centre 5 24 * Total will exceed 100 % since multiple responses were permitted. Page 7 2014/2015 B.Comm.(Hons.) Grad Survey Results

Q. 16 Have you utilized the Career Development Centre N=223 Number Percent Yes 177 79 No 46 21

Q. 17 If yes, when did you start utilizing the services at the Career Development Centre N=177 Number Percent 1st year 35 20 nd 2 year 61 34 Final year 81 46

Q. 18 Sex of respondents: n=231 Number Percent Male 123 53 Female 108 47

Q. 19 The average age of respondents to the survey is 24.

Age of respondents: n= 206 Number Percent <=20 0 0 21 11 5 22 33 16 23 63 31 24 48 23 25 19 9 26 10 5 27 8 4 >=28 14 7

APPENDIX A 2014/2015 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Graduate Survey Q.6 - Alphabetical Listing of Companies which hired Respondents for Full time Employment

Acklands-Grainger (2) HSBC Commercial Banking RBC Acumen Corporate Development Hylife Foods RBC Dominion Securities Ag-Quest IBEX Payroll Red Leaf Capital Air Canada (2) Immediate Media Richardson International (2) Assiniboine Park Conservancy Investors Group (8) Royal Canadian Mounted Police ATB Financial (Alberta Treasury Irwin Homes Rona Branch) JEM Technical Canada Rondex B2B Technology Jet Stream Pools Scotiabank (6) BDO Canada KPMG (7) Sephora Birchwood Automotive Group LibreStream Technology Shelter Canadian Properties Birchwood Credit Solutions LionRidge Capital Sherpa Marketing Bison Transport (2) Lorraine Cornelson,CMA Skip the Dishes BMO Capital Markets Lumber Wholesaler St Boniface Hospital Boeing Magnum Forest Products Steinbach Credit Union (3) CAA Manitoba Magnus LLP Storage Solutions Self Storage Cabela's Canada Manitoba Hydro (2) Stratford Painting Canada Goose Manitoba Hydro International Sun Valley Co-op Canadian Forces Manitoba Metis Federation Superior Swine LTD Cardinal Capital Management Manitoba Public Insurance Talbot and Associates Cargill Ltd (3) Manulife Financial TD Canada Trust Chilaola International McDonald's The Brick City of Winnipeg Mclaren McCann The Exchange Group (2) Color Ad Packaging Ltd MNP (10) The North West Company (4) Craig & Ross (3) MTS Transport Canada Cybex Systems National Bank of Canada TransX Deloitte (10) National Leasing (3) Triple A Security E&Y (6) New York Life Insurance True North Sports and Economic Development Company Entertainment Winnipeg Newdrivers of America United Postal Service Ellement Winnipeg Nintendo University of Manitoba (3) Encore Business Solutions Nygard International University of Winnipeg Enterprise Rent A Car OnBusiness Chartered Value Partners Investments FBC Accountants Vandor Denture Clinic Financial Horizons Group Osprey Capital Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Fraser and Partners Pawluk Landscaping/Farming Company (2) Globe General Agencies People Corporation WCB Manitoba Golden West Broadcasting Pepsico (2) Winnipeg Chinese Alliance GoldKing Ltd PFM Capital Church Golftown Pinnacle Staffing (2) Winnipeg Police Service Government of Manitoba (3) Pollard Banknote Winnipeg Regional Health Grant Thornton (3) Prairie Research Associates Authority (2) Great West Life (9) Princess Auto WinPak Greystone Managed Investments PWC (5) HD Cartage Inc. Quadrant Asset Management

* Numbers in brackets denote the number of respondents hired by that one company. APPENDIX B 2014/2015 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Graduate Survey Q.6 - Alphabetical Listing of Companies and Position Titles for Full time Employed Respondents BY PATTERN AREA

PATTERN AREA: ACCOUNTING COMPANY JOB TITLE Acklands-Grainger Cash Application Clerk Acklands Grainger Accounts Receivable Cash Application Staff Air Canada(2) Accounting and Audit Analyst BDO Canada Staff Accountant Birchwood Automotive Group Financial Reporting Specialist CAA Manitoba Accounting Analyst Cargill Ltd. (3) Account Analyst Chilaola International Administration Assistant Craig & Ross (3) Staff Accountant Deloitte (9) Staff Accountant E & Y (5) Staff Accountant Encore Business Solutions Accountant Fraser and Partners Assistant Financial Planner Golden West Broadcasting Accounting Assistant Grant Thornton (3) Staff Accountant Great West Assurance Financial Reporting Analyst Great West Life (2) Staff Accountant IBEX Payroll Marketing and Design Investors Group Associate Auditor Irwin Homes Building Estimator KPMG (6) Staff Accountant Lorraine Cornelson Accounting Technician Magnus LLP Staff Accountant Manitoba Government Administrative Assistant Manitoba Metis Federation Finance Clerk Manitoba Public Insurance Associate Business Associate MNP (8) Staff Accountant MNP Corporate Finance Analyst National Bank of Canada Customer Service Representative Nygard International Merchandising Support OnBusiness Chartered Accountants Staff Accountant Osprey Capital Associate People Corporation Billing Coordinator PwC (6) Staff Accountant Richardson International Associate Scotiabank Assistant Manager Shelter Canadian Properties Analyst Stratford Painting Production Manager Talbot and Associates Junior Accountant The Exchange (2) Staff Accountant TransX Traffic and Logistics Analyst University of Manitoba Purchasing Analyst Assistant Vandor Denture Clinic Office Assistant Winnipeg Chinese Alliance Church Administration Assistant

APPENDIX B 2014/2015 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Graduate Survey Q.6 - Alphabetical Listing of Companies and Position Titles for Full time Employed Respondents BY PATTERN AREA

PATTERN AREA: ACTUARIAL MATHEMATICS COMPANY JOB TITLE Ellement Winnipeg Actuary Analyst FBC Consultant Great West Life (3) Actuarial Analyst Manulife Financial Junior Actuarial Associate New York Life Insurance Company Actuarial Assistant St Boniface Hospital Manager's Assistant Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company Assistant Actuarial Analyst WCB Manitoba Actuarial Analyst

PATTERN AREA: ENTREPRENEURSHIP/SMALL BUSINESS COMPANY JOB TITLE Red Leaf Capital Account Manager Steinbach Credit Union Member Services Representative

PATTERN AREA: FINANCE COMPANY JOB TITLE Acumen Corporate Development Financial Analyst Birchwood Credit Solutions Financial Service Manager BMO Capital Markets Investment Banking Analyst Cardinal Capital Management Investment Associate Deloitte Staff Accountant Globe General Agencies Accountant GoldKing Ltd Assistant Manager Great West Life Portfolio Management Training Great West Life Financial Advisor Assistant Greystone Managed Investments Research Analyst HSBC Commercial Banking Commercial Banking Graduate Program Investors Group Financial Advisor Investors Group Funds Accountant Investors Group Associate Auditor KPMG Staff Accountant LionRidge Capital Investment Analyst Manitoba Hydro Research Analyst MNP Analyst National Leasing Credit Analyst PFM Capital Investment Analyst Quadrant Asset Management Research Associate Richardson International Marine Coordinator Royal Canadian Mounted Police Financial Analyst Scotiabank (2) Credit Solution Analyst Scotiabank Financial Advisor Scotiabank Client Portfolio Analyst Scotiabank Credit Risk Manager Steinbach Credit Union Financial Advisor Steinbach Credit Union Credit Adjudicator Storage Solutions Self Storage Vice President APPENDIX B 2014/2015 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Graduate Survey Q.6 - Alphabetical Listing of Companies and Position Titles for Full time Employed Respondents BY PATTERN AREA

PATTERN AREA: FINANCE COMPANY JOB TITLE Superior Swine LTD Marketing Manager TD Canada Trust Analyst, TD Commercial Banking United Postal Service Operations Management Specialist WinPak Marketing Cost Analyst

PATTERN AREA: GENERALIST COMPANY JOB TITLE Ag-Quest Agriculture Research Technician

PATTERN AREA: HRM/INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMPANY JOB TITLE Boeing HR Generalist Canada Goose HR Administrator Color Ad Packaging Ltd HR Assistant Enterprise Rent A Car Management Trainee Government of Manitoba Assessment Assistant Magnum Forest Products Traders Assistant National Leasing Group (2) Sales Coordinator Pawluk Landscaping/Farming Owner Pepsico Sales Representative Pinnacle Staffing (2) Recruitment Consultant Princess Auto People Resources Assistant RBC Career Launch Program Associate Rona HR Administrator Self-employed Consultant Sun Valley Co-op HR and Marketing Manager The North West Company Human Resources The North West Company Recruitment Administrator The North West Company Category Manager Transport Canada HR Assistant University of Manitoba Residence Life Coordinator Wananesa Insurance Marketing Associate Winnipeg Police Service Recruiting Winnipeg Regional Health Authority HR Representative Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Human Resources Associate

PATTERN AREA: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMPANY JOB TITLE Assiniboine Park Conservancy Volunteer Resources Coordinator ATB Financial (Alberta Treasury Branch) Personal Banking Specialist Canadian Forces Pilot Hylife Foods Management Trainee-Sales Investors Group Finance Advisor Jet Stream Pools Owner

APPENDIX B 2014/2015 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Graduate Survey Q.6 - Alphabetical Listing of Companies and Position Titles for Full time Employed Respondents BY PATTERN AREA

PATTERN AREA: LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT COMPANY JOB TITLE Bison Transport Customer Service Representative Bison Transport Grad Program City of Winnipeg Labourer Financial Horizons Group Contracts and Commissions Administrator Great West Life Sourcing Specialist HD Cartage Inc. President JEM Technical Canada Procurement & Inventory Analyst Manitoba Hydro Purchase Agent Manitoba Hydro International Marketing Analyst McDonald's Assistant Manager MTS Technical Support Rondex Associate Buyer University of Winnipeg Purchasing Agent

PATTERN AREA: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS COMPANY JOB TITLE E&Y Associate Risk Assurance Analyst Investors Group (2) Associate Systems Analyst Nintendo Retail Ambassador The North West Company Merchandise Performance Analyst

PATTERN AREA: MARKETING COMPANY JOB TITLE B2B Technology Cabela's Canada Replenishment Allocation Analyst Cybex Systems Economic Development Winnipeg Business Development Coordinator Golftown Government of Manitoba Financial Analyst Immediate Media Interaction Representative Investors Group Digital Marketing Administrator LibreStream Technology Marketing Specialist Lumber Wholesaler Lumber Trader Mclaren McCann Account Executive Newdrivers of America Technical Sales Analyst Pepsico Sales Representative Pollard Banknote Account Coordinator Prairie Research Associates Research Assistant RBC Dominion Securities Administrator Assistant Sephora Skincare Consultant Sherpa Marketing Jr. Account Manager Skip the Dishes Account Manager & Web Manager The Brick Sales Consultant Triple A Security Product Manager True North Sports and Entertainment Ticket Sales Representative University of Manitoba Membership Coordinator Value Partners Investments Marketing and Client Communication Specialist

APPENDIX C 2014/2015 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Graduate Survey Q.6 - Alphabetical Listing of Companies for Full time Employed Respondents BY INDUSTRY TYPE

ACCOUNTING, ENGINEERING, AND COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE Cybex Systems BDO Canada B2B Technology Craig & Ross (3) Deloitte (10) E & Y (6) CONSTRUCTION Grant Thornton (3) HD Cartage Inc. KPMG (7) Irwin Homes Lorraine Cornelson Stratford Painting Magnus LLP MNP (10) GOVERNMENT OnBusiness Chartered Accountants ATB Financial (Alberta Treasury Branch) PwC (5) Canadian Forces Richardson International City of Winnipeg Talbot and Associates Government of Manitoba (3) The Exchange Group (2) Transport Canada

AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND FISHING HEALTH, LEGAL, EDUCATION AND Ag-Quest SOCIAL SERVICES Cargill Ltd (3) St Boniface Hospital Pawluk Landscaping/Farming University of Manitoba (3) Richardson International University of Winnipeg Superior Swine LTD Vandor Denture Clinic Winnipeg Police Service BANKING, FINANCE, AND INVESTMENT Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (2) Birchwood Credit Solutions BMO Capital Markets HOTEL, RECREATION/LEISURE, REPAIR, Cardinal Capital Management PERSONAL SERVICES Ellement Winnipeg Assiniboine Park Conservancy FBC Immediate Media Fraser and Partners Jet Stream Pools Greystone Managed Investments True North Sports and Entertainment HSBC Commercial Banking Investors Group (8) INSURANCE LionRidge Capital Financial Horizons Group National Bank of Canada Great West Life (9) Osprey Capital Manitoba Public Insurance PFM Capital Manulife Financial Quadrant Asset Management New York Life Insurance Company RBC People Corporation RBC Dominion Securities Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company (2) Scotiabank (6) WCB Manitoba Steinbach Credit Union (3) TD Canada Trust MANUFACTURING Value Partners Investments Color Ad Packaging Ltd Hylife Foods JEM Technical Canada WinPak

APPENDIX C 2014/2015 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Graduate Survey Q.6 - Alphabetical Listing of Companies for Full time Employed Respondents BY INDUSTRY TYPE

OTHER SERVICES TO BUSINESS TRANSPORTATION, ELECTRONIC, Acumen Corporate Development COMMUNICATION, AND PUBLIC Aklands Grainger UTLITIES Chilaola International Air Canada (2) Economic Development Winnipeg Birchwood Automotive Group Encore Business Solutions Bison Transport (2) Globe General Agencies Boeing Golden West Broadcasting CAA Manitoba IBEX Payroll Enterprise Rent A Car Manitoba Metis Federation LibreStream Technology Mclaren McCann Manitoba Hydro (2) National Leasing Group (3) Manitoba Hydro International Pinnacle Staffing (2) MTS Prairie Research Associates Newdrivers of America Red Leaf Capital Rondex Royal Canadian Mounted Police TransX Shelter Canadian Properties United Postal Service Sherpa Marketing Skip the Dishes Storage Solutions Self Storage Triple A Security Winnipeg Chinese Alliance Church

RETAIL TRADE Cabela's Canada Canada Goose Golftown Magnum Forest Products McDonald's Nintendo Nygard International Pepsico (2) Pollard Banknote Princess Auto Rona Sephora Sun Valley Co-op The Brick The North West Company (3)

APPENDIX C 2014/2015 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Graduate Survey Q.6 - Alphabetical Listing of Companies for Full time Employed Respondents BY INDUSTRY TYPE

* Numbers in brackets denote the number of respondents hired by that one company in a specific role.