MBA Career Impact
2007 was an excellent year for our MBAs, with 97% of our graduates securing a full-time job within three months of graduation and 99% of the 2008 class securing an internship or project during the summer months. The average annual salary for MBA 2007 was £59,982 (US$124,512) while the average weekly compensation for an MBA 2008 summer internship was £1,003 (US$2,081).
MBA Career Impact
Our world-class staff in Career Services are dedicated to supporting you in your journey to an outstanding career. Staffed by a team of experts, London Business School Career Services focuses its energy on building relationships with employers and fostering student development. Whether you are charting a new career direction or looking to gain a competitive advantage in your current field we will help you to find your path to a rewarding future.
Skills for Career Development
With many London Business School students looking for a new career direction, Career Services is dedicated to fostering an environment that allows students to explore new avenues. We provide you with the tools that will help you identify and articulate your transferable skills and previous experience and apply these in a new direction. Our comprehensive Skills Development Programme is unique in its integration into your MBA studies. You will complete the world leading Career Leader © assessment tool to firmly plan your career strategy in the context of a clear knowledge of your strengths, preferences and development areas. You will also have access to an experienced Career Coach and follow a range of career skills modules throughout your course including:
- Cover Letter & CV Writing Workshops
- Telling & Selling Your Story
- Interview Techniques
- Mock Interviews
- Networking – What Comes After the Handshake
MBA 2007 Employment Statistics - Overview
For a complete breakdown of the year's employment statistics, download the MBA Employment Report 2007 (pdf 381kb)
| % Class employed at 3 months after graduation | 97% |
| Of those | |
| New Employer | 87% |
| Previous Employer | 8% |
| Starting own | 5% |
| Employment by sector | % |
| Financial Services | 46% |
| Global Industry | 31% |
| Management Consulting | 23% |
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Salary Information |
% Receiving | UK Pounds | US Dollars |
| Overall | Mean | Mean | |
| Annual salary | 100% | 59,982 | 124,512 |
| Sign-on bonus | 67% | 18,698 | 38,815 |
| Year-end bonus | 60% | 19,317 | 40,098 |
| Management Consulting | |||
| Annual Salary | 62,640 | 130,030 | |
| Financial Services | |||
| Annual Salary | 60,093 | 124,744 | |
| Global Industry | |||
| Annual Salary | 56,335 | 116,942 |
Recruitment Opportunities
Major MBA recruiters at London Business School in 2007
| Management Consulting | Financial Services | Global Industry |
| Booz Allen Hamilton | Barclays Group | |
| McKinsey & Company | Lehman Brothers | BP |
| Bain & Company | Deutsche Bank | Inditex |
| LEK Consulting | HSBC | BT |
| The Boston Consulting Group | American Express | Cemex |
| Accenture | Citigroup | Johnson & Johnson |
| AT Kearney | Merrill Lynch | LexisNexis Butterworths |
| ZS Associates | Credit Suisse | Nike |
| Goldman Sachs | Reed Elsevier | |
| Morgan Stanley | Shell | |
| Standard Chartered Bank | ||
| BBVA | ||
| UBS | ||
| Capital Group | ||
| DZ Bank | ||
| Fidelity Investments | ||
| General Electric | ||
| Harrison Varma | ||
| JP Morgan | ||
| Macquarie Bank | ||
| Orbis |
