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%

 

Salary Information
(Converted to USD at 1.9084 - 31/10/06)

% 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
Our highly experienced team of sector-specific experts work with organizations throughout the world to grow the scope of project, recruitment and other engagement opportunities available to our students.  Through dozens of on-campus presentations and networking events, and hundreds of job and project postings students have the opportunity to meet with recruitment companies in the UK and across the world.  View below the Top MBA Recruiters at London Business School for 2007.


Major MBA recruiters at London Business School in 2007

 Management Consulting  Financial Services  Global Industry
 Booz Allen Hamilton  Barclays Group  Google
 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  

 

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