MBA

Full Time
Employment
Report

Graduating Class of 2014

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MBA - Full Time Employment

Report
Employment
Report Our MBA graduates are passionate about taking knowledge learned in
the classroom and applying it in the business world. They are exemplars
of the school´s motto Inspiring futures; committed to promoting values
consistent with academic and professional excellence. It is a tribute to our
world-class faculty, academic rigour and the breadth of experience ESADE
students bring to the MBA programme that 88% of the class were employed
three months after graduating.
What makes the MBA programme at ESADE different is the collaborative
and multi-cultural experience. 48 nationalities are represented in the 2014
Iain McLoughlin class and it is this diversity together with the interactive nature of the pro-
Director gramme that ensures students are exposed to, and prepared for interna-
Career Services ESADE tional professional experiences post-graduation.
Business School ESADE graduates have risen to challenges in the global economy and put
themselves at the front of MBA recruitment. Industry continues to be a popu-
lar sector of choice and 72% of the MBA2014 class secured employment with
one of the many corporations who visited to hire from ESADE. Other key sec-
tors to recruit ESADE talent were Finance, 15% and Consulting, 13%.
Facts & Highlights of 2014
We have introduced some exciting innovations to better reflect the challeng-
es in the MBA market and improve our offering. This year we hosted Start Up
Careers and developed contacts and connections between ESADECreapolis,
The ESADE MBA is one of the most diverse environments you local and national companies and students starting their own ventures.
could hope to experience, and our Class of 2014 is no different, Symplicity, a customer relationship management platform was launched
with 157 students from 48 countries around the globe and 35% and has provided more services to employers and students and increased
efficiency. We have more than 2,500 companies registered, have published
female students!
more than 6,500 job opportunities and recorded in excess of 4,000 career
It stands to reason that this diversity gives the vast majority of interventions.

our students a taste for all things international, with a huge 81% Additionally, the career services team have travelled widely, meeting recruit-
ers to build the best possible and most extensive relationships. India, the Mid-
of graduates leaving Spain to work in top global companies dle East, Latin and North America, Asia, and Europe are all key destinations
the world over. where graduates look to find work and where we wish to engage with recruit-
ers. I would like to thank our recruiters for having confidence in the skills,
What about the possibility to increase your base salary by more expertise and global perspectives that ESADE students and graduates can
than 65%? That’s the average increase in income for this class, and bring to their organisations, and continuing to hire from the School.
88% had secured a top position within 3 months of graduation. I hope you find this report informative and useful.
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Graduating Class 2014

Class Profile
As one of the most diverse MBA programmes in the world, in terms of both nationality and
background, ESADE’s teamwork-based approach increases students’ global perspective and
allows for a holistic learning experience. With 48 nationalities represented in our MBA classes,
our students achieve a greater vision of the business world as a whole.

Average age Average work

Students experience nationalities
(YEARS) Women
(years)

157 28.6 35 6,5 48

By Academic Background By Functional Background By Sector

36% Economics / Management 26% Marketing/Sales 48% Industrial

31% Engineering 16% Consulting 16% Banking / Financial Services
18% Humanities / Social Sciences 16% Finance 14% Consulting Services
8% Sciences 16% General Management 14% Other Services
4% Law 11% Operations / Logistics 8% Government & NGO
3% Other 10% MIS/IT Consulting
5% Other

Geographical Background

36% Asia
25% Latin America
22% Europe
13% USA&Canada 13% 36%
2% Africa 22%
2% Middle East 2%

2%

25%
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Graduating Class 2014 Employment and Salary by Industry (Full Time Jobs and Mean Salary)

Full Time Technology

Manufacturing 24%
29% € 68,762
€ 75,316

Employment Report Financial Services

General Services
15%
15%
€ 89,209
€ 44,352
Consulting Services 13% € 67,131
Our MBA graduates go on to work in senior positions across a wide range of different sectors Government & NGO 4% € 54,090
and industries around the globe.
Our Career Services Team provides unparalleled personalised attention to help orientate MBA
students in their job search processes and help them aim high to reach their individual goals.
Employment and Salary by Sector (Full Time Jobs and Mean Salary)
This, coupled with the numerous career-focused events held on campus, it’s no wonder the
results are so positive on graduating from ESADE.

72% 15% 13%

88%
MBA 2014 Graduate Salary

65% € 68,489 Average Industry Finance Consulting

Post-MBA Salary
Students employed € 60,630 € 89,209 € 67,131
3 months after
graduation Average Salary
Increase € 41,565 Average
Pre-MBA Salary

Employment and Salary by Function (Full Time Jobs and Salary)

Marketing/Sales 34% € 63,826

Consulting 21% € 62,318
ESADE MBA graduates are interested in innovation, creativity and Management 18% € 61,478
entrepreneurship. Values we look for when we recruit for the Bertelsmann
Entrepreneurs Programme which is an international retention programme. Finance 14% € 103,840
Operations/Logistics/Production 6% € 61,969
Maria Schnepper Other 6% € 69,322
Senior Associate Corporate Management Development
Bertelsmann MIS/IT 1% NA
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CONSULTING Average Salary by Geographical Region FINANCE Average Salary by Geographical Region GEOGRAPHICAL MOBILITY

37% Spain (not in W.Europe total) € 49,375 25% Asia € 61,055

27% Western Europe € 80,134 17% Latin America € 43,874
18% Middle East € 94,900 17% Middle East NA
9% Africa NA 17% USA & Canada € 62,050
9% Oceania NA 17% Western Europe € 75,638 Job location
8% Africa NA Job location 48% Europe
72% North America 24% Asia
14% Europe 19% North America
14% Latin America 7% Latin America
INDUSTRY Average Salary by Geographical Region 2% Africa
Job location
34% Western Europe € 78,496 7% Middle East € 72,651 100% Asia
20% Spain (not in W.Europe total) € 51,950 2% Africa NA
15% Asia € 49,679 2% Central & Eastern Europe NA
10% Latin America € 58,342 2% Oceania NA
8% USA & Canada € 70,810

18%
8%
51%
10%

2%

11%

Job location
75% Middle East
25% Europe

Job location
88% Latin America
22% Europe Job location
To be on campus is really good: you can get in touch with the stu- 50% Africa
dents and help them understand the real opportunities we can offer. 50% North America

Theo Douetts Camurça

Director People EMEA
nationality Job location
Burger King Corporation
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How to engage
with ESADE?

Career Forum Career Workshops

Held in October for MBA. Throughout the whole year in coordination with your recruitment timeline.

The Career Forum is three full days of corporate presentations, skills semi- Enjoy the opportunity to get to know a selected group of students in an
nars, interviews and a lot of networking for both students and companies. intimate setting, by hosting an interactive workshop to engage students and
The premier events are especially advertised to the whole student body promote your company opportunities at ESADE.
giving you great exposure on Campus. A great way to meet potential candi- For example an interview skills workshop, case cracking session or a sector
dates in person. One stop shop. specific workshop.

COMPANY PRESENTATION Case Competition

Throughout the whole year in coordination with your recruitment timeline. Throughout the whole year in coordination with your recruitment timeline.

An alternative way to introduce your company and possible career See how ESADE talent acts in a real life situation by organizing a school
opportunities to students by hosting an event for a targeted group of specific or multiple school case competition, and observe our students
students. If desired you can combine the presentation with a networking solve the given problem by employing their newly learned skills.
cocktail afterwards.

On-Campus Interviews Student Club events

Throughout the whole year in coordination with your recruitment timeline. Throughout the whole year in coordination with your recruitment timeline.

Once you have selected candidates among our top talent, you can carry Business clubs are managed by the MBA Student Association, (MBASA)
out part of your recruiting process on our campus. We are happy to provide and are responsible for leveraging their position at ESADE to create learning
interview rooms and inhouse hospitality services, saving you time and cost. and networking opportunities for members. Club events provide a good
platform for companies who wish to recruit or gain on-campus exposure.
Each club has one Associate Director from Career Services assigned to work
closely with them.
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Digital Branding
All year round.

Publish your company profile on our career portal (www.esade.jobs) to

enhance your visibility among students and alumni.

Job postings
All year round. The perfect platform for posting job offers and internships.

You can post your vacancies or browse our CVs. To manage the applications
you can either collect them on our system or redirect candidates to your
recruiting platform/e-mail account. www.esade.jobs

Alumni on Campus
All year round, based on training needs.

Former students are the best ambassadors of your company on campus, when
hosting skills seminars relevant to the activities of career management.
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Where are they now?

Hila Yerushalmi (ISRAEL)
Full Time MBA Class of 2014
Category Development Manager
Kaitlin Keon (USA)
at Kimberly-Clark, Israel
Full Time MBA Class of 2014
James Doherty, USA/Ireland
Marketing Analytics Manager “At the Career Forum I went to
at American Express, USA Full Time MBA Class of 2014
presentations by Amazon, L’Oréal
Global Commercial Strategy
“During my first year at ESADE, I attended the Manager at Telefónica, Spain and J&J. I was looking for a career in
American Express presentation at the Fall Career marketing and I found some interesting
Forum, along with several other presentations from “At ESADE we work in a very team- opportunities. Now I am working as
top companies. I was impressed by the friendly focused setting, which means that not a Category Development Manager
and collegial atmosphere of Amex’s presentation, only do you learn a lot about yourself at Kimberly-Clark in Israel, where I
which felt quite similar to ESADE’s collaborative and your own abilities, but you get to previously did an internship focusing
work environment. Although I decided to intern for know your teammates well and how on Marketing and Retail of FMCG.”
a Spanish bank that summer, I always remembered you work best with others.”
the Amex presentation and was eager to apply
for full-time positions. I am now confident I can
contribute to American Express’ culture
by bringing the cooperative spirit
I learned at ESADE”

Oare Ehiemua (Nigeria)

Full Time MBA Class of 2014
External Relations at African Capital
Eduardo Suárez (Mexico)
Alliance, NIGERIA
Full Time MBA Class of 2014
Asset Management Analyst “I decided to come to ESADE because of its consistent
AT Banamex, Mexico ranking as a top MBA programme in Europe that
annually attracts an exceptionally diverse group of
“The single biggest highlight of studying my MBA at
students drawn to the “ESADE spirit” of collaboration
ESADE has been the exposure to such a diverse group
and team work. During my time in the culturally rich
of classmates from so many different countries and
city of Barcelona, I benefited from a truly enriching
professional backgrounds, each with their own individual
learning environment from my classmates who came
way of working and personal goals. This huge diversity,
from an incredible 48 different nationalities and
coupled with ESADE’s teamwork-based methodology has
hugely diverse work backgrounds. Since graduating
given me a much more holistic view of today’s globalized
from ESADE, I have returned to Nigeria and am
business world and the management skills that business
working with a leading independent investment firm
leaders need to make a difference. With Latin American
focusing on Nigeria and the broader West African
countries in constant growth, I have decided to take
region, applying all my newly acquired
advantage of the opportunity to return to Mexico in June
knowledge to making an impact in
for my 3-month internship in the banking sector,
my home country.”
and look forward to being able to bring my
newly acquired business knowledge
back home with me.”
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Graduating Class 2014 Companies engaged with ESADE Career Services (2012 -2014)

Summer Internship
Full Time Employment & Salaries Report
Abbott Citi LVMH
adidas Group Creating Values Macquarie Group

Report
African Capital Credit Suisse AG McKinsey & Co
Alliance
DBS Bank MeadWestVaco
Akamon
Deloitte Consulting Microsoft
Almirall
Delta Partners Momentum Project
Internships are the perfect option for students looking to change career path or gain knowledge in Alpha Internet
Desigual Morgan Stanley
a new area. The ESADE MBA offers all the tools to ensure our graduates have in-depth knowledge Ventures SL
Deutsche Bank Natura
Altadis Imperial
of all areas of business, making them more adaptable and capable of adding value across all sectors. Tobacco Deutsche Post DHL Nestlé
Students who pursue the 15 or 18-month MBA programme have access to internships around the world, Altair Management
Inhouse Consulting
Novartis
in a wide variety of industries, to put all their knowledge into practice and gain experience in the field. Consultants Deutsche Telekom
Nubera eBusiness SL
Amazon Doha Bank
Philip Morris
American Express DuPont
INTERNSHIPS Monthly Remuneration Internships by Job Region PwC
Airbnb Eli Lilly
Saudi Aramco
61% Europe € 2,548 A.T. Kearney EY
SHEVA
13% Latin America € 2,200 Axis Corporate F.C. Barcelona
Shinhan Bank
€ 2,824 € 1,750 10% Asia € 3,364 Banc de Sabadell Gas Natural Fenosa
Smart Design
10% North America € 1,588 Banco Interamericano Globalpraxis
Solera Holdings
3% Middle East € 2,500 de Desarrollo
Mean Internship Median Internship Google
3% Africa NA Sun Area Property
Monthly Remuneration Monthly Remuneration Bank of America Grupo Santander Partners
Merrill Lynch
GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) Syngenta
INTERNSHIPS BY FUNCTION (INTERNSHIPS AND MEAN SALARY)
Banorte
Henkel Tectura UK
Barclays
HP Telefónica
BASF AG
28% 28% 21% 8% 5% 4% 3% 3% IBM The Boston Consulting
Bayer AG Group
Indorama Venture
Marketing/ Consulting Finance Management Operations/ Communications MIS/TIC Other Beabloo Public Company Toshiba
Sales € 2,283 € 3,143 € 1,700 Logistics NA NA NA
€ 2,950 /Production Bearing Point Indra Business Uber
€ 2,967
Bertelsmann Consulting
Vodafone
Billy Mobile Infosys
INTERNSHIPS BY SECTOR (INTERNSHIPS AND MEAN SALARY) Volkswagen / Audi
Booz & Co Jansenn Corporation
Pharmaceuticals
British Telecom Votorantim Cimentos
Industry & Manufacturing 23% € 2,651 Johnson & Johnson
Caja Los Andes Werfen Group
Technology 22% € 1,930 J.P. Morgan
Calper Wolff Olins
General Services 19% € 1,625 Kimberly Clark
CAF (Corporación WPP
Financial Services 14% € 4,050 Andina del Fomento) KPMG
Zalando SE
Consulting Services 14% € 2,683 Channel Liberty Mutual
ZenGuard GmbH
Government & Non-profit 6% € 2,250 Cimaco Lidl
Media & Communications 2% NA L’Oréal
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This report measures the number of students in employment, having already accepted offers, in comparison with those actively seeking
employment on a fixed date. Percentages include those who accepted employment prior to graduation and those who had signed an em-
ployment contract within exactly 3 months of this date. All information here enclosed was offer voluntarily by the students themselves. The
information offered here is to provide you with as broad a picture of salary ranges as possible.
All amounts are quoted in Euros (€). All conversions are at the current exchange rate, though this does not reflect living expenses and typical
wage scales abroad, inthe case of students working abroad
(*) For confidentiality reasons, we have not provided salary information for percentages lower than 5%. Percentages inferior to 5% will be
shown as NO DATA.
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