Build Your Future
Our Career and Professional Development team equips you with the essential skills, tools, and resources to thrive after earning your MBA. Regardless of your background, whether it is in humanities, science, engineering, or business, we’re committed to helping you explore your potential.
Through personalized support, skill development, and networking opportunities, we’ll make sure your MBA is both an enriching and purposeful experience. We’ll support your search for meaningful opportunities for growth, whether you’re pursuing a summer internship, co-op work term or future careers.
How We Support You
Career Services
We offer a number of services to our MBA students* including:
- Personalized career coaching
- Industry Expertise
- Connecting with alumni and corporate partners through networking and mentorship activities and events
- Access to various online and career resources
- Professional skills development
Internships and Co-op Positions
Our job board features internships and co-op positions specifically within the fields of our specializations, providing you with relevant, hands-on experience. While you have the flexibility to independently seek out your own positions, these must be reviewed and approved by our Career and Professional Development team to ensure they meet our educational standards.
*Only applicable to MBA, MBA with Co-op and Accelerated students. Blended Learning Part-Time students will receive personalized career coaching based off of their individual needs.
Networking
Networking is crucial for MBA students as it opens doors to career opportunities, fosters professional relationships, and provides valuable insights and support from industry peers and mentors. Here’s a sample of the networking opportunities available to you throughout your time at DeGroote:
- Company information sessions
- Mock interview nights
- Industry Speakers and Panels
- Alumni Coffee Breaks
- Knowledge @ DeGroote events
- Alumni Speaker Series
- Peer-to-peer Lunch & Learn
- DeGroote Leaders Peer Mentorship
Employment by Industry
Class of 2023 graduates have been hired in the following industries:
| Financial Services | 28% |
| Professional Services – Consulting | 16% |
| Technology | 13% |
| Healthcare | 11% |
| Manufacturing | 7% |
| Consumer Packaged Goods | 4% |
| Other* | 21% |
*Other includes Telecommunication, Transportation, Retail, Non-Profit, Government, Education, Hospitality, Energy, Wholesale Distribution
Salaries and Signing Bonuses
94% of full-time MBA students seeking employment were employed within ten months of graduation.*
Salaries reported post-graduation include:
| SALARIES | |
|---|---|
| Highest salary | $128800 |
| Lowest salary | $44500 |
| Average | $81900 |
36% of those reporting salaries, reported receiving a signing bonus:
| SIGNING BONUS | |
|---|---|
| Highest bonus | $50900 |
| Lowest bonus | $1500 |
| Average | $9900 |
EMPLOYERS WHO’VE HIRED THIS CLASS
DeGroote has an expansive presence among several top employers. Below, you can find a sample of the employers who’ve hired DeGroote graduates:
• Affinity Health
• Amazon
• CIBC
• Deloitte
• Ernst & Young (EY)
• Ford Motor Company
• GSK Canada
• Hamilton Health Sciences
• KPMG
• Loblaws Companies Ltd.
• Mackenzie Health
• Medline Canada
• Microsoft Canada
• PepsiCo
• RBC
• Scotiabank
• Siemens Canada
• TD
• TELUS
• TJX Canada
•Whirlpool Corporation
Employers We Work With
DeGroote is proud to work with leading Canadian and international employers. Below, you can find a list of some of our employer partners:
3M
Abbott Laboratories
AceAge Inc.
Agnew Peckham Health Care Planning
Consultants
AIP American Industrial Partners
All Can Trust
Allied Irish Bank
Alorica
Amazon
Anheuser-Busch
Anmar Mechanical (Stelco)
Antxl Inc.
APEGA
Appficiency Inc.
ApplyBoard
AstraZeneca Inc.
Baxter International
Bayer
BD Becton Dickinson
BDO Canada LLP
Blackberry Ltd.
Blue Health Services
BMO Bank of Montreal
BNP Paribas
Bombardier Inc.
BrandLoyalty
Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited
CAN Health Network
Canada Life Assurance Company
Canadian Hospital Specialties Ltd.
Canadian Mental Health Association
Canadian Tire Corporation Ltd.
Centum Financial Services Limited
Partnership
CGI Inc.
ChizComm Ltd
CIBC
Citylitics Inc.
Clear Blue Technologies
Clearview Advisory
Colliers
Conestoga Meat Packers Ltd.
Constellation HomeBuilder Systems
Corp Inc
Cooper Surgical Inc
Coreslab Structures Inc
CY Health Inc
Deloitte
EATON Corporation
EdKent Media
Empire Life Insurance Company
Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada
Evercloak
Extendicare Inc
Ernst & Young
FedEx Express Canada Ltd
FGF Brands Inc.
Fiera Capital Corporation
Fiix Software
Finastra
Flare Systems
Ford Motor Company
Foresters Financial
Forge & Foster Investment Management
Four Seasons
FreshBooks
FutureVault Inc
G.S. Dunn Ltd.
Gallant Contracting Inc
Government of Canada
Government of Ontario
Grand River Hospital
Grant Thornton LLP
Greenpeace Canada
GlaxoSmithKline
Hamilton Health Sciences
Hamilton Program for Schizophrenia
Hatch Ltd.
HP Canada Co.
Humber River Hospital
Hunter Engineering Company
Hydro One Inc.
IBM Canada Limited
IMPACT CPAs LLP
Inc-Query
Indigo Global Merchants
Intact Financial Corporation
International Institute of Business
Analysis
IQVIA
Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Joseph Brant Hospital
Kensington Health
Knockri
Konrad Group
KPMG
Laurentian Bank of Canada
LCBO
Level5 Strategy
Loblaws
London Health Sciences Centre
Mackenzie Health
Mackenzie Investments
MangoVisa
Manulife
Maple Leaf Foods Inc.
Martin Brower Company LLC
McCarthy Tetrault
McMaster University
Medallia
Medcan Clinic
Melrose Investments Inc
Metro Inc.
Metsco Energy Solutions Inc.
Michael Garron Hospital
Microsoft
Middlesex London Health Unit
Ministry of Economic Development
Miravo Healthcare
Mohawk College
MPA Morrison Park Advisors Inc.
National Research Council Canada
Nestle
Newlook Capital
Nexus Energy Inc
Noble Company
Numerator
Nutrien
Octapharma
ODAIA Intelligence Inc.
Olympic Industries ULC
Ontario Ministry of Transportation
Ontario Renal Network
Open Farm Inc
Optimus SBR
Origin Merchant Partners
OSFI
PatSnap Ltd.
PepsiCo Inc.
PetSmart
PHRI
President’s Choice Financial
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Procter & Gamble
Propulo Consulting
PwC
Rainbow 6ix Marketing Agency
ReedGroup Canada
Rel8ed.to
Restaurant Brands International
Ricoh Canada
Rimowa
Rogers Sport & Media
Royal Bank of Canada
Roynat Capital Inc.
SAIC Volkswagen
Satistar Management Consulting
Savormetrics
SC Johnson
SCI Group Inc.
Scotiabank
SeamlessMD
Second Spring Digital
Shared Services West
Smith & Nephew
Solar Philippines Equipment Suppliers
Spectral Medical Inc
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
StackAdapt
Staflo
Stelco
StressCrete Group
Stryker Corporation
Suncor Energy/ Petro-Canada
Sunlife Financial
Swiggy
TaperMD
TD Bank
Teck Resources Limited
Teladoc health
Telus Communications Inc.
TELUS Health
Teva Pharmaceuticals
The Adpharm Inc.
The Central West LHIN
The Downing Street Group
The Fertility Partners
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
TJX Canada
Toronto Hydro
Trillium Health Partners
Trinity Development Group Inc
Trulioo
UniExplore Inc
Unilever Canada
Unity Health Toronto
Upfield Canada
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Wealthsimple Inc.
Weston Foods
Whirlpool Canada LP
William Osler Health System
Wilson HCG
Wolseley Canada Inc.
Women’s College Hospital
Woodstock Hospital
Wuxly Movement