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EMPLOYMENT REPORT 2017
MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAMS
WIDE SELECTION OF CAREERS
At the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), we are proud of our graduates, and the choices they make with the opportunities afforded them. A Master degree from SSE
opens doors to a wide range of careers and advanced studies.
OUR 2016 MASTER GRADUATES are no exception to this trend, having been highly successful in their search for fulfilling jobs. Of this high-achieving cohort, 93 percent accepted a job offer within three months of graduation. Our graduates represent 35 different nationalities and are fully prepared to become the responsible global business leaders of tomorrow, with lifelong access to our worldwide network of over 20,000 alumni which adds to the benefits of earning an SSE degree.
We congratulate our graduates on their success, while thanking loyal recruiters, alumni and corporate partners for their contributions to the professional development of SSE students and graduates. We look forward to preparing future leaders to tackle tomorrow’s business challenges.
Katarina Hägg
Vice President External Relations Stockholm School of Economics
GRADUATE PROFILE
In 2016, 336 students graduated from SSE’s Master programs. They included 54 % men and 46 % women.
43% were international students. Median age at graduation was 26 (ranging from 22 to 39). In total 35 nationalities were represented.
NATIONALITIES REPRESENTED IN THE MASTER COHORT GRADUATING IN 2016
American, Austrian, Azerbaijani, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Canadian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hong Kong Chinese, Hungarian, Indian, Iranian, Italian, Kazakh, Latvian, Lithuanian, Mexican, Norwegian, Polish,
Russian, Serbian, Slovakian, Spanish, Swedish, Swiss, Taiwanese and Zimbabwean.
46% AGE 26
54% 43%
WIDE SELECTION OF CAREERS
The average total compensation of Master
graduates one year after completing their studies was 60 380 USD*
(488 678 SEK).
* The SEK/USD exchange rate used is from the Riksbank USD/SEK = 8.0934 (Sep 2017).
AVERAGE SALARY
GRADUATES HIRED QUICKLY
93% found employment within 3 months 93%
of completing their studies.*
82% found positions before they completed their studies.
*The remaining 7 % include those who chose not to look for a job immediately after graduation.
ALUMNI WORKING ALL OVER THE WORLD
For SSE Master graduates Sweden, Germany, and the United Kingdom were the most popular employment destinations.
36 % of the graduates started their careers outside of Sweden.
COUNTRIES REPRESENTED AMONG WORK LOCATIONS OF MSc 2016 ALUMNI
Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Canada, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.
NATIONALITY AND DESTINATION
Most Swedes decide to pursue their careers in Sweden. Most graduates of other nationalities started their careers abroad.
SWEDISH GRADUATES WORKING IN SWEDEN 2016: 87% (13% located outside of Sweden).
INTERNATIONAL GRADUATES WORKING IN SWEDEN 2016: 33% (67% located outside of Sweden).
39% OF MSC 2016 ALUMNI ARE WORKING IN SSE’S CORPORATE PARTNER COMPANIES*
FIRST-TIME EMPLOYERS
ACCENTURE A.T. KEARNEY ATLAS COPCO AXEL JOHNSON BAIN & COMPANY
BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP CITIGROUP
COOP SVERIGE AB DANSKE BANK DELOITTE E.ON
EF EDUCATION FIRST**
ELECTROLUX ERICSSON EY
FSN CAPITAL H&M**
ICA
INVESTOR AB KPMG
MCKINSEY & COMPANY
MODERN TIMES GROUP MORGAN STANLEY NORDEA
ORIFLAME PWC ROTHSCHILD SALESFORCE SEB
UNIVERSUM**
VATTENFALL AB
*SSE HAS MORE THAN 110 CORPORATE PARTNERS **SSE CEMS PARTNER
EXAMPLES OF OTHER EMPLOYERS
ARTHUR D. LITTLE BUSINESS SWEDEN CAPGEMINI CONSULTING GOOGLE
INFLUENCE JP MORGAN KAPLAN RM
LYNX EYE
MONITOR DELOITTE QLIRO GROUP
SIRONA HEALTH SOLUTIONS SONY MUSIC
SPOTIFY TELE2
CHOICE OF SECTOR
42 % Consultancy 4 % Public Sector/
Non-profit organization 21 % Finance
2 % Education
12 % Retail/Consumer Products
2 % Industrial
3 % Media/Marketing 2 % Entertainment
9 % IT/Telecom
3 % Other
CHOICE OF SECTOR PROGRAM PORTFOLIO
MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAMS
(2 YEARS)
International Business Finance Business & Management
Economics Accounting & Financial
Management MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAMS
PROGRAMS OFFERED AT SSE
DOCTORAL PROGRAMS (4 YEARS)
MBA EXECUTIVE FORMAT (18 MONTHS) BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE PROGRAMS (3 YEARS)
Business & Economics Retail Management
Business Administration Economics
Finance
EXECUTIVE EDUCATION MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAMS
WHAT EMPLOYERS THINK
”The ability to attract world-class talent to Accenture is absolutely essential to our strategy and competitiveness.
That is why we are partnering with SSE.”
Mattias Lewrén
Sweden Country Managing Director and Managing Director Communications, Media & Technology Nordic Accenture
“It is a true privilege for Brunswick to have one of Europe’s foremost business schools just around the corner from our headquarters in Stockholm.
SSE graduates have proved to be highly engaged, ambitious and curious members of our team.
Most importantly, they share our passion for achieving the very best in everything we do.”
Erik Eliasson Partner
Brunswick Real Estate
“We see SSE as an excellent recruitment platform. Our collabo- ration with SSE includes students participating in research projects, study visits, focus groups and real-life cases, allowing us to build close contacts with top talent.”
Martino Pessina
Head of Global Sales and Operations H&M
”The program gave me a much deeper understanding about complex financial theories and developed my analytical thinking which made me fluent in the language of corporate finance.”
Anna Moroz Management Consultant Bain & Company (in Stockholm, Sweden)
”During my last year at SSE I worked with an excellent professor who introduced me to several people working on issues related to international development. I learned a lot from working with these people and the connections were crucial for my career. I also have SSE to thank for my first and second job in New York. These opportunities
somehow came through SSE connections”
Mirja Sjöblom, Senior Economist at World Bank (in New York, USA)
”The open and authentic SSE environment and people I met within the program really helped me in my decision of what my next career step should be!”
Tibor Kese Business Analyst
McKinsey & Company (in Prague, Czech Republic)
WHAT ALUMNI THINK
STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
The Stockholm School of Economics is rated as the top business school in the Nordic and Baltic countries and enjoys a strong international reputation. World-class research forms the foundation of our educational offering, which includes Bachelor, Master, PhD, MBA Executive Format, and executive education programs. Our programs are developed in close cooperation with the business and research communities, providing graduates substantial potential to attain leading positions in companies and other organizations. The School is accredited by EQUIS, certifying that all of its principal activities – teaching as well as research – maintain the highest international standards. The Stockholm School of Economics is also the only Swedish member institution of CEMS and PIM, which are collaborations between top business schools worldwide, contributing to the level of quality for our school is known.
Stockholm School of Economics ∙ Box 6501 ∙ SE-113 83 Stockholm, Sweden Phone: +46 8 736 90 00 ∙ info@hhs.se ∙ www.hhs.se
Photos: Juliana Wiklund.
