Graduating MBA students profile - class of 2011

HEC Montreal is the first business school in North America to be awarded the three most prestigious accreditations in its field:  AACSB International, EQUIS and AMBA. Our MBA program can be done entirely in French or in English, with over 600 hours of courses – just like a two-year MBA program. An innovative, high-quality program listed among some of the most prestigious international rankings.

Intensive MBA Cohort graduating in August 2011

Average age: 31
Experience: 6 years
Fluency in English:  100%
Fluency in French:  69%
Fluent in three languages or more:  62%
Fluent in four languages or more: 20%
Countries represented: 42
Native languages:  22
Students in the Intensive one-year program:  136

Majors offered in the intensive MBA program: 

Analysis of the Economic Environment, Corporate Finance, Corporate Law, Energy Management, Entrepreneurship, Human Resources Management, Information Technology Management, International Business, Investment and Portfolio Management, Management, Marketing, Operations and Logistics Management, Project Management.

HEC Montreal MBA Grads are well-known for their:

• Leadership and strategic vision
• Leading-edge management expertise
• Ability to deal with change
• Understanding of local, national and international issues and multicultural dimensions
• Analytical and business skills
• Ability to handle complex situations
• Management of sustainable development
• Corporate social responsibility and ethical behaviour
• Strong communications skills
• Technological skills

Brilliant competitors:

Our students turn in outstanding performances at many national and international interuniversity competitions. 

• First place in 2010 – annual international Net Impact Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Case Competition organized by the Rotman School of Management (University of Toronto)
• First place in 2008 – semi-finalist in 2009 and 3^rd place in 2006 in the Global Business Challenge, a case study competition organized by the National University of Singapore (in 2008, the event brought together some 450 teams from 110 universities in 30 countries)
• First place in 2008 – in the annual Best in Class case competition organized by Financial Executives International Canada
• First place in 2008 and 2^nd place in 2007 and 2006 in the annual international MBA case study competition hosted by the John Molson School of Business, in Montréal

International rankings: 

• TOP 15, BusinessWeek 2010: Biennial ranking of the best non-US business schools
• Top 10 Forbes, 2009: Biennial ranking of the best non-US MBA programs. 
• Top 20 AméricaEconomia, 2009: Ranking of the best business schools outside of Latin America.
• Top 10 BusinessWeek 2004 and 2006: Biennial ranking of the best non-US business schools.
• Top 100 The Economist 2006: Ranking of the best 100 MBA programs around the world 

To recruit our candidates: 

Many possibilities are offered to you:

• Send your Job Postings directly to students and alumni
• Plan an On-campus prerecruitment session
• Attend our MBA recruiting events (Montreal & Toronto)
• Propose a supervised field consulting project
• Offer sponsorships
• Organize a company visit
• Search in the online MBA résumé directory

For more information or for advice regarding your recruitment strategy please contact Ms. Geneviève Côté, Counsellor, MBA Career Services at 514 340-6687 or genevieve.cote@hec.ca.

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