Employment Report - Lang's Bachelor of Commerc

Bachelor of Commerce Employment Report

About the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics

We are developing globally conscious leaders for the rapidly changing business world.

The Lang School is known for excellence in sustainable business and management studies, and for our commitment to developing exceptional leaders and engaged citizens.

Lang’s Future You Advantage program develops the skills and expertise students need to launch their career and meet the demands of today’s top employers. We do this through industryfocused learning experiences, globally-focused leadership development and career-focused supports where students hone their skills and gain industry-focused expertise. Students customize their career path based on their own unique interests, ready and prepared to launch their career.

Lang Commerce graduates are supported by the Business Career Development Centre, which provides tailored career mentoring and networking opportunities for students. Those who wish to hone their entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial abilities, the John F. Wood Centre for Business and Student Enterprise offers mentoring and funding to help students launch their startup or gain important skills in communications, consulting and more. These support services help transform students into the ethical and responsible business leaders our world needs.

Quick Facts

Top 6%

#1 in the world (AACSB Accredited) graduate employment rate *Corporate Knights Better World MBA Ranking 2022

in Canada for focus on sustainability*

9 Specialized, industry-focused majors

of Lang graduates are willing to work anywhere in Canada

12% of graduates want to work in Toronto

Lang Commerce at a glance

54%

30% GTA

77420%

Commerce graduates of graduates want to work outside of Ontario

24% DOWNTOWN CORE

8%

of Lang graduates want to work outside of Canada

223160+ 320 international students currently enrolled in BComm

startups launched via John F. Wood Centre

Lang students enrolled in a minor

Lang graduates 2019 – 2022

Employment

Quick Facts

51%

(since 2019) (since 2019)

1/4 hospitality and tourism management alumni are director level or above

80% increase in 1st year enrollment to BComm increase in graduates making $70k or more graduate employment rate

96%

Connected to Industry

Lang student organizations provide “outside the classroom” learning opportunities for students to enhance their leadership abilities and professional development. Lang’s Business Career Development Centre connects hiring companies with top talent from Lang through case competitions, networking events and workshops.

Below is just a sample of the organizations that have engaged with Lang Commerce students:

KPMG

Each fall, executives from the accounting firm KPMG come to Lang to network and run academic challenges to test the skills of Lang accounting students and to recruit top talent. This annual event is part of a multi-year gift to support transformational learning opportunities for students at Lang.

Fidelity Investments

Fidelity Investments Canada sponsors a student organization called the Guelph Student Investment Council, which provides an incredible experiential learning opportunity for Lang students. The student organization takes $100,000 of seed investment and, with council from expert finance professors at Lang, invests the funding into stocks in the TSX and other major exchanges. Fidelity also sponsors multiple scholarships for finance students, including one which supports female-identified students in the program.

Employers

Companies that recruit from Lang:

Accounting and Finance

• BDO LLP

• CRA (Canada Revenue Agency)

• Fidelity

• KPMG LLP

• Manulife

• MNP LLP

• PwC LLP

• RBC

• Scotiabank

Hospitality, Food Tourism

• Labatt Breweries of Canada

• Maple Leaf Foods

• Marriot

• Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs

• PepsiCo

Consumer and Retail

• Cintas

• Kenna

• Rogers

• TTI Canada, Inc

Real Estate

• Allied Properties REIT

• Avison Young

• CBRE Ltd.

• Colliers

• Cushman and Wakefield

• GWL Realty Advisors

• Skyline Group of Companies

Co-op at Lang

Lang’s popular co-op program and extensive industry collaborations boost students resume and give them the experiences they need to launch their career. Students can apply to Lang’s co-op option directly from high school. With a co-op option in every major, students can add valuable career experiences to their resume from employers that seek out Lang Commerce students.

Examples of companies that hire Lang co-op students include Canadian Tire, Fidelity Investments, PepsiCo, MLSE, RBC among others.

4-12 month

co-op terms depending on major

CO-OP EMPLOYER SPOTLIGHT: LABATT BREWERIES OF CANADA

THE UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH HAS PROVEN TO BE A TRUSTED AND RELIABLE PARTNER FOR OUR CAMPUS RECRUITMENT INITIATIVES. THE BUSINESS CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTRE AND THE GORDON S. LANG SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS HAVE PROVIDED US WITH EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND A SUPPORTIVE TEAM WHO ARE ALWAYS WORKING TO CONNECT US WITH TOP TALENT. LANG STUDENTS AND NEW GRADUATES CONSISTENTLY BRING A KEEN UNDERSTANDING OF SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPTS AND HAVE QUICKLY BECOME VALUABLE CONTRIBUTORS TO OUR STRATEGIC BUSINESS OPERATIONS.

— Labatt Breweries of Canada

2015: Enrolled at Lang in BComm (Marketing Management)

2017 – 2020: Completed co-op terms at RBC in social media, communications and marketing

2021: Hired by RBC full-time as a Marketing Manager

I WORKED IN DIFFERENT AREAS

WITHIN MY CO-OP TERMS AT RBC WHICH ALLOWED ME TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITY AND DYNAMIC NATURE OF MARKETING.

— Tara Lalani, BComm ‘21

Tara Lalani’s career path

Gordon S. Lang School of Business & Economics

Bachelor

Commerce alumnus Tara Lalani was hired by RBC for all her 4 co-op work terms. Prior to graduating, Tara was hired by RBC to work in product marketing and communications.

Connect with the Business Career Development Centre:

+ Career support and mentorship

+ Employer networking sessions

+ Professional development support