2007/2008 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Graduate Employment Survey Results The Asper School of Business - Career Development Centre conducted a telephone survey on the graduates of the 2007/2008 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) program. Out of a class of 411 students, 322 were contacted. Of these 322 graduates, 36 were not actively seeking full-time employment and were removed from the sample (see question 13). Therefore, the final sample size used to calculate the survey results was 286 graduates. All n’s do not equal 286 for the following reasons: Due to the skip pattern of the survey, not all respondents were required to answer all the questions. Not all respondents answered all the questions. Some questions permitted multiple responses. Q. 1 & 2 This question refers to the respondent's name, address, and phone number. The data collected from this question was used to establish the groups on which this report is based. Q. 3 When did you graduate? n=286 October, 2007 February, 2008 May, 2008 Number 28 114 144 Percent 10 40 50 Number 0 122 5 13 44 1 29 9 13 7 1 42 0 Percent 0.0 42.7 1.7 4.5 15.4 0.4 10.1 3.1 4.6 2.4 0.4 14.7 0.0 Q. 4 What is your primary major? n=286 Aboriginal Business Studies Accounting Actuarial Mathematics Entrepreneurship/Small Business Finance Generalist HRM/Industrial Relations International Business Logistics & Supply Chain Management Management Information Systems Management of Organizations Marketing Operations Management/Research Page 2 2007/2008 B.Comm.(Hons.) Grad Survey Results Q. 5 Which best describes your employment status after graduation? n=286 Number Full time on a permanent basis 225 Full time in a term position 4 Part time 18 Summer 2 Unemployed 37 Percent 78.7 1.4 6.3 0.7 12.9 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR Q.5: Employment Summary (n = 249) Number 229 20 Employed Full time* Employed Part time** Percent 92 8 * Includes full time on a permanent basis + full time in a term position ** Includes part time & summer Full time employment by major Total n = 286 Total # Employed =229 Aboriginal Business Studies Accounting Actuarial Mathematics Entrepreneurship/Small Business Finance Generalist HRM/Industrial Relations International Business Logistics & Supply Chain Management Management Information Systems Management of Organizations Marketing Op. Research/Op. Management n= 0 122 5 13 44 1 29 9 13 7 1 42 0 # Employed 0 101 4 9 35 1 21 7 11 5 1 34 0 Percent 0 82.7 80.0 69.2 79.5 100 72.4 77.8 84.6 71.4 100 81.0 0.0 n= 116 158 # Employed 85 144 Percent 73.3 91.1 Full time employment by gender Total n = 274 Total # Employed = 229 Female Male Page 3 2007/2008 B.Comm.(Hons.) Grad Survey Results Q. 6 Respondents were asked to give their company name, job title, and location of employment in terms of the nearest city/town and province, and an industry description. See: Appendix A for list of companies for full time employed respondents and Appendix B for a further breakdown by major. Appendix C for a listing of companies by industry type. Industry breakdown for full time employed respondents n= 229 Accounting, Engineering, and Architecture Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Banking, Finance, and Investment Computer Services Construction Government Health, Legal, Educational and Social Services Hotel, Recreation/Amusement, Leisure, Repair, and Personal Services Insurance Manufacturing Other Services to Businesses Retail Trade Transportation, Communication, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Wholesale Trade Number 87 5 35 3 2 11 7 Percent 38.0 2.2 15.3 1.3 0.9 4.8 3.1 11 7 2 30 7 4.8 3.1 0.9 13.0 3.0 22 9.6 0.0 0 Locations of employers by province for full time employed respondent n= 229 Number Percent Manitoba 223 97.4 Ontario 3 1.3 Alberta 1 0.4 British Columbia 2 0.9 Quebec 0 0.0 Saskatchewan 0 0.0 USA 0 0.0 Asia 0 0.0 Europe 0 0.0 Central/South America 0 0.0 Page 4 2007/2008 B.Comm.(Hons.) Grad Survey Results Q. 7 Respondents were given the choice to answer this question by providing their actual annual salary or by choosing the range into which their annual salary fell. The midpoint of each range was used as the actual number to calculate the overall average starting salary. For example, if a respondent indicated that their salary fell in the range of $25,000 $29,999, the number $27,499.50 was entered as that respondent’s annual salary. Annual salary before deductions for full time employed respondents n= 223 Number Percent Less than $15,000 0 0.0 $15,000 - 19,999 1 0.4 $20,000 - 24,999 6 2.7 $25,000 - 29,999 16 7.2 $30,000 - 34,999 88 39.4 $35,000 - 39,999 47 21.1 $40,000 - 44,999 28 12.6 $45,000 - 49,999 14 6.3 Greater than $50,000 23 10.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR Q.7 The annual average salary before deductions for full time employed respondents is $37,583 Annual average salary by major: Aboriginal Business Studies Accounting - All Accounting - CA Only Accounting - CA Excluded Actuarial Mathematics Entrepreneurship/Small Business Finance Generalist HRM/Industrial Relations International Business Logistics & Supply Chain Management Management Information Systems Management of Organizations Marketing Operations Management/Research $ N/A 33,024 32,099 36,261 47,125 45,937 43,947 NA 39,861 34,285 33,272 44,600 NA 41,357 N/A Annual Average Salary by Gender Female Male $ 34,931 39,204 Page 5 2007/2008 B.Comm.(Hons.) Grad Survey Results AVERAGE SALARY BY INDUSTRY: Average salary by industry Accounting, Engineering, and Architecture Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Banking, Finance, and Investment Computer Services Construction Government Health, Legal, Educational and Social Services Hotel, Recreation/Amusement, Leisure, Repair, and Personal Services Insurance Manufacturing Other Services to Businesses Retail Trade Transportation, Communication, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Wholesale Trade $ 33,064 38,000 37,209 44,167 53,750 46,108 36,271 40,091 46,357 47,500 41,196 36,009 40,909 0 Q. 8 To what extent do you think your B. Comm. degree has been an asset to you being hired for this position? n = 229 Number Percent Highly Relevant 182 79.5 Somewhat Relevant 36 15.7 Not Relevant 11 4.8 Q. 9 To what extent do you think your job is related to your major? n = 229 Number Percent Highly Relevant 177 77.3 Somewhat Relevant 38 16.6 Not Relevant 14 6.1 Q. 10 How did you learn about this position? n= 229 Career Services Centre Through personal network Previously worked there Volunteered there Family business Another employment centre Self employment Newspaper advertisement Internet Other Number 92 41 31 0 9 3 0 7 23 23 Percent 40.2 18.0 13.5 0.0 3.9 1.3 0.0 3.1 10.0 10.0 Page 6 2007/2008 B.Comm.(Hons.) Grad Survey Results Q. 11 All respondents that indicated they were not employed on a full time permanent basis or in a full time term position were asked to answer this question. Those who answered no to this question were removed from the original respondent sample size of 322. This resulted in a total sample size of 286, which then became the “n” for the entire survey. Are you actively seeking full time employment? n= 93 Number Yes 57 No 36 Percent 61.3 38.7 Q. 12 If you ARE SEEKING full time employment, why do you think your search has been unsuccessful? n= 57 Number Percent* Not enough work experience 32 56.1 Have not given job search a full effort 13 22.8 Just started job search 24 42.1 No jobs in area of specialization 4 7.0 Other 5 8.7 No jobs in desired location 3 5.3 Require further education 7 12.3 * Total will exceed 100 since multiple responses were permitted. Q. 13 If you ARE NOT SEEKING full time employment, why is that? n=36 Number Travel 10 Moving out of Winnipeg 6 Decided to take some time off 9 Returning to school 10 Other 7 Working for the summer only 3 Family responsibilities 1 * Percent* 27.8 16.7 25.0 27.8 19.4 8.3 2.8 Total will exceed 100 since multiple responses were permitted. Q. 14 Which of the following methods did you use in your job search? n=78 Number Career Services Centre 45 Internet 29 Newspaper advertisement 15 Through personal network 17 Previous employment 5 Other 2 Another Employment Centre 4 * Total will exceed 100 since multiple responses were permitted. Percent* 57.7 37.2 19.2 21.8 6.4 2.6 5.1 Page 7 2007/2008 B.Comm.(Hons.) Grad Survey Results Q. 15 Would you be willing to participate in the Mentor Listing? n= 229 Number Yes 53 No 176 Percent 23.1 76.9 A directory of all Management alumni willing to list their name as a mentor is available in the Career Services Centre. Q. 16 Sex of respondents: n= 286 Male Female Number 168 118 Percent 58.7 41.3 Number 0 14 56 74 50 30 20 6 13 Percent NA 5.3 21.3 28.2 19.0 11.4 7.6 2.3 4.9 Q. 17 Age of respondents: n= 263 <=20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 >=28 The average age of the respondents is 23 . APPENDIX B 2007/2008 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Graduate Survey Q.6 - Alphabetical Listing of Companies and Position Titles for Full time Employed Respondents BY PATTERN AREA Advantage Business Services Inc. Agriculture - Agri Food Canada (3) Aris Distribution Service Assiniboine Credit Union (2) Bank of Nova Scotia Basley & Shell BDO Dunwoody Chartered Accountants (6) BFI Canada Bieber Securities Birchwood Auto Group (2) Blizzard Interactive BNML & Company Bokahut & Company (3) Booke and Partners Chartered Accountants (2) Boeing Canada Brenntage Canada Cadbury Cambrian Credit Union Canadian Forces Canadian Mennonite University Canadian Wheat Board CanWest Global Cash Money Central Park Lodges Parkview Place Chad Sheppard LLP CIBC (4) City of Selkirk City of Swan River CMA Manitoba Colliers Pratt McGarry Craig & Ross Deloitte LLP (12) Department Of National Defense (2) Discovery Homes EISI Element Consulting Elkhorn Resort Emerge Knowledge Design Engarg & Schelps LLP Enterprise Rent a Car EQ3 Ernst & Young LLP (6) Export Canada Frantic Films Frostiak & Leslie CA Gardewine North (2) GE Capital Solutions Grant Thornton LLP (2) Great West Life Assurance (4) Gurevich & Associates HED Insurance Hemmingway Silver Huskey Hyway Construction Ibex Payroll Services Industrial Rubber Supply Investors Group (6) John Krueger Enterprise Jr. Cousin Consultant Kleyson Transport KMPG (9) La Senza Lafarge Loblaw Companies (2) Magella Vacations Manitoba Hydro (6) Manitoba Liquor Commission Manitoba Lotteries Manitoba Public Insurance Manulife Financial (3) Mennonite Heritage Village Meyers Norris Penny (6) Mid Canada Bearing Molson Canada Mosaic Sales Solutions MTS Allstream (7) Mylie's Place Resort Ltd Nato Communications Incorporated NAV Canada Nygard International Office of the Auditor General (3) One-Link Mortgage Otis Canada Palliser Furniture ParkWest Team PCL Constructors Canada Pepsi Bottling Group (3) Pictures Frames and More Pipeline PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (5) RBC (2) RBC Capital Markets (2) RBC Dominion Securities (2) Red Bull Canada Richardson International Rischuk Park Realty Royal Bank Rumors' Restaurant & Comedy Club Sunshine Realtor Safeway Salvin Industries Scarrow & Donald (4) APPENDIX A 2007/2008 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Graduate Survey Q.6 - Alphabetical Listing of Companies and Position Titles for Full time Employed Respondents BY COMPANY Schinkel Properties Inc. Scotia Bank (3) Services Canada (2) Shelter Canadian Properties Standard Areo Sushi Train Tadman Hornstein (2) TD Canada Trust (3) Team Canada Volleyball Tell Us About Us (2) Telpay Incorporated The City of Winnipeg (2) The Exchange Group (4) The Phone Book Company The Province of Manitoba The Quark Group The Vickar Group The Winnipeg Chinese Cultural Centre TransX Limited (2) Travel Plaza Travel Professionals International Triple E RV Vickar Waterford Global Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company West Jet Winnipeg Sun Winvest Financial * Numbers in brackets denote the number of respondents hired by that one company. APPENDIX B 2007/2008 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Graduate Survey Q.6 - Alphabetical Listing of Companies and Position Titles for Full time Employed Respondents BY PATTERN AREA PATTERN AREA: ACCOUNTING COMPANY JOB TITLE Basley & Shell BDO Dunwoody Chartered Accountants (6) BFI Canada Bokhaut and Company (3) Booke and Partners Chartered Accountants (2) Canadian Wheat Board Central Park Lodges Parkview Place Chad Sheppard LLP City of Selkirk Craig & Ross Deloitte LLP (12) Engarg & Schelps LLP Ernst & Young LLP (5) Export Canada Frostiak & Leslie CA Grant Thornton LLP (3) Great West Life Assurance Hemmingway Silver Husky Industrial Rubber Supply Investors Group (2) Jr Cousin Consultant Kleyson Transport KMPG (9) Lafarge Loblaw Companies (2) Manitoba Hydro Manitoba Public Insurance Manulife Financial Meyers Norris Penny (6) Mid Canada Bearing MTS Allstream Mylie's Place Resort Ltd Nato Communications Incorporated NAV Canada Office of the Auditor General (3) PricewaterhouseCoopers (2) PricewaterhouseCoopers PricewaterhouseCoopers PricewaterhouseCoopers Richardson International Salvin Industries Scarrow and Donald (4) Tadman Hornstein (2) TD Canada Trust Tell Us About Us The Exchange Group (2) The Exchange Group TransX Limited CA Student Staff Accountant / Auditor (junior) (1) Accounting Payable Accountant Staff Accountant Producer Account Analyst Recreation Director Staff Accountant Staff Accountant Staff Accountant Staff Accountant Accountant Staff Accountant Export Coordinator Junior Accountant Staff Accountant CA Student Staff Accountant Customer Service Rep Accounting Assistant Accountant / Financial Analyst Accountant Finance Analyst Staff Accountant Job Cost Accountant Jr. Accountant / Accountant Accountant Account Rep Actuarial Analyst CA Student Account Manager Capital Budgets Analyst Manager Accountant Air Traffic Controller Ca Student New Associate Project Assistant Jr. Accountant Audit Associate Account Analyst Accounting Clerk CA Student CA Student Technical Support Rep Accounting Technician Ca Student Accountant Pricing Analyst APPENDIX A 2007/2008 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Graduate Survey Q.6 - Alphabetical Listing of Companies and Position Titles for Full time Employed Respondents BY COMPANY PATTERN AREA: ACTUARIAL MATHEMATICS COMPANY Great West Life Assurance Element Consulting Manulife Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company JOB TITLE Actuarial Assistant Benefit Processor Actuarial Assistant Assistant Actuarial Analyst PATTERN AREA: ENTREPRENEURSHIP/SMALL BUSINESS COMPANY Agi Food Canada Bieber Securities CIBC Gurevich & Associates Manitoba Lotteries Corporation Schinkel Properties Inc. The Phone Book Company Winvest Financial JOB TITLE Monitoring Officer Admin Assistant Branch Manager Consultant Disaster Recovery Systems Grant Advertising Consultant Sales Assistant PATTERN AREA: FINANCE COMPANY Advantage Business Services Inc. Agriculture - Agri Food Canada Bank of Nova Scotia Cadbury Canadian Forces CanWest Global CIBC EISI GE Capital Solutions Great West Life Assurance Investors Group (Head Office) Manitoba Hydro Manulife MTS Allstream MTS Allstream Palliser Furniture Park West Team Pepsi Bottling Group RBC RBC RBC Capital Markets RBC Capital Markets RBC Dominion Securities RBC Dominion Securities Royal Bank JOB TITLE Financial Planner & Marketing Manager Finance Technician Personal Banking Officer Productions Maritime Surface Officer Investment Analyst Financial Service Rep Technical Support Specialist Account Manager Portfolio Manager MDP Intern, Consultant for Corp. Initiative Commerce Development Program Actuary Marketing Database marketing analyst Import Re-Buyer Accounting Inventory Clerk Operations Management Trainee Associate Customer Service Rep Investment Banking Analyst Investment Banker Investment Advisor Analyst Account Manager APPENDIX B 2007/2008 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Graduate Survey Q.6 - Alphabetical Listing of Companies and Position Titles for Full time Employed Respondents BY PATTERN AREA Rumors' Restaurant & Comedy Club Scotia Bank Scotia Bank Shelter Canadian Properties TD Bank TD Canada Trust The City of Winnipeg Triple E RV General Management Client Portfolio Analyst Personal banking Officer Finance + Budgeting Commercial Analyst Customer Service Representative Research and Marketing Analyst Market Manager PATTERN AREA: HRM/INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMPANY Agri Food Canada Assiniboine Credit Union BNML & Company Cambrian Credit Union City of Swan River City of Winnipeg Property Assessment and Taxation Department Of National Defense Department Of national Emerge Knowledge Design Enterprise Rent a Car HED Insurance Ibex Payroll Services Investors Group John Krueger Enterprise Manitoba Hydro Manitoba Hydro Rischuk Park Realty Services Canada The Province of Manitoba" The Quark Group Trans X Vickar JOB TITLE User Support Analyst Employment Coordinator Admin Assistant Marketing and Communication Coordinator Human Resources Coordinator Field Assistant Human Resources Officer Trainee Defense Commander Officer Project Manager Assistant Manager Employee Benefits Sales Rep Market Analyst RESP Processing Administrator Office Manager Marketing Assistant (aka Research Analyst) Commerce Career Development Trainee - HR Realtor Labour Market info assistant HR Consultant HR Coordinator Leadership Development Compensation Coordinator PATTERN AREA: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMPANY Canadian Mennonite University Canadian Wheat Board CIBC Colliers EQ3 La Senza Scotia Bank JOB TITLE Admission Counselor Logistic Analyst Customer Service Rep Research and Development Pricing Analyst Assistant Manager Client Portfolio Analyst APPENDIX A 2007/2008 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Graduate Survey Q.6 - Alphabetical Listing of Companies and Position Titles for Full time Employed Respondents BY COMPANY Pattern Area: Management Information Systems COMPANY Birch Wood Auto Group Hyway Construction Investors Group One-Link Mortgage Travel Professionals International JOB TITLE Application Development Admin Safety Coordinator System Analyst Mortgage Specialist Manager of Technology Pattern Area: Marketing COMPANY Birch Wood Pontiac Buick GMC Blizzard Interactive Boeing Canada Brenntage Canada Cash Money CMA Manitoba Elkhorn Resort Ernst & Young LLP Gardewine North Gardewine North Great West Life Assurance Investors Group Magella Vacations Manitoba Hydro Manitoba Hydro Manitoba Liquor Commission Molson Canada Mossiac Sales Solutions MTS Allstream MTS Allstream MTS Allstream MTS Allstream Otis Canada Pictures Frames and More Assiniboine Credit Union Red Bull Canada Service Canada Standard Areo Sushi Train Tell us about us Telpay Incorporated Travel Plaza Waterford Global West Jet JOB TITLE Assistant to the General Manager Marketing Analyst Labour Relations Specialist Inside Sales Rep Customer Service Rep Marketing Coordinator Human Resources Assistant Staff Accountant Rate Analyst Account Representative Business Analyst Marketing Analyst Marketing Coordinator Marketing Analyst Commerce Career Development Marketing Customer Service Rep Sales Rep Coordinator Product Manager Marketing Associate Wireless Hardware Product Manager Business Intelligence Analyst Sales and Service Rep Manager Trainee Marketing National Account Manager Universal Agent Marketing Waitress Client Services Sales Coordinator Manager Associate Flight Attendant APPENDIX B 2007/2008 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Graduate Survey Q.6 - Alphabetical Listing of Companies and Position Titles for Full time Employed Respondents BY PATTERN AREA PATTERN AREA: LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT COMPANY JOB TITLE CIBC Discovery Homes Mennonite Heritage Village Nygard International Pepsi Bottling Group Sunshine Realtor Safeway The Vickar Group The Winnipeg Chinese Cultural Centre Winnipeg Sun Customer Service Rep Assistant Manger Business Manager Production Manager Service Solution Specialist Product Advisor Gas station coordinator Parts & Service Advisor Program Coordinator Research Analyst APPENDIX C 2007/2008 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Graduate Survey Q.6 - Alphabetical Listing of Companies for Full time Employed Respondents BY INDUSTRY TYPE ACCOUNTING, ENGINEERING, AND ARCHITECTURE Basley & Shell BDO Dunwoody Chartered Accountants (6) BFI Canada Bokhaut and Company (3) Booke and Partners Chartered Accountants (2) CMA Manitoba Craig & Ross Deloitte Touche LLP (12) Engarg & Schelps LLP Ernst & Young LLP (6) Frostiak & Leslie CA Gardewine North Grant Thornton LLP (3) Industrial Rubber Supply Investors Group Jr. Cousin Consultant KMPG (9) Lafarge Loblaws Manulife Financial Meyers Norris Penny (6) Mid Canada Bearing Nato Communications Incorporated Office of the Auditor General (2) ParkWest Team PCL PricewaterhouseCoopers (5) Richardson International Salvin Industries Scarrow and Donald (4) Scotia Bank Tadman Hornstein (2) Tell Us About Us The Exchange Group (4) TransX Limited AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND FISHING Agriculture - Agri Food Canada Canadian Wheat Board (2) BANKING, FINANCE, AND INVESTMENT Advantage Business Services Inc. Assiniboine Credit Union (2) Bank of Nova Scotia Bieber Securities Cambrian Credit Union Cash Money Chad Shepeard LLP CIBC (4) City of Selkirk GE Capital Solutions Great West Life (2) Investors Group (4) One-Link Mortgage RBC (3) RBC Capital Markets (2) RBC Dominion Securities (2) Shelter Canadian Properties TD Canada Trust (3) Telpay Incorporated COMPUTER SCIENCE EISI Investors Group MTS Allstream CONSTRUCTION Discovery Homes GOVERNMENT City of Swan River Department Of National Defence (2) Manitoba Hydro (3) Office of the Auditor General Services Canada (2) The City of Winnipeg HEALTH, LEGAL, EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES Canadian Mennonite University Central Park Lodges Parkview Place Colliers Pratt McGarry Manitoba Lotteries Corporation Mylie's Place Resort Ltd West Jet Winnipeg Sun HOTEL, RECREATION/LEISURE, REPAIR, PERSONAL SERVICES Elkhorn Resort Hemmingway Silver Magella Vacations Mennonite Heritage Village Pictures Frames and More Red Bull Canada Rischuk Park Realty Rumors' Restaurant & Comedy Club Schinkel Properties APPENDIX C 2007/2008 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Graduate Survey Q.6 - Alphabetical Listing of Companies for Full time Employed Respondents BY INDUSTRY TYPE Travel Plaza Travel Professionals International INSURANCE Great West Life Assurance Gurevich & Associates HED Insurance Manitoba Public Insurance Manulife Financial (2) Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company MANUFACTURING Triple E RV Palliser Furniture OTHER SERVICES TO BUSINESS Agi Food Canada Blizzard Interactive Boeing Canada Brenntage Canada Cadbury Canadian Forces CanWest Global and Consultant for Arnold Bros. City of Winnipeg Property Assessment and Taxation Element Consulting Emerge Knowledge Design Export Canada Frantic Films Great West Life Assurance Ibex Payroll Services John Krueger Enterprise Molson Canada Mosaic Sales Solutions Otis Canada Pepsi Bottling Group Sunshine Realtor Sushi Train Team Canada Volleyball Tell us about Us The Phone Book Company The Province of Manitoba The Winnipeg Chinese Cultural Centre Vickar Waterford Global Winvest Financial RETAIL TRADE Birch Wood Pontiac Buick GMC EQ3 La Senza Loblaw Companies Manitoba Liquor Commission Nygard International The Quark Group TRANSPORTATION ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC UTLITIES Aris Distribution Service Birch Wood Auto Group BNML & Company Enterprise Rent a Car Gardewine North Huskey Hyway Construction Kleyson Transport Manitoba Hydro (2) MTS Allstream (6) Nav Canada Pepsi Bottling Group Safeway Standard Areo The Vickar Group Trans X * Numbers in brackets denote the number of respondents hired by that one company.